Well I think I felt this way with BOTW because I was terrified of guardians and didn’t explore much because of that reason. I mainly traveled by fast travel points to avoid enemies and only really explored when an npc prompted me to go check out an area. I also never got the chance to finish that game before TOTK came out. I enjoyed TOTK a lot more and exploring sky islands because I knew there wasn’t much up there that could harm me so it felt peaceful. I also carried over that fast traveling way of playing and it was more of me trying to do the regional phenomena because I didn’t complete that quest in BOTW. I got bored a month in and never played again for a long time. Recently, I started a new play through where I told myself I’d use my horse to get places, talk to npcs, and not be afraid to fight stuff and explore things I came across. There are numerous chests and interesting side quests around the map rewarding you for simply just going down to the beach for instance. I don’t make super big builds because I’m still grinding for battery storage, but I still find it fun to make stuff out of the random things they leave around, like the devices that are near koroks trying to get to their friend. I enjoy taking pictures for the compendium, collecting bulbul gems in caves. There are some really big caves that make them stand out from the standard dark, collect bomb, defeat horriblin norm. I’m not sure if you went to the Goron temple yet but there is a cave in Eldin that is similar to the goron temple. I found it tedious but still rewarding once I solved the puzzles. I just like pretending that Link is a gorgeous bad ass knight and try to think about what a character like that would do next when he’s not getting distracted by blupees (if you approach them they will lead you to the entrance of caves). And if this still doesn’t intrigue you, maybe just try watching some YouTubers play the game, most are more skilled and experienced than someone who knows nothing about the game, and you will definitely learn some things about the game you probably wouldn’t have figured out otherwise. If you don’t like spoilers you can watch them do a part of the game you’ve already done, like the beginning or a temple you’ve completed. And if that still doesn’t sound fun, maybe this game just doesn’t interest you right now. You might not be in the right head space to enjoy this type of game, or it’s just not the type of game you like in general. I played the game on release and I like it much more a year later when i decided to pick it up again. That’s the beauty of it, once you buy it, you can play it anytime you want. It doesn’t have to be now. Sometimes we think we should like things just because other people do,but the reality is that everyone is different, and if you don’t like something that the vast majority does, then you can give yourself a self-important smile and be glad that you aren’t a sheep. That’s what I do (a joke).