Hufflepuff is the most inclusive among the four houses; valuing hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play rather than a particular aptitude in its members.
Actually, I didn’t mean to imply “not environmental” (though I believe for many aptitudes and personality traits, environment gets disproportionally more attention than genetics). I only meant that these things (hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play) are aptitudes, as much as heroism or ambition or intellect.
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Wait. Why does the author think those qualities aren’t aptitudes? Conscientiousness and agreeableness are both somewhat heritable.
It could be a case where heritable should not be confused with not environmental.
Actually, I didn’t mean to imply “not environmental” (though I believe for many aptitudes and personality traits, environment gets disproportionally more attention than genetics). I only meant that these things (hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play) are aptitudes, as much as heroism or ambition or intellect.
Isn’t “aptitude” simply another word for the genetic, non-environmental component of a talent?