I have, on occasion, contributed to the pile of "these articles" that you speak of, and I might suggest that the reason your things get skipped is that they're not particularly relevant. But just in case:
1.) Register the company: (optional) 1 hour finding and filling the "Sole Proprietor" form for your state. Or just don't bother.
2.) Trademarks and Patents: Completely unneccessary. 15 years in, I have none of these for any of my businesses.
3.) Taxes: Turbotax, click through whatever "business" one they guide you through and deduct what it says to deduct.
4.) Mystery Foreign Laws: Ignore them completely. If the European Cookie Popup Enforcement Division ever knocks on your door, follow their instructions. Until then, sweat things that actually matter for your business.
5-10.) Employee Stuff: Don't hire employees. As a one man shop, you'll find you can pull most stuff off yourself. Again, 15 years in, I've probably only paid 2 or 3 freelancers for short gigs outside my area of expertise. Their fees go in the appropriate box on Turbotax above, and never hit the threshold to need 1099s or anything silly like that.
So I think the important takeaway is that most people tend to worry way too much about all the little administrative details. And it's a shame, because all that can do is scare you off.
If you ignore all that stuff, and assume it doesn't apply to you, chances are it never will. Or at least by the time it ever does, you'll already be up and running, with money in the bank you can use to address it.
Best of luck!