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Naruto_fan_42 posted...

If youre considered untalented it can discourage you from engaging in the things you like because you think youll never be good at it.

So don't do that.

I had a natural talent for math and academics. I rode that all the way to a good, well-paying career and all is well.

But one of my hobbies is model-painting and let me tell you, not only do I not have a talent for that I am extremely untalented at it. Non-written art has never been a forte of mine and despite several decades of practice with modelling now, I am, at best, middling in my talents.

Do I let that bother me? No. I enjoy what I do without comparing myself to others. When some of my friends show off stuff that is better painted than anything I can manage, I congratulate them and am genuinely happy for them. And I consider my attempts at building up a skill that I have no natural talent for to be a good personal development exercise, as it helps build patience and perseverance.

What you're describing in your post has a name: jealousy. Don't let it rule your life unless you want to spend a far greater chunk of it than you should being unhappy.

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