> But what if he tried to pick up playing the flute? How about drawing comics? Competitive swimming? Investing? Having seen exactly 2 of your examples in real

> But what if he tried to pick up playing the flute? How about drawing comics? Competitive swimming? Investing? Having seen exactly 2 of your examples in real life, particularly people who had no experience and no interest in painting or playing an instrument until their 40s, a few years of persistence and targeted practice made them better than me after a lifetime of “casual play”. I might have to put in less time to “get better than them” if I really sat down and tried for a year, but I’m not sure that matters in the way you’re thinking