Being happy with yourself is fine. It's a great attitude in life. It depends on the temperament of each person how long that state of happiness can last. There's often the need or the wish to make progression in various aspects of living. Being able to achieve that progression can also be a source or a ground for being happy with yourself. It's a process that can involve refinement of skills, mastering of tools, self-knowledge and the help of others or a little ambition to occasionally rise above oneself.

Whether or how the different qualities of certain tools can help you to achieve that, can be a very important and deciding factor in various aspects. A really good teacher can get you much further than an average one. A good brush will let you paint your furniture much quicker than a bad brush. A hill is easier to climb with a decent pair of hiking shoes.

 

On the other hand, some advanced tools can make the achievement seem so easy that it becomes practically worthless... ;o))

We do not see things as they are. ǝɹɐ ǝʍ sɐ sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝs ǝʍ