I remember when I was learning the cube... It was hard. Really frickin' hard. But I got through it and so can you. But I warn you: it will be frustrating.
Sorry for the bump, but I have a starting render ready. It's grainy, but not the final version (will increase resolution on final render). How can I send it to you?
Even with fingertricks:
3x3 like 52 seconds.
2x2 around 9 seconds.
I can solve them but haven't in a long time so I'm probably a lot slower now, what with my staying with beginner method and never learning CFOP.