I think the answers are yes, yes, and yes. I believe that, acording to the law of conservation of energy, when you get/sense/identify something, you cannot avoid to be affected. There’s also the third law of motion - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Also, the pitfalls for the unwary are just lessons to learn, and improve. What am I missing?
Perhaps those that do not appear to improve or learn also have other things to learn to get where we think they should get?