The most dangerous foes at zee
First it's your cowardice. "I will try that story on a different captain" you tell yourself at every port. You finally have over a thousand echoes! It is not the time for risk. "I will advance Supremacy to 7 later". "I will go full sharp on my next captain". "I'll actually engage Tree of Ages once I finally have the dreadnought".
Your cowardice begets boredom. You spend hours going port to port, dutifully running your favorite trades. You replay the safe stories, where you know the results. Maybe you upgrade your ship and equipment, but you never flex it.
I write this as inspiration for myself as much as I write it for you. I'm currently trying to ditch my fears and learn to love the zee. Before recently I had 50 hours in Sunless Sea and never managed to upgrade my ship. Now I'm at 90 hours, and am currently in the throes of my most successful captain yet. I am successful and gaining ground, but my cowardice has me zailing straight into burn out and its time to take risks to finally reach for retirement.
It's time to make some heirlooms, go supremacy 7, and cross The Horizon with the Keeper Moth at my side. Wish me luck lads and ladies.