| You may be familiar with the term 'ambidexterity', | | | | systematic, comprehend faster, etc. Thus 'right-brain' |
| which is facile use of both right and left hand. The | | | | people are seen as being subjective, have wider |
| versatility displayed in using both hands for all kinds of | | | | perception and strong intuition, while 'left-brain' people |
| activities reflects a person's ambidexterity. Some | | | | are said to be more logical, rational and analytical. |
| renowned ambidextrous persons were Michelangelo, | | | | Whatever mental attributes and capacities we may |
| Leonardo Vinci, Einstein, Fleming, Harry Truman, etc. | | | | inherit, it is in the actual use and application of our |
| While ambidexterity can be an inborn train, it some, it | | | | thinking mind that determines our mental prowess. It |
| develops over the years. Some children are originally | | | | is a fact that the innately right-brained traits such as |
| left-handed and due to parental or peer pressure are | | | | creativity, imagination, curiosity, spontaneity, |
| drilled to acquire right-handed habits (at school or | | | | open-mindedness and enthusiasm are lost due to |
| home) and thus develop ambidextrousness. | | | | social, cultural, educational, racial and other influences. |
| Basing this analogy, we are said to be ambidextrous | | | | However we can train our mind to think along |
| when we are multi-tasking, which involves the use of | | | | different lines and greatly improve our mental abilities |
| both our right and left hemispheres for juggling our | | | | through constant application and practice. We will be |
| tasks successfully. You would have come across | | | | working to our full potential when we combine the |
| terms such as 'right-brained' or 'left-brained'. It | | | | mental qualities of the two hemispheres. |
| essentially means that the person displays more 'right' | | | | Ambidextrous mind or whole brain thinking brings out |
| or 'left' oriented skills, even though we are integrating | | | | the dynamics of our powerful brain and triggers a |
| both hemispheres in many of our daily activities. | | | | heightened level of awareness. To foster an |
| Some of the mental traits of a 'right' brain qualities | | | | ambidextrous mindset, we can consciously work on |
| are imagination, risk taking, artistic abilities, highly | | | | incorporating left and right brain activities, use |
| philosophical, creative, etc. 'Left' brain people, on the | | | | concentration, reflective thinking and meditation. |
| other hand, are said to be practical, conformist, | | | | |