Pretty much this. It's as distracting as having someone throw a pie in your face while you're trying to play.
Anyways, everyone is telling you to play Ragna just because he's easy, but I think in the end you should learn which the character you wanna learn FIRST. All the characters are really diverse, and I find learning a new character almost like starting from scratch again. He's definitely good for learning basic BnBs and game mechanics, but again I suggest you play with who you wanna play. Don't invest a too much time in a character just because they're easy with intent of switching later, cause the combo layouts for the characters can vary greatly and you might find yourself confused again after spending a lot of time with Rags.
Example, I mained Lambda, I play her because she's fun. As opposed to Ragna, who I can't use for crap even though he's considered easy, it's because he plays very different from what I'm used to with Lambda. If I wanted to switch to maining him I'd have to start all over at this point.
I guess what I'm saying is don't spend too much time with a character just for ease, if you wanna play with someone else, go for it. It's okay to use the easier ones to understand basic mechanics, but otherwise no matter who you pick it's gonna take practice, because no character is truly easy. Easy to use, yes, but execution is only the first step. Once you actually start fight good people you'll find having good execution doesn't matter if you don't know how to use it right. You have to go into training mode and practice. Look up combo videos for your character on youtube, watch matches of your character being used by good players. Take note of how they play, and how it changes depending on who they're fighting. Theres a LOT to learn, you're not gonna get it all in just a short time.