Just take your time with the game, dont try to speedrun it even if it can seem boring levelling sometimes. Trust me, after you are done and run around with 6+ characters on lvl 80 you will miss this time. Look around, theres always something hiding, if its achievements, hidden locations or missions, its fun to explore! Also dont hesitate to ask on mapchat if you need help with anything, the community will be there to help, at least thats what I experienced in now almost 3000 hours of playtime. Also join in missions you see around if players do them, it'll help them and you.

The game can also be pretty overwhelming if you dont look into stuff but theres great videos and other guides for that - for example how to do a strong build of your character class. Which is also up to you, don't follow meta builds and sacrifice your fun, do what you like.

Even if this seems normal and logical, not everyone does this and will run out of motivation quickly. also use the comments for questions, I will do my best to answer them all :)

Enjoy Guild Wars 2 fellow commanders!