I'm posting this because turning off the "you're bad at this" critic when I am trying something new that I'm not "a natural" at is very hard for me. I need to remind myself a lot.

That's an interesting point of view, and I appreciate your having posted it. For me, being good at stuff is how I justify my existence, so I won't try something new -- no matter how interesting it looks -- unless I'm reasonably sure I'll be good at it, and if I'm not good at it immediately, I'll drop it like a hot rock rather than waste everyone's time.