Welcome to steemit and what an introduction! Yes that was quite different indeed and I agree with a lot of the principles you mentioned here. These principles are seemingly based, whether you intended them or not, on Maslow's hierarchy of needs - in other words, what this famous Psychologist defined as the things that motivate us.

Although I personally don't think it should be a hierarchy, more of a list of drivers that can appeal to anyone at any given moment.

For me, learning, knowledge, transcendence are all important but self-actualisation is also in Maslow's list.

I think it's the one thing people struggle most with as there are so many external influences that can lead people one way or another, it's difficult to switch off. No-one teaches this stuff in school (for the most part) and as soon as you're let out of the gates, you have to figure things out on your own (if you want to), and that is a daunting task for anyone.