Which is your strong hand, right or left? Both? Are you sure?  Can you say the same orientation for you feet, ears, and eyes? As part of your personal quest, discovering "who am I?" hopefully, something here will add to your experiences.

TESTS ("hand orientation")

CIRCLES Using one hand then another, draw a series of X's then draw circles around them. If you draw the circles counterclockwise you could be left-handed.(These are generalized tests. Some lefties are very comfortable with drawing clockwise circles and some righties are quick to draw counterclockwise. )

THUMBNAILS Compare your thumbnails, check their bases and determine which (if any) is wider and squarer at its base. That thumb is suppose to represent the your strong hand, if right- you're right-handed, if left- you're left-handed.

PROFILE Draw the profile of a face (human or whatever just a face profile) When you are done, which way is the face facing? Left suggests left-handed and right, right-handed.

OTHER TASKS Other then handwriting, which hand do you use to: comb your hair (some use both), play golf, pet animal, drive screws, use computer 'mouse', pour liquids, brush teeth, deal cards, hammer, toss a ball, sketch, etc? Sometimes, penmanship orientation is a forced right-hand experience, particularly if you do so many other tasks with your left hand. It's interesting to note that there is also a "strong-ear, strong-eye, strong-foot" as well!

SHOELACES Tie your shoes. Is the left lace on top of the right lace with the first loop forming on the right? If so, you could be a leftie.


 
 

HELP THE EXPERTS:
 

Indiana Universite has a survey, takes 10 minutes, but is very insiteful!!_ HAND Preference test_ The site is also excellent for parents, teachers, politicians, and employers!

Famous left-handers:
 

Dave's a lefty and so is: Oprah, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Paul Williams, Peter Benchley, Robert DeNiro, Shirley MacLaine, George Bush, Ross Perot, President Bill Clinton, Larry Bird, Reggie Jackson, Pele, Martina Navratilova, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Gerald Ford, Forrest Sawyer, Marcia Clark, Ted Koppel, Billy Graham, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, George Michael, Whoopi Goldberg, Jay Leno, Carol Burnett, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Redford, Bruce Willis, Bruce Jenner.

Left-handers from the past: Ben Franklin, Albert Schweitzer, Helen Keller, Joan of Arc, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Leonardo da Vinci, Harpo Marx, Julius Caesar, Sergei Rachminoff, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, Harry S. Truman, Nelson Rockefeller, Napolean, Jim Henson, Michael Landon, Danny Kaye, Steve McQueen, Judy Garland

Left-handed folks, or Southpaws, are extra-challenged by a right-handed society. Think of an office desk. Where are the drawers? What hand uses a scissors, pencil sharpener, spiral notebook? Ever hear of a left-hand power tool? Try here

LEFTIE ADVANTAGES

NATURAL JUGGLERS Between hemispheres of the brain,is a nerve network region called the corpus callosum. It is responsible for coordinating signals between the two brain sections, and in left-handed folks it is about 10% larger!!

CAPABLE OF PERFORMING TWO SEPARATE TASK WITH BOTH HANDS AT THE SAME TIME. Jotdown notes and sip coffee? Smooth your tummy in circles with one hand, while patting your head with the other. Can you keep two tasks distinctive while performing at same time? Of course, now "Mom's" can do that left-handed or not! But, that's among the many benefits of being a woman-being! BTW, Women's garments dress with left-handed orientation (buttons). In days of old, fashionable women were dressed, so buttons remained left-handed!

STRONG VISUAL MEMORY Lefties tend to know "the face" before "the name". This is crucial in understanding 'how to educate'. Two plus two equals four more readilly if 2 apples were presented with 2 more apples and question is, "How many do you see?"

SPACIAL ORIENTATION Spacial orientation is a left-hander's strong point, terrific puzzle players, who know 'this piece fits there', yet the piece is still in the air waiting to be placed.

ADAPT FASTER If a lefty needed to use their other hand or leg due to accident/injury/whatever, he/she would be better able to adapt to using their weaker side, faster than a righthanded person. Consider the use of righthanded items like: notebooks, automobiles, powertools, scissors, ice cream scoopers?

READ/WRITE UPSIDE-DOWN and BACKWARDS VERY WELL!!! Lefties do it almost as easy as upside-up and forwards. Consider a desk with a client on the opposite side. A lefty could read shared forms facing him/her or the client, proficiently!!

STRONG INTUITION! Do you know the answer before finishing a math problem? (Einstein could have been a lefty.) Intuition, knowing the answer without the muttle of reasoning to it, is a leftie strong point, function residing in the right hemisphere of the brain

STRONG EAR! Lefties know the tune faster than right-handers...but lyrics are a right-hander's strongpoint!

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