haha I hear you loud and clear. I can still remember that feeling very well. Just so you know, in both groups there are so many people learning how this all works; they actually both have a spot for 'steemit educational posts' too. I won't throw too much more at you, but there's one other group called @greetersguild who are wonderfully helpful as well.
I guess I'm saying, that you don't need to be alone in all of this, and all the people I've met in the three groups are amazingly kind and helpful. I wouldn't be where I am after just 3 1/2 months on steemit if it wasn't for all of them!
RE: Make a Little Birdhouse in Your Soul. A five minute freewrite.