Generally speaking, I tend not to shy away from trying to accomplish new things, even when I think I’m probably going to be bad at them. The line for me is usually drawn when being bad at something new might result in physical injury to myself or others (which is, for example, why I have never gone skiing - physical strength I can do, but agility and dexterity are not necessarily my strong suits).

 Anyway, here’s an article from Scott Berkun regarding the joy of doing things you’ll be bad at. I especially like the three steps he lays out toward the end -

  1. Pick up a new activity that I’m bad at.
  2. Spend time enjoying my badness at that thing while trying to learn it.
  3. If I somehow get good at that thing, go to #1