+1 to the OP. I'm currently en route from Colonia to Sag-A and there is definitely a milestone (millstone?) when you get under 200 jumps (from 336). However nothing compared to getting to Colonia from Deciat, nearly 1000 jumps in my (then) 27ly range AspX (now up to ~35ly thankfully). It was 558 jumps just from Rohini to Colonia. Started off with good intentions of exploring every system with planetary bodies and landing on suitable planets but that soon went out the window - honk, scoop, press on.
For my journey out to Sag-A I've kind of evolved a schedule, want to be out there by next weekend with the rest of March for returning to the bubble and Farseer. The rough idea is:
1. Honk/scoop. If the star is already owned move on to the next system.
2. Detail scan of star if unclaimed.
3. If there are unclaimed planets in the system, try and detail scan up to 500 - 600ly out.
4. No planets or first body out beyond Goldilocks - move on.
5. No landings, too big a time sponge. Until the Gal-Map is fixed little point in mixing jumponium anyway.
As regards monotony, I did just under 80 jumps yesterday and must admit to feeling a little burned out, eyes stinging but the problem is I can't really see a better mechanism for long distance travel other than maybe the ability to jump to systems you've already discovered. I may yet just head back to Rohini from Sag-A, cash in the explo chips and suicide back to LHS3447... We will see!