Comment by Pinegulf

>The issue with is, as far as my personal anecdote is concerned, that competence doesn't translate across all activities. Me being good with figuring out Legos, video games, or programming doesn't translate to me being good with cooking, socializing, music, etc

You are correct. Competence in one field does not translate. However, the idea of 'try, try, try again' is something that should work across all fields