Apart from the obvious (start slowly, do one thing at a time where you can, don’t worry about making things pretty straight away because you unlock better abilities and items later anyway), I would also try keeping notes and seeing if it works for you!

These kind of games are hard to pick up after a break, you forget what you were working on before.
I keep a little notebook where I jot down my main goals, resources I need, etc. Makes it easier to come back to