Strategy, strategy, strategy
You can optimize the wrong things.
You can speed up in the wrong direction.
You can be swamped by work that leads nowhere.
Remember: every bit of ground covered in the wrong direction will have to be covered again the other way. That effort won't just have been wasted, it will have taken you further from your goal.
So don't throw yourself into action right away.
Stop for a moment. Feel which way the wind is blowing. How strong the current is.
See what desire drives you. What direction is calling you.
Because once you're on your way, how easy or hard each step is will depend entirely on that first push.