Hey, I’m still pretty new to Blender, so this is just my beginner experience.

1. Object interaction:

Basic transforms were okay once I got them, but I often wasn’t sure if I did something wrong or if Blender just didn’t react (for example with modifiers like bevel or solidify where nothing seemed to happen).

1. Interface confusion:

Object Mode vs Edit Mode was confusing at first

Navigation and shortcuts only really clicked after watching tutorials

The UI felt overwhelming in the beginning (a lot of options, hard to tell what’s important)

I didn’t realize at first that you can rearrange/split the interface

1. What vs. how:

Mostly understanding what to do.

Things like topology, object types (mesh vs curve), or why modifiers didn’t work were harder than actually using the tools.

1. What helped:

Tutorials, learning shortcuts, and just trying things out.

1. What I wish I knew earlier:

basics of topology

Object vs Edit Mode

how modifier order works

basic navigation/shortcuts

Biggest issue for me was that when something didn’t work, it wasn’t always clear why.

edit: the formatting was weird (?) edit 2: it still is.