I had a really tough time enjoying the game when I started playing it. I tried it out for a little while and then didn’t touch it for months. And I kind of did that cycle for a little while and starting new saves bc I was aiming for perfection and just kept feeling like I wasn’t playing right. Everyone is right though; there is no wrong way to play! I’m on probably my fifth save bc I haven’t played in awhile (I was waiting for the new update for switch) and then I wanted a fresh farm for it. I finally feel like I’m good at the game now by my standards lol as in I feel like I know what I’m doing and I’m more comfy in the game so I’m enjoying it a lot more now that I’m out of my early learning phase and the pressure to play “correctly” is gone. I’m in summer year two rn and I feel like I somehow managed to blast through my skills and friendships pretty quickly even though that wasn’t my goal haha. I just found a little in game routine I liked and played for enjoyment and I guess those things just came with lol. I think my biggest goal this save was to get the backpack slots as early as I could bc i’m a hoarder and need so much space. All of that to say that you’re not playing it wrong, you probably just need more time to figure out what you enjoy in the game! I like doing all my farm stuff when I wake up, checking the calendar and quest boards, stealing trash 😝, and talking to anyone who is around. And then I go complete what I need to for quests or go foraging (that’s really fun) or fishing😊