30 years is a long time. Just out of curiosity, do you have any thoughts on the general trivia (things like flow state triggers, deliberate practice etc.) that exists in this niche?
Different games and genres will have different ratios of luck / inborn talent and reflexes / research and training. But over time I've found the best way to get value out of games is to not care how good or bad you are and just enjoy the ride of seeing something new or doing something you just can't do in real life.