It's  been  three weeks now since I've started learning morse code. As
 of today, I know about 17 characters. Speed is 20  words  per  minute.
 Every  day,  I  practice for 10-30 minutes. Once I feel comfortable, I
 add more letters.

 I still use a training program I wrote by myself. It  sends  a  random
 series  of  letters  and  then  waits for your input. This means I can
 write it down on a sheet of paper -- I'm now convinced that this makes
 learning easier.