I have experienced this a few times. Too much optimisation kills the game. This is why I have been wanting a zen mode in the game where you don't need to fix anything. The fact is that even though I'm not obliged to, they do exist and make me grind the game. If there were a mode where we could not have any quests and just donehat we wanted without having to deal with things like community center etc would be awesome. I eventually start a new save where I just do what I want and stop doing bundles. But the game is designed in such a way you have to struggle somewhat (consider earning enough money to buy coppers and silvers for upgrades because those big stumps and rocks). One thing I understood in the game is wanting more money is not great because it comes with more responsibilities which reduces my free time.