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What kind of "hander" are you?
Left handed 20%  20%  [ 9 ]
Right handed 51%  51%  [ 23 ]
Ambidextrous but prefer left 9%  9%  [ 4 ]
Ambidextrous but prefer right 18%  18%  [ 8 ]
Ambidextrous with no preference 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 45

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17 Aug 2018, 11:03 pm

BTDT wrote:
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I prefer left for fine motion and right for brute strength.


Huh, I've never considered that before. I've often pressed hard with my right hand but maybe my left hand is like a softer side or something of the sort. Out of curiousity if you don't mind me asking, do you happen to have dyspraxia?


No, fortunately that is one thing I don't have. But, I have a lot of experience with brain plasticity to overcome coordination issues. I tend to be very awkward when first learning things, but have realized that I just have to push through that to get good at something.

Ah, I see. I don't think I have dyspraxia but I'm not sure yet. I was just wondering since you mentioned brute strength, as I usually hold pens and pencils tightly and press down harder than I anticipate.

I think it's good to overcome problems like you say. I don't personally believe there are many problems we can't solve or defeat with practice.



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17 Aug 2018, 11:21 pm

Right-handed.
Left side is strong enough but less dexterous (apologies for the pun), as I tend to hold objects in my left and manipulate them with my right.
When I learnt to write I used to hold the pen too tightly, too. I have a permanent lump on my finger from that. But I wouldn't say I'm dyspraxic, or if I am it's very very minor.



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17 Aug 2018, 11:30 pm

...This is a somewhat sinister question! :P :D


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18 Aug 2018, 7:42 am

My two hands are equally strong, although I've slightly better coordination on my right than my left. There are some exceptions to that rule though... namely, I almost always fight left handed (not that I do a lot of fighting tbh) and when washing myself, it's always the left hand that does the work. It's also interesting to note that my fourth finger on my left hand is around 5 mm longer than that on the right.

There is also an interesting phenomenon with my legs too. I can kick harder with my right leg, but I have more control over the left.

So I guess the answer is this. I am mixed handed but in general, I prefer the right.


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18 Aug 2018, 8:15 am

I am completely right handed. Even while typing I don’t use my left hand. I can use my left hand to type but I type faster with just one hand. Also my right hand is much stronger.


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