self induce hardcoe mode
NEVER fast travel ( unless by carriage.)
NEVER wait more than 2 hours. ( sleep in inns)
play on expert and leave it on expert
these 3 simple things will make the game more intense beyond anything youve tried already.

ive been doing it with my lvl 50 nord and honestly, i was ready to gamestop skyrim at the time. but now that ive induced hardcoe mode, the game is " new game" fun again.