+1. Great advice here! Don't expect miracles your first time out of the gate. Lynn's and Glen's (gssixguns') videos are great resources, especially if you need a visual component to go along with what you read on the threads. From what I've read, the HHT has some nuance and can easily throw off a novice. Actual feel and performance from a shave test is a better place to test the results you're getting from your honing as you practice and improve.
Patience is a must as well. I treat honing like yoga or any other type of meditative / relaxing activity. Honing isn't a task or chore to be accomplished--it's an opportunity to tune out the external world and all the crap and appreciate the intersection of science and art that comes together to make a straight razor keen.