Hey TubeAlloy
I can really relate. Go requires one to understand so many separate concepts that it can be difficult to tie them all together.
I know that text isn’t as easy-to-absorb as a video series - but - I’ve been working on a 19x19 FOR BEGINNERS series that tries to explain those concepts in a gradual manner, and help you find your own ways to use them in the game. Perhaps reading about some of these basic concepts will help these videos come into focus.
If you start at this one here: 19x19 FOR BEGINNERS SERIES - THINGS I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS 25 KYU - Introduction: Making Sense of Go
You will find the links to subsequent articles in the bottom of each article.
The updated list of articles is available on this page - another very useful resource - OGS COMMUNITY RESOURCES
If you go down to
OGS Forum Article Tutorials
It’s under
tonybe’s 19x19 FOR BEGINNERS SERIES
Good luck!
LAST EDIT - OOPS - didn’t realize I was writing in a 5 yr old thread : p