Good post. There are profound differences in these two different views on the purpose of life and the means by which happiness and success can be fused. I have always favored the view that adheres to an introspective existence that can lead to personal improvement. A minor flaw in this approach (there are many good qualities) is the feeling of constant personal construction. Always striving to improve implies that you are a constant work in progress and the goal of perfection will always remain elusive (because we are flawed creatures). Upvoted and followed.