What are Aptitudes?

Aptitudes are not one’s personal interests.

Nor are they acquired skills and knowledge.

Aptitudes are innate abilities or talents. They are inherited and, as such, are part of your genetic code, your DNA.

Your strong aptitudes point to things you can do that you learn quickly, since they come naturally to you. Because they come naturally to you, you enjoy doing them and they require comparatively little effort on your part. Some people describe doing things you have the aptitude for as “work that feels more like fun than like work.”

Aptitudes don’t deteriorate from lack of use but always remain with you.

In areas where your aptitude is weak (and we all have them), it doesn’t mean that you can’t learn or do the work. It will simply require greater effort on your part and can therefore feel tiring.
 

What If We Neglect Our Aptitudes?

A person’s strong aptitudes virtually “cry out” to be used in some way.

When we neglect to use our strong aptitudes, feelings of restlessness and frustration often arise, particularly as we get older.