Dividend Growth vs Growth

I’m looking into a long term investing strategy and I am torn between growth and dividend growth. I am leaning towards dividend growth but would like some \_perspective\_ (NOT advice) from both types of investors. For dividend growth investors: 1) have you found that your models are accurate? 2) has your portfolio had any major upsets? How did you deal with them? 3) have you found more stocks are better (diversification) or less (less to keep track of)? 4) how do you feel about taking lower asset growth for your current returns? For growth investors: 1) how do you separate hype stocks from actual growth stocks? Or do you? If not, how do you manage the immense risk? 2) do you research industries or individual companies for growth? How do you choose stocks if you research industries? 3) do you have any plans for emergencies/cashing out? My long term plan is to turn dividend reinvestment off when I need cash, turning my portfolio into an income machine. How do you plan to cash out when this involves selling the assets, which are volatile? Any comments/redirects greatly appreciated. Happy to have a discussion with anyone about this!