The_Warblers Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm just curious. - How many of you guys are lefties / righties / ambidextrous? - Which hand do you write / eat / use your mouse / do dailies? - Do you use one hand consistently for everything or do you switch hands for tasks? I'm kindda ambidextrous so I feel the strength in both hands. My right hand is still a little bit more dominant, but I can write / eat / brush teeth perfectly with my left. However, whenever starting an activity, I just pick either hand that seems most convenient at that moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmacow Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm right handed and that's the hand that takes the lead in everything I do. It's extremely awkward for me to use my left hand for something like brushing my teeth. My left hand has a supporting role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome Back Apathy Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm ambidextrous, although there are a few things I do better with my right hand (brush my teeth) and a few things I do better with my left (eating). My handwriting is not so good with either hand. The_Warblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbash Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I always thought it'd be really cool to be ambidextrous but I'm useless with my left hand. Definitely a righty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Warblers Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm ambidextrous, although there are a few things I do better with my right hand (brush my teeth) and a few things I do better with my left (eating). My handwriting is not so good with either hand. Glad to see another ambidextrous. Are you natural or learned ambidextrous? I was born righty but I chose to train my left hand :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xepha Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm a righty who could have been a lefty :P Seriously, there is a bunch of stuff in life that I do like a lefty. Such as folding sheets, stiring / mixing, sports... With a bit of training, I could probably be ambidextrous :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Warblers Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm a righty who could have been a lefty :P Seriously, there is a bunch of stuff in life that I do like a lefty. Such as folding sheets, stiring / mixing, sports... With a bit of training, I could probably be ambidextrous :P Then become one, it's one of the greatest achievements I have in this life. Many people say they rather have one dominant & one supporting hand than to have two terrible hands. So they just focus & master one hand However, when your right hand reaches a "mastery" level, you will need much much much time to train it to the next level (the theory of dismissing return?). But you only need a little time to bring your left hand to the skillful level of your right hand. In an exam, many of my friends give up a long essay due to hand's tiredness. But it's great that I can just switch hand :D I'm a pro billard player too. So there are some positions on the table where it's extremely difficult to do with one hand, but extremely easy if you can switch hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome Back Apathy Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Glad to see another ambidextrous. Are you natural or learned ambidextrous? I was born righty but I chose to train my left hand :) I'm one of those people who's a natural lefty but was forced to learn things right-handed because people hate lefties. (Okay, they don't haaaaate lefties. Just left-handedness.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrainbowxrose Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm right handed and just have absolutely no strength or coordination in my left hand. I have practiced and done excercises and done everything but my left hand won't cooperate with me. I feel I'm destined to only have one good hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Warblers Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm one of those people who's a natural lefty but was forced to learn things right-handed because people hate lefties. (Okay, they don't haaaaate lefties. Just left-handedness.) Yes, natural lefties are much more likely to become ambidextrous because they are forced to switch like you. Was it very frustrating & stressful during the forceful switch for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilshadowdweller Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm naturally a right-hander. So are my parents. But here's the odd thing: my two younger sisters are both left handed! Anyone can actually use both hands if they trained them! I know I can use my left hand fairly well to draw or write, although it's shaky and difficult. I know that with some training, both my hands can be used! And there'd probably be a lot of benefits, too. Interest thing: While we no longer discriminate against left handed people, we indirectly do. Most desks in Universities are catered for right handers, and many other essentials are often simply marketed for them. The problem is so few are left handed, and we forget how difficult we can make the world for natural left handers! Another Interest thing: Most US Presidents have been left handed! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerew Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm right handed, but for whatever reason I do certain things with my left, like dealing and shuffling cards :S I have no idea why though! My dad is a lefty and my mom is a righty so maybe I've inherited a touch of lefthandedness?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca~ Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm right handed and that's the hand that takes the lead in everything I do. It's extremely awkward for me to use my left hand for something like brushing my teeth. My left hand has a supporting role. Same here. My left hand just kind of hangs around most of the time, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Warblers Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm naturally a right-hander. So are my parents. But here's the odd thing: my two younger sisters are both left handed! Anyone can actually use both hands if they trained them! I know I can use my left hand fairly well to draw or write, although it's shaky and difficult. I know that with some training, both my hands can be used! And there'd probably be a lot of benefits, too. Interest thing: While we no longer discriminate against left handed people, we indirectly do. Most desks in Universities are catered for right handers, and many other essentials are often simply marketed for them. The problem is so few are left handed, and we forget how difficult we can make the world for natural left handers! Another Interest thing: Most US Presidents have been left handed! :party: This is a right-handed world, I agree. But lefties have their advantages also .... Anyway, I always think most US Presidents are right-handed. Only 2 - 3 are left-handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxious Zombie Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Lefty in writing and using a fork. But right hand for using a knife or spoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viridian Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm entirely right with everything. I do use my left hand for typing, obviously :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmacow Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 It just occurred to me that my left hand does more stuff than I give it credit for. I hold my (electronic) cigarette in my left hand, while on the computer, because my right is on the mouse. And as a gamer, my left hand has plenty to do :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome Back Apathy Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yes, natural lefties are much more likely to become ambidextrous because they are forced to switch like you. Was it very frustrating & stressful during the forceful switch for you? Well, I learned to read and write and everything before I can remember. I was writing by 3 years old. So I can't remember learning to do things with my right hand. The reason I found out I was a natural lefty was that I broke my right arm, and I discovered that things were easy to do left-handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanalways Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm a natural lefty, but I sometimes eat with chopsticks with my right because my mom didn't let me eat chopsticks with my left. I taught myself how to eat with my left, but it's a bigger struggle than my right haha. But with sports, I get very confused - especially when just learning the sport. I will switch the baseball bat and the bowling ball at least five times during a game, first on the right because generally whoever teaches me is a righty, but then I switch to my left. I do this over and over until one hand feels more natural with it. But for some odd reason, possibly because I learn by watching, with physical sports I tend to lean on my right. My right arm is also stronger, and my left hand has more finesse. I also switch the guitar sometimes, and play it upside down like Hendrix. It really depends on my mood I also suffer from the insane pencil smudges on my left palm when I'm writing hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilllisan Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm a righty. :) However when I do my makeup I can do it perfectly with both hands. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm left handed ... No one forced me to use my right ... When I perform an Ultrasound I use my right hand though ... and it's really hard ... but I got used to it ... Changing gears with my right hand is not an easy deal as well ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Xandria Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm right-handed but I have trained my left hand to be useful for some things! I couldn't stand it doing nothing all the time. :P Haha. It's definitley possible to train your nondominant hand. Just patience. I also heard somewhere that using your nondominant hand for tasks benefits your brain. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbreeze Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I'm right-handed, but there are some things that are easier to do with my left hand. Usually I don't even think about it. I used to be able to write fairly well with my left hand. Now I find it interesting to try to draw with my left hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mine turtle Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Rightly for sure,But i sometime us emy left hand for dailies that are closer to my right side so I don't use my right hand like crazy or anything but righty for sure::D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domsim Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I think I used to be ambidextrous, because I remember always having trouble deciding what hand to use things for, but it was generally just easier to use my right for things because that's what everyone else did. I can still vaguely write/draw with my left but right is definitely preferred. There's a few things though that I still favour left for, like brushing teeth and eating. Sports wise I'm about 50/50 and because I spend half the time trying to work out which one to use, I'm bad with both :P or maybe that's just a natural lack of talent for some sports.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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