I’m not particularly good at it but hope Kasparov’s quote “Steady effort pays off, even if not always in an immediate, tangible way” is true. It might also hold for math.

Some useful websites: Chess.com, Lichess.org, Chessbase.en, Chessable, AimChess, Chessly

Some useful or at least fun YouTube channels: Alex Banzea (shoutout to a fellow Romanian), Hanging Pawns, Chess Coach Andras, Daniel Naroditsky, StLouis Chess Club, King Crusher, GM Hikaru, Gotham Chess, Agadmator, Anna Cramling

My advice to beginners is learn the basic principles of the game (King safety, piece development and activity, color complexes, exploit two weaknesses, etc). Learn some basic checkmate patterns. Doing tactics problems is good, but not a substitute for game experience. Play and learn from your defeats. Pay attention to your opponent’s moves. Start with slower time formats. Learn the basics (main opening ideas, middlegame plans, long term weaknesses) of one opening for white and a reply against e4 and one against d4 for black.

Some useful YouTube channels: Chef Jean Pierre, Tasting History with Max Miller, Yeung Man Cooking, KWOOWK (shoutout to a cook with Romanian roots), Sip and Feast, Brian Lagerstrom, ChainBaker, Joshua Weissman, Uncle Roger.

My advice: Find recipes for a certain dish either on Google or YouTube, read/watch, then if you like one do that, if you want to combine, to adjust, do that. Learn from your mistakes.