There's a failure mode I see pretty often here:

1. My culture tells me that success and fulfillment comes from doing X.

2. Get really good at X.

3. Still feel unhappy and unfulfilled.

4. Do not reflect on why that didn't leave me fulfilled. Do not critique my culture.

5. "Maybe if I get really good at X. I'll just X better than anyone has ever X'd before. That'll do it."

I have certainly fallen into this trap many times. I am problably currently occupying it on multiple axes. But I've at least learned to escape it in at least a couple of ways.