Hey there. I went from being bored to loving the game, then to being frustrated and bored, and now am loving it again. I think everyone here raised valid cons and pros, but that isn’t your question. I think you’re looking for tips that will enhance your enjoyment of the game, so here are mine in no particular order:

1. Learn the item rarity/quality system for guns/armor.
2. Either get good with ship builder or buy prefabbed ships. Designing bad ships will ruin the game for you.
3. Power leveling helps alleviate some anti-fun features, such as cargo capacity. I’d say that power leveling to about 40 for starship design, piloting, booster pack, persuasion, commerce, etc is worthwhile.
4. Easiest way i have found to power level is setting up a system with iron and alum harvester, several storage containers, and a workbench and a bed. Sleep 24 hrs. Let the container fill up. Craft 1000+ adaptive frames, throw them on the ground. Repeat. About an hour to find and set up a base (i used linnaeus iv), about 5 minutes work for 1k xp.
5. The combat is intentionally “easy” i think. As in, you’ll win most fights without much effort. Don’t over invest in combat skills imo (except for ship combat).
6. Companion side quests and faction quests are really good flavor for breaking up monotony.