Recently, I wrote about an integrative philosophy: https://steemit.com/philosophy/@contemplate/integrative-philosophy-introduction and I am still contemplating the evolution and involution piece and it seems that seldom are the 2 discussed together, frequently physics will describe emergent properties etc. but seldom in western philosophies. I think you are hinting at Maslow's hierarchy of needs above and this is very useful as it illustrates actuals and also potentials.

If we step outside this conversation for a moment and view some other steemit posts, there will be far more articles on how to improve, self-improvement, etc. and that is all OK.

The challenge is if this is the ego trying to fortify itself and I think with self actualisation, at some point there has be a letting go of this self in order for a deeper self to 'appear.' Thoughts?