Compare 'knack'? A positive skill but simple at heart. "There is a knack to it."
Re:Joe Rogan Is the New Mainstream Media
by combatentropy on Monday May 25, 2020 @02:49PM
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I understand knack not to mean a learned skill but instead a natural aptitude. For example, a knack for humor, figuring out mechanical things, putting people at ease, debugging code, etc.
In British English 'trick' can mean many things. You can do a trick on a skateboard but the usage I have is
a clever or particular way of doing something.
"the trick is to put one ski forward and kneel"
I hope that clarifies the British English usage. Elsewhere 'trick' probably means deception but in British English there are other uses, e.g. the trick to explaining something is to cite Wikipedia.