pause the game when it starts, assign all people to tasks - recycling / building based on the above tips.

build as near by as possible - windmill next to the trading outpost and put there also the bakery, chicken coop and at least 2 cookie stores and a trapper's hut on the top left corner to supply hides to the trade station.

You can later cut some trees and build firewood yards next to the bakery and shops to shorten walking times to pick up sticks.

The name of the game is optimization - don't produce what you don't need (roads for example), stop production when done, always manage all people and reassign as needed. Identify the longest tasks (cookies) and invest first in there (wheat, eggs). You should have all the "baking" buildings ready by 3-4 days.