Maybe some sort of artificially imposed limitations would be fun for you then?
One of the scenarios that's pretty tightly scripted, like Stuck In Their Shadow?
Or one that's open-ended but has a simple goal, like Extraterrestrial Researcher?
Or a challenge that isn't too long or complicated, like mcrudd's Educated Teen Runaway Challenge here on the forum?
Or play one premade household that has a home they live in already, maybe renovate their home or make a new public lot when you get the building itch, but don't rotate households or try to build the whole town?
Or a building-specific challenge that has some simple limitations? (I don't know these as well since I'm more into gameplay, but I'm sure you could find some good ones here in the Challenges section or elsewhere online)