topic Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand in Community Chat

Left Hand Or Right Hand

aj1980 — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:06:15 GMT

Curious how many here are Left handed? I happen to be a lefty. They claim only 10% of the population are lefties, I think its more. People think we hold Pen's & Pencils in a strange way

Studies have shown left handed people have high levels of imagination Since they use their right hemisphere of the brain more prominently, this makes left-handed people more analytical, creative, and verbal, and showcase better language skills. Left-handed people also have great leadership skills

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

Sooner — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:08:27 GMT

@aj1980 wrote:
Curious how many here are Left handed? I happen to be a lefty. They claim only 10% of the population are lefties, I think its more. People think we hold Pen's & Pencils in a strange way

Studies have shown left handed people have high levels of imagination Since they use their right hemisphere of the brain more prominently, this makes left-handed people more analytical, creative, and verbal, and showcase better language skills. Left-handed people also have great leadership skills

@aj1980 Well that 'splains how come I'm the mess I am! I can pretty much use either hand for most things. I can write with my left but it ain't pretty--and hit a golf ball fine as a lefty.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

nwbabs — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:09:18 GMT

Guilty of all! LOL

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

cheriere — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:10:08 GMT

I write with my right hand but do other things with my left. When I started school, the teacher coached those of us into only writing with our right hands.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

vermint — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:21:12 GMT

@aj1980 wrote:
Curious how many here are Left handed? I happen to be a lefty. They claim only 10% of the population are lefties, I think its more. People think we hold Pen's & Pencils in a strange way

Studies have shown left handed people have high levels of imagination Since they use their right hemisphere of the brain more prominently, this makes left-handed people more analytical, creative, and verbal, and showcase better language skills. Left-handed people also have great leadership skills

I'm a lefty...except for using a calculator, which I do with my right hand. When I was in high school business courses in the early 70's, that's the way they were set up so that's the way I learned! I also used to bat right-handed when playing softball in gym. Those two things come from being a teenager who didn't want to appear "different"!

I hold my pen exactly as a right-handed person does--but I know what you mean. A lot of lefties were taught to curve their hand around so that their writing would slant the "correct" way. My writing slants the "wrong" way. Funny story--my mother was right-handed, but long before I was born, she taught herself to make her writing slant as if a lefty wrote it because she thought it looked prettier. Our handwriting was nearly indistinguishable from each others. I once was accused of signing my own report card, until my mom went to the school and asked why a straight A student would need to do that!

I don't have a creative bone in my body, and I am definitely not a leader, but the rest applies to me in varying degrees.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

msgb — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:27:44 GMT

As has been stated by a few others, I write right handed but do everything else left handed. I was taught to write right handed as that was the norm.

A few yrs later I taught one of my brothesr how to write. He is naturally right handed. So he writes right but it looks like a lefty writing. Trust me I get flack about his handwriting to this day.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

Desert Lily — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:29:13 GMT

I was ambidextrous. Then I broke my wrist in college, and over the years became more right-handed. When I write, I've always seen the letters & words in both directions in my mind; the left one writing mirror backward & still do.

I write novels as a hobby, was a product developer & buyer; actions that are associated with creativity.

My child is left-handed and is a physicist.

Generalizations don't fully apply.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

PinkyPetunia — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:30:01 GMT

I am left handed but I can do many things with my right hand like use scissors, manual can opener, sewing machine.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

CelticCrafter — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:44:55 GMT

@vermint wrote:
@aj1980 wrote:
Curious how many here are Left handed? I happen to be a lefty. They claim only 10% of the population are lefties, I think its more. People think we hold Pen's & Pencils in a strange way

Studies have shown left handed people have high levels of imagination Since they use their right hemisphere of the brain more prominently, this makes left-handed people more analytical, creative, and verbal, and showcase better language skills. Left-handed people also have great leadership skills
I'm a lefty...except for using a calculator, which I do with my right hand. When I was in high school business courses in the early 70's, that's the way they were set up so that's the way I learned! I also used to bat right-handed when playing softball in gym. Those two things come from being a teenager who didn't want to appear "different"!

I hold my pen exactly as a right-handed person does--but I know what you mean. A lot of lefties were taught to curve their hand around so that their writing would slant the "correct" way. My writing slants the "wrong" way. Funny story--my mother was right-handed, but long before I was born, she taught herself to make her writing slant as if a lefty wrote it because she thought it looked prettier. Our handwriting was nearly indistinguishable from each others. I once was accused of signing my own report card, until my mom went to the school and asked why a straight A student would need to do that!

I don't have a creative bone in my body, and I am definitely not a leader, but the rest applies to me in varying degrees.

@vermint I'm left handed also and instead of that curve the hand I would just change the position of the paper. I never curved my hand around the paper and I don't have slanty writing.

I went to catholic school and I'm actually surprised that I never got whacked by the nuns for changing the position of the paper.

When they put the paper on the desk it was this way \ and I would switch it to this way /.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

LindaSal — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:45:06 GMT

I am not a lefty but my son is. As far as I know he is the only one in the immediate family.

He is very creative and does have that wonderful imagination. As a matter of fact he is actually (slowly) working on writing a book as a hobby!

@vermint Your post made me smile as my son also has that curve when writing and I remember him playing T Ball when he was little and batting right handed! (LOL) You are special people, IMO!

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

Nightowlz — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:53:38 GMT

I have always thought a lefty must be smarter for some reason.

We are both right handed. I also do things with my left hand. DH does things like he is left handed. I keep asking him why do you do stuff like someone that's left handed?

For one thing his dad taught him how to tie shoelaces sitting in front of him so he does the opposite. I saw him tie his sneakers one day. I asked him WTH?

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

Zwervend — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:44:40 GMT

I write with my right hand, but I do a number of things left handed.

I jumped and spun predominately off my left foot when I figure skated as a kid.

I played volleyball as a left handed setter, but I served with my right hand.

I played hockey with a left handed shot.

I putt left handed when I play golf, but all of my other shots are right handed.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

bikerbabe — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:49:32 GMT

Lefty but ambidextrous for some tasks.

I don’t hold my pen in a weird way with my wrist curled. I can’t even figure out how people do that.

Right handed scissors. Bat right handed, throw left handed.

Definitely very analytical and mathematical with generally high-level verbal skills.

My spatial and mechanical skills are terrible and I get easily confused.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

shoesnbags — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:24:24 GMT

I'm strongly right handed, with 2 right handed children. But my mom was a lefty - couldn't do anything with her right hand. She had 2 right handed children, my brother and I. But her right handed brother had an only child who was left handed.

I don't know about left handedness being associated with language skills, since I'm right handed and have always been gifted with anything language-related.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

ThinkingOutLoud — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:31:15 GMT

@aj1980 wrote:
Curious how many here are Left handed? I happen to be a lefty. They claim only 10% of the population are lefties, I think its more. People think we hold Pen's & Pencils in a strange way

Studies have shown left handed people have high levels of imagination Since they use their right hemisphere of the brain more prominently, this makes left-handed people more analytical, creative, and verbal, and showcase better language skills. Left-handed people also have great leadership skills

These generalizations are dumb. I know people that are right handed and are very creative, analytical and have very strong leadership skills, etc.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

DREAMON — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:35:21 GMT

I write with my right but can use my left or right for just about everything else.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

haddon9 — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:47:27 GMT

@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:
@aj1980 wrote:
Curious how many here are Left handed? I happen to be a lefty. They claim only 10% of the population are lefties, I think its more. People think we hold Pen's & Pencils in a strange way

Studies have shown left handed people have high levels of imagination Since they use their right hemisphere of the brain more prominently, this makes left-handed people more analytical, creative, and verbal, and showcase better language skills. Left-handed people also have great leadership skills
These generalizations are dumb. I know people that are right handed and are very creative, analytical and have very strong leadership skills, etc.

@ThinkingOutLoud I agree! My closest friend is left handed. She's very organized, has strong leadership characteristics and loves to be a helper. However when it comes to being creative, let's just say she needs help when it comes to decor. I've helped her with some choices....I happen to be right handed. (but I carry my bags always on my left shoulder)

Both of my kids are right handed too. One's a graphic designer and the other is a landscape architect which are both creative fields.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

MoJoV — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:51:37 GMT

I am 100% left handed. I read that only 10% of left handed people are 100% left handed. Most left handed people also do things with their right hand. It seems to be true reading the posts here. I'm pretty helpless using my right hand.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

GoneButNotForgotten — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 22:25:48 GMT

75% of the astronaughts have been left handed.

Re: Left Hand Or Right Hand

Goodie2shoes — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 23:37:18 GMT

I am a " South Paw" all the way ! ( the other term for left handed people for those who have never heard the term)

I write straight, not cupping my hand. I do iron right handed because I grew up in a right handed household and the ironing board was set up against a wall for ironing right handed . I can't iron left handed. My only son is left handed and his only son (my grandson) is also left handed. My daughter and her only son ( my grandson) are right handed