Yes, I tried to read a little into this. And it seems to be a lot of issues.
But as I don't like being spoiled (I'm very easy spoiled) I hoped this game worked with that in mind, that there are people who, maybe aren't just like me but enough so to also feel like everything happens way too quickly.
And I assumed that I don't have to do all the tasks, but I'm also somewhat of a roleplayer and want to "play the role." I also don't want to do the "best thing that earns the most money," or something like that. I don't read guides, I don't watch videos, and I don't try and min-max stuff in games. I just want them to not be over too quickly as if I was expected to do such a thing.
While what you wrote about stuff by the rivers are what I'd call spoilers, I do not think it is anyone's fault than mine because I am the one coming to this forum. And I can't expect people to hide everything I find as spoilers, even less so when I find almost everything as spoilers (even knowing that you have the ability to throw stuff would be a spoiler to me). :P
And it's good to hear that I'm not the only nervous gamer. I love horror games, even when they torment me so! :P
What I hope with this game is another sort of not assuming that all players will play at such speed that there are spooky events every hour or so. I'd love for the spooky stuff to be something that only happens after several in-game days so you can feel like your character doesn't live in some insane fun-house circus where all sort of weird things happen every day. It would feel too weird to me if it happened that often. :/
I don't really want to play without the story or spooky events, just that they don't happen all the time. If they do, that is.
Anyway, thank you for wanting to make a list, but as you might have read and understood by now, I would probably find it too much of a spoiler. I want to be surprised by the game and what happens in it. I want to be the one who finds that good item to sell, or how the day-to-day task is best handled over time, naturally. Yes, I'm probably weird but that's how I like it…playing the game not the weird bit! :P
EDIT: Also, thank you for the reply, I forgot to write that one, sorry!