Cue card anyone?

The more I use it the more I grasp I dont know to handle it

The more lenses I buy, the more this drags me down, keep me away from making better photos ....

And I always forget to bring my reading glasses!

so
cue card(s) in plastic

one to show the layout. Wher do I press to get e.g. AF-C

One to show most important functions in the menu

since I usually carry magnyfying glass, I might be able to read them cue cards

Don't understand..................................

its a steep learning curve we all go thru, you will get it in time, try and take 1 thing at a time and use it till you know it inside out. As for your lens, do the same, use one for a week and learn what it can and cant do, play with your shots, if you take it at F8 what does f4.5 and f16 look like? Read peoples data on shots you like, you will remember these, I even took snaps of exif data with my cell phone so when I shot the same subject I could set my settings the same, then I moved them a little to see what the difference was.
Glasses, I would buy a cheap pair and tie them to my camera strap?

Thanks!