Well, I was convinced for ages that I held the world record for hours spent learning to land!

I've since been told I was nowhere near it, but it felt like it at the time.
Listen to all the advice, as some of it may click. But if it doesn't, remember that flying is a bit like riding a bike - impossible till you can do it, then you wonder what all the fuss was about. Helicopter pilots really know about that, because you absolutely cannot hover with your brain. Despite knowing about the lag in the controls, and trying to compensate for it, it takes a certain number of hours practice (the number varies with different people for no apparent reason) until it all clicks. Then you don't try, you just hover.

But I realised recently that fixed wing landings are similar. I was flying a C152 after a longish break from f/w flying, and I realised I didn't remember exactly what to do - but I just landed.
Basically, you need time and practice for a series of unconnected and unaccustomed movements to become one activity - a skill. So the advice to get lots of practice, preferably over a shortish time if you can, is probably the best. And try to relax and laugh about the disasters, because it's harder to fly well if you're too tense. Probably impossible at this stage I know, but give it a try. Don't worry, it'll come.