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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/grumble11 on 2025-06-23 17:37:28+00:00.
Too often I've seen people say they don't want to do something because they aren't good at it. 'I'd like to draw but I'm so bad at it', 'I'd like to pick up golf but I'm so bad at it', 'I'm not good at math, it's too hard', 'I'm not a good runner' and so on.
Well, guess what - no one is born being amazing at stuff. Sure there is some difference in genetic ability but most of the reason people are good at something is due to them doing it. They start out bad at it, and then over time get better at it. Even Olympic swimmers at one point didn't know how to swim. You may not ever win golds, but you can certainly get better at almost anything than most people - and that path starts out (but doesn't end) at 'bad at it'.
So if there's something you'd like to do, or achieve, or try, or learn but you don't want to because you 'aren't any good at it', just remember that everyone starts out bad at stuff and then they get good over time.
Give yourself the chance to get good at something by being bad at something first. Celebrate being bad at stuff, knowing that you will, via practice, become less bad and eventually even good.
Similarly, support people who are bad at stuff, and encourage them to stick with it and improve.