Nah, there is definitely a genetic basis that allows you to pick things up faster or slower than average. I have one kid who is very uncoordinated, and one who

Nah, there is definitely a genetic basis that allows you to pick things up faster or slower than average. I have one kid who is very uncoordinated, and one who picks up movement effortlessly. The kid who is good at sport (but doesn't actually play any sports) knocked out 16 pullups a few days ago, with no prior training. My all time PR is 17 pullups, and I had to train for years to get that. Some people just are built different. (I've always found symbolic reasoning very easy, so I have my fair share of gifts.) In other words, it's not nature vs nurture, it's nature and nurture. If you want to excel at a field you have to start with some genetic advantages but then you need to put in the work. (Yes, there is a undertone of frustrated parent in this post.)