https://www.chess.com/blog/TheMonkPlayingChess/the-first-step this can help you
I want to take chess seriously but I'm struggling to find good resources
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Hi everyone. Just made my account on here, started playing in real life against two friends a few months ago. I don't think I'm very skilled but I'm very competitive and I hate losing to both of them. A while ago I began looking at ways to improve. I solve all the daily puzzles and play for about an hour everyday. I tried various Youtube channels and I'm pretty disappointed - I'm not learning anything and almost all of them are super bad at teaching and explaining, especially Hikaru - he's just speedrunning through games and lessons, perhaps he thinks we've all got his comprehension speed although the audience on his educational videos is likely from beginners to intermediates such as myself.
I'm ready to devote the time but surprisingly I don't know where my time is spent best. I know all the basic principles and try to employ them in my games but it's not enough. I want serious improvement, what do I do? Some specific channels/articles/books etc that I should target? Some specific strategy of learning?