Sunday, December 21, 2008

Ambidexterity

My first vanquished foe on my path to polymathy is ambidexterity (to a degree). I can now write as well with my left hand as with my right.


left hand


right hand

Studies have shown that ambidextrous people have a larger corpus callosum (the wiring between the left and right hemisphere of your brain) which could mean improved memory and learning abilities.

Interesting Ambidexterity Facts



Just being able to write ambidextrously isn't an exciting feat by any stretch of the imagination, but I am just getting started. Here are some examples to follow:

  • Michelangelo Buonarotti could paint just as well with both hands

  • Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, a British artist, could draw simultaneously with both hands.

  • Benjamin Franklin was ambidextrous and signed the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution left handed.

  • James Garfield, the 20th president, could write Greek with his left hand and Latin with his right hand simultaneously.


This isn't me. Yet.




5 comments:

  1. Wrote a comment only for the computer to take against me and obliterate all my words..... so instead thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Your storys are interesting. Keep up, the intellectual work going.

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  3. I write with both hands... in computer keyboard.
    Hahaha... just kidding.

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  4. Thanks for the comments folks!

    Fire Byrd: Don't you hate it when that happens?

    Rageon: Most definitely. The intellectual work
    is the only thing that keeps me sane.

    try to learn:

    Hey, that's more than my grandfather can say. Typing may be an everyday skill these days, but before the computer was a household item, few people could type well.

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  5. Thanks for your visit and comment. Out of practice now, but used to be able to write left handed as well as my more usual right handed manner. Nothing like a broken arm during High School final year to force one to learn a new skill.

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