The best, absolute best, part of any video game is leveling up.
You do a bunch of “stuff”, gain enough of “something” and level up.
You become bigger, better, and stronger.
And from there, you get “points” that you can spend to further your development. Points that can make you smarter, and stronger, make old tasks easier to accomplish, and give new ones a better chance at success.
It’s the same in life, except you don’t get to see the screen in front of you, you don’t get to make that pick for “points” and then “it’s there” and you know how to use it (it’d be nice if it was, but it’s not that easy).
But you can choose your strategy, your next steps, your approach to leveling up – everyone’s different.
The key is knowing what your strategy is and keeping to it.