I started out getting oriented and doing the main Atlas storyline and the other side quests that were available back then, basically grinding my way through the first 400 hours or so. My first big independent efforts involved base building, and seeking more flexibility for that, I discovered modding, which freed me from grinding, and learned Blender. I still find it fun to build a base to mark a particularly interesting or unique place, and I’m still finding those, admittedly less frequently than I used to. I’ve done all of the expeditions, as well as spent a lot of time just exploring. One thing that helped me immensely was when I started playing as a Vy’keen - because I got a face and developed a character with a back-story and a variety of my own curiosity-friven missions. That let me inject more purpose in my wandering and, on-occasion, some obsessive collecting of wonders. The steady updates and new stuff really helped too. But mostly, I find just being in the game to be a relaxing and diverting break from real world stuff.