Your concept of “challenge” might be too narrow. I know you learn now skills and solve problems. I expect you feel proud when a hard-to-make meal comes out well, or when you’ve kicked the red dragon’s ass and are looting the magic items.
Alternately, maybe you desire to self-modify to enjoy challenge.
I am pleased when I pull off a tricky meal, but I do not attempt astounding feats of molecular gastronomy even if great effort could allow me to accomplish them, and I was also pleased today when I made a simple soup I’ve made often before and it turned out delicious. I enjoy D&D, including the parts where one slays color-coded evil dragons, but one of my DMs recently skipped over a week of time and gave us some treasure and a new level without us having to actually roll dice to kill the giant centipedes we were going to deal with originally, and I think my new level and my shiny new swag are about as pleasing to have as they would have been if I’d experienced the deaths of fictional giant centipedes in more detail.
Your concept of “challenge” might be too narrow. I know you learn now skills and solve problems. I expect you feel proud when a hard-to-make meal comes out well, or when you’ve kicked the red dragon’s ass and are looting the magic items.
Alternately, maybe you desire to self-modify to enjoy challenge.
I am pleased when I pull off a tricky meal, but I do not attempt astounding feats of molecular gastronomy even if great effort could allow me to accomplish them, and I was also pleased today when I made a simple soup I’ve made often before and it turned out delicious. I enjoy D&D, including the parts where one slays color-coded evil dragons, but one of my DMs recently skipped over a week of time and gave us some treasure and a new level without us having to actually roll dice to kill the giant centipedes we were going to deal with originally, and I think my new level and my shiny new swag are about as pleasing to have as they would have been if I’d experienced the deaths of fictional giant centipedes in more detail.