In addition to the resources mentioned, find a buddy, or a mentor, to work with (even if they're also new to programming). You'll both learn a lot more together

In addition to the resources mentioned, find a buddy, or a mentor, to work with (even if they're also new to programming). You'll both learn a lot more together than alone. If you find books like "How to Design Programs" to be boring, there's a bunch of "Head First" books that might be more enjoyable. Or even "how to program" books that are aimed at a younger audience (i.e., kids) can be useful. Just note that "Computer Science" and "programming" are two different things (yes, there's overlap, but they're different).