The dictionary def of talent is an innate ability; application and practice are not mentioned.
Lady Catherine hilariously claimed "There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself, or a better natural taste. If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient."
Dictionary definitions often reflect false folk psychology, but we are still stuck with these words as a common vocabulary.
What I mean is that your talent at Thing was not that you are innately skilled at it, but that you really enjoy doing and getting better at Thing. That is something that it is very hard to cultivate from scratch, and either you have it or you don’t.
The dictionary def of talent is an innate ability; application and practice are not mentioned.
Lady Catherine hilariously claimed "There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself, or a better natural taste. If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient."