So don’t. That’s on you.
Look, I shouldn’t have to explain this, but people are going to disagree on things, and the correct response to a reasonable answer isn’t, “I’m gonna e-fight you!”. If we all had the same opinions on everything, there wouldn’t be any need to chat, now would there? I’ve been perfectly reasonable so far.
Preparation in this game takes the form of hunting, farming and mining. Buff yourself up with nourishing foods, make yourself better arms and armour, bring a few mead potions. You still can’t chuckle-stomp your way through the biggest fights, and if you swing blindly you’ll get the worst of it.
With adequate food buffs, and an eye to defense, you could eat several hits and still recover, none the worse for wear.
I hope I’m not telling you stuff you’ve already figured out, but the monsters are way more aggressive at night and spawn much more frequently and with variants that are much stronger. When practical, sleep at night and work only during the day if you want to keep enemy interference to a minimum.
Also be mindful you haven’t gone into the “Dark Forest” if you’re not prepared for it. It’s primarily coniferous forest. You’ll definitely want to go there after you’ve bested the first boss, but getting hold of some “core wood” early (taken from pine trees) may be worth your time. Your starting axes will be up to the task, unlike birch trees.
The Graydwarf enemies (excepting perhaps the brutes) are also afraid of fire, so if you don’t want to fight, put a lit torch in your hand. They’ll still follow you around but they won’t attack. You could chase them around and try to hit them though. You can even use the torch as a bludgeon in a pinch.
You can eat up to three different foods for a buff. In the meadows, your best bet is raspberries, cooked meat and cooked neck tails.
If you find a ruined house, odds are it may also have a wild hive. If you can’t smash the hive directly, demolish the building–unsupported elements will start collapsing in the fullness of time. Scoop up the queen bee and you’ll learn to make a hive. They will passively make honey for you, which you can eat directly or (later on) brew into various meads.
My wife and I have been playing the same game for some fifty-odd hours at this point. We’ve only killed the first two bosses, though we’re nearly ready to take on the third. However, there were islands to discover, roads to build, ever-more-elaborate houses and farms to construct, and an entire longboat filled with iron ore to smelt. So we get distracted.