Silly title. One the one hand, you have skill, on the other ability. Ability is the potential you have to become good at something, skill is actualized ability

Silly title. One the one hand, you have skill, on the other ability. Ability is the potential you have to become good at something, skill is actualized ability. So while I may not be able to e.g. play the piano now (no skill), given enough practice, I can actualize my potential into skill. Potential may place a bound on skill, but the only way to convert potential into skill is through practice.