I'm just trying to get everything sorted out before my first shave.
Don't attempt the impossible. There is only so much you can prep and research you can do. There are so many "right" ways to do things, it is a matter of trying them to see what's "right for you". Don't worry. Jump in. You will not regret it.
I have around 125 SR shaves under my belt and consider myself a competent SR shaver. But I'm still tweaking the process, trying different things. I fully expect that to continue until the day of my last shave. The most important thing in all of this, just do it.