Shlo Hakodosh, the issue here is the handeling. give up the handeling work with the gemaras outline understanding the gemara every detail the rashi the tosfos simple pashut pshat not the handelerai OSIOS MACHKIMOS the letters themselves will enlighten you and give you the cheishek and drive and the sipuk and iYH you will never stop learning. Simple yegia understanding poshut pshat . not Artscrol that is giving it to you on a silver platter easy in easy out no real geshamaker reward for yourself.
another idea I would like to share with you . some chavrusos dominate the chavrusa shaf . ainer hocked un yenner shluft. both chavrusos should be saying not together but lemoshol you say the gemara and then he says the rashis but never anyone dominating
Hatzloche Rabba