Maybe it doesn't need to be an extensive tutorial, perhaps just for level 1 it could tell the basics?
"Build a hut, now build a farm for food..." etc.
Then once you've got the basics up and running you've already got a small economy going once the tutorial ends, so you don't have to start over.
Regarding the sticky notes, that's exactly the theme I was going for!!
There's always been a game or console in our past that we played to death, and I wanted to imagine that the owner of this game had played this game a lot and perfected it to a fine art, and wanted to note down all the tips and tricks they'd noticed whilst playing the game.
So you think it could be like...as you "discover" these interactions, lines get added to the stickynotes to indicate that they're learning?
So maybe when you place houses together for the first time, something pops up saying "Note added!", prompting you to check the note to see that fairies don't like overcrowding?
I could totally see that now!
Thank you for your feedback!