I think you're looking to much at the practice, and too little at the framing. The point is not that the structure of a quest works better. The point is that t

I think you're looking to much at the practice, and too little at the framing. The point is not that the structure of a quest works better. The point is that the framing of a quest works better. It inspires, it acknowledges there will be adversity, and thus makes adversity feel like much less of a setback.