hi there! welcome to the forums!
VV isn't the kind of game where you sit in front of the computer and play it until you finish. you won't finish the game in a day like most other games. you more or less set the villagers to their tasks, then let them go about their ways and check in on them from time to time to see how they've progressed.
as far as the tech points, yes they do seem to take forever to accumulate.

the more people you have on research, the more points you'll get. but no matter what, it's going to take a while.