This topic has quite touched me where it hurts (not entirely a bad thing).
One thing that life teaches some of us quite early on is that nothing worth doing is ever easy. No, not everybody gets this lesson taught for one reason or another... some do simply have an easier life.
Even so, having an ability and recognizing and appreciating that ability are entirely different propositions. I would suggest also that if one's abilities are out of synch with what Society tells us is appreciated then we ourselves are likely to have a hard time appreciating it.
For instance. I am a "talented" sleeper. I can fall asleep no matter whats going on - in almost any circumstance - with or without coffee. I was going to make a joke about not being able to get into any sleeper cells but you get the idea. ;c) On the other hand I know how it feels to fail for 30 years to do something that I really want to do... so this is where I shrug.
In conclusion - anybody can have 'off days'. Some 'off days' last longer - and like any harvest, it requires working at.
Wow! Lucky talented at sleeping LOL. I agree completely! It takes time and hardwork to develop your skills at something.
Unless one is driving it can be really useful. :c)
Another ingredient I'd add to the mix is 'focus'. Its a lot easier to learn when you're not trying to do a dozen other things at the same time. Its one reason why I've been failing for 30 years and I've recently come to a compromise with myself... where I agree to focus on 'just' 5 areas for the foreseeable future. ;c)
In fact my presence on Steemit is in service of the 5th area.