every time i have an idea, no matter how big or small, i write it down. i take a lot of progress pictures and share them with friends. i watch other people’s world tours to get ideas on what to build, and i try my hardest to build attachments (i give every place a name, i name villagers and animals, i infuse lore into structures)
you can also start over in the same world if you just enjoy the process of starting over! leave all your stuff in a chest and run far away. this way you get the same experience but there’s history to it. can’t describe the feeling of going on a journey and coming across an outpost you set up 2 years prior