Are Left-Handed People Quicker Thinkers Than Right-Handers?

I am ambidextrous, so I use either hand, depending on what I am doing, and many things I am able to do with either hand.
I write left-handed; however, when I was in high school, I discovered that I could actually write on the blackboard better (and more legibly) with my right hand. I paint walls, use an airbrush, and put on make-up with either hand, but only crochet or shoot a gun right-handed. I guess it depends on how I learned to do something when I first started, for things I can only do with one specific hand.
As far as that making my brain work faster, I don't know if that is true or not. Some things i can grasp pretty fast; others, not so fast. So, I think that also depends on what I was being tested on.
Many people can type, or play an instrument (guitar, piano) and use both hands together, so I think that we could all probably do more things with either hand, if we tried and practiced how to use them both, either together or separately.
 
You're lucky HFL, sometimes I try to do things with my left hand, only to get frustrated and give up. I do everything with my right hand, including lifting heavy things, etc. Have since I was a young child, don't think I can change anymore, but it would be nice to use both equally. I can type with both hands, but I think that's it.
 

Historically, my family were left-handed. Their ancestoral homes on the Scottish borders were built so that they could be more easily defended by left-hnded swordsmen. Much debate has gone on as to whether the left-handed trait was inherited, but more recently has been suggested that they 'learned' to be left-handed because it gave a defensive advantage when fighting a right-handed enemy. There are a few left-handers, including my elder daughter, in the family. She, like other sinistrads, is very artistic and has a Phd from a top university.
 
It's because we Lefties are living in a Righty world and have learned to adjust. We are in our right minds, after all . .

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Like @Happyflowerlady, I’m ambidextrous. I will/can use either hand but if I’m signing something legal, I always use my left, because my right handed signature is entirely different!

I also mirror-write efficiently and without thinking.

“Mirror writing is when you write letters or words in reverse, so they appear as a mirror image of the normal writing. This means the letters are written from right to left, and if held up to a mirror, they would appear correctly. It's a common phenomenon in young children as they learn to write, but can also occur in adults due to brain injuries or other neurological conditions.“

No brain injuries here! I’ve just always been able to do it. As an adult, I was showing a friend how I did it, and she asked me if I could write in both directions at once. Yup, can do that too!

It’s quite the party trick! 🤩
 
If it is something requiring two hands: batting, golf, sweeping, and the like, I am a lefty. If it something requiring one hand: throwing, writing, and such, I am a righty. I shoot a pistol right handed and shoot a rifle left handed. I paddle a canoe from the right, and two hand paddle a kayak left hand dominant............ I'm just a very confused boy.:unsure:
 
I was left-handed until second grade, 1952. Have vivid memories of the teacher continually striking my knuckles whit a ruler until I began writing right-handed. Still throw left-handed though. For some reason, the school administration felt no need to correct me on the playground.

Granted, I'm not a quick thinker. Deliberate thinker to my mind. There is room for both in this world. -Arnold
 
Ronni said:
I also mirror-write efficiently and without thinking.

“Mirror writing is when you write letters or words in reverse, so they appear as a mirror image of the normal writing. This means the letters are written from right to left, and if held up to a mirror, they would appear correctly. It's a common phenomenon in young children as they learn to write, but can also occur in adults due to brain injuries or other neurological conditions.“

No brain injuries here! I’ve just always been able to do it. As an adult, I was showing a friend how I did it, and she asked me if I could write in both directions at once. Yup, can do that too!

It’s quite the party trick! 🤩
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Same here... could always do it. And I can do it printing or in cursive!

Came in handy when a friend needed someone to stand behind a sheet with a jumbo magic marker, and make words appear to the audience.
 
I can totally relate to smearing my writing. I'm left-handed and the teacher always insisted we turn our paper toward the right, which means I now overcompensate and have the "left-handed hook". It's actually somewhat painful to write these days and I smear everthing.

With other things, I am ambidextrous. I throw a football or baseball with my left hand. I shave with my left hand. I dribble a basketball with my right hand. I iron and cut with scissors with my right hand.
 
I’m left handed.

If I was such a quick thinker, I probably would have paid attention to what was going on around me and become right handed like the rest of the kids.

I would say that left handed people might be a bit more stubborn and independent than right handed people.

The only time in my life that being left handed was helpful was as an accounting clerk, I could operate an adding machine with my right hand and write with my left hand.
 
In my primary school in the 50's we still used 'dipping pens' and ink wells. Some pens had a blue band and these were for left handers.
I've been told that this was remarkably advanced for the 50's as many schools forced pupils to be right handed.
My elder daughter is left handed. I don't know if she's a quicker thinker, but she is both artistic and very clever.
 
I'm left handed ,ditto for my brother& his wife, our older sister is righty as were our parents
I throw a ball left hand,kick with my right foot, bat& catch with my right hand. I put my apt keys in right pocket ,I get out of bed on right side
 
Off the top of my head, neither left nor right brain, the only advantage I felt I had being left-handed was when I played tennis in high school and college. Most opponents weren't used to playing lefties.

Regarding any real or perceived advantages, as the saying goes, use it or lose it.
 
I think people who are comfortable using either hand are typically "quick thinkers", but can't say I've noticed any marked difference in left handed vs right.

I believe teaching and practicing using both hands is both a mental and a physical exercise that stimulates your thinking process. I've noticed this over the years watching those who utilize both hands, they always seem to be mentally sharper than those singular dominated handed people.
 

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