It’s perfectly normal to get off track sometimes, while working on re-tuning your darling eyeballs.
I have a whole troubleshooting playlist to help, on our Tubes.
It’s by no means exhaustive, but often a good starting point to find what may be slowing you down.
Always start at the beginning when getting into things like this, take your time, learn the basics, save a lot of time in the long run.
This one, mainly if you think you’re doing everything right, and need more pointers.
Cheers,
-Jake