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Are There Any Left-Handed Warriors Here?

by Hesaidblissfully
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Besides me, of course

No real reason I asked. Just curious. How does it feel being a left-handed marketer in a right-handed marketers world? Do you use your mouse with your left hand or right hand?
#handedness #left #left handed
  • Profile picture of the author tommyp
    Well, not really equal on both hands but I'm somewhat ambidextrous. It sorta doesn't matter either way if I had to use my left versus my right or vice versa although I'm way more used to using my right. So I don't really have your handicap and should probably leave this thread.
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    • Profile picture of the author Hesaidblissfully
      Originally Posted by tommyp View Post

      Well, not really equal on both hands but I'm somewhat ambidextrous. It sorta doesn't matter either way if I had to use my left versus my right or vice versa although I'm way more used to using my right. So I don't really have your handicap and should probably leave this thread.
      lol that's okay. I always wanted to be able to use either hand, but didn't have the patience to train myself to use my right. Although I do use my right for certain things (throwing, using a mouse).
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  • Profile picture of the author mmickey
    Interesting question

    I'm right handed...but I am left handed sometimes
    I use mouse with my left hand
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  • Profile picture of the author valerieSONORA
    No, but several family members are left handed. Is it a genetic thing? Must be. Once I decided to "switch" to be a left hander, possibly out of boredom or an over active imagination. My handwriting is very messy as a leftie So I'll stick to being right handed.
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    • Profile picture of the author Hesaidblissfully
      Originally Posted by annoyedgirl View Post

      No, but several family members are left handed. Is it a genetic thing? Must be. Once I decided to "switch" to be a left hander, possibly out of boredom or an over active imagination. My handwriting is very messy as a leftie So I'll stick to being right handed.
      Actually everybody's handwriting is messy as a leftie, so don't feel bad.
      Since we write from left to right (in English anyway), lefties tend to smudge ink, because our hand is moving over what we just printed, whereas righties don't have that problem.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I am ambidextrous, too, but favor my left. I write left, but could do right if I had to. I bowl left - golf right.

    I really don't see the big issue with it. Every now and again you run into a tool which requires a righty, but other than that I think the whole issue is a dinosaur of earlier, more superstitious, eras gone by.
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    • Profile picture of the author Wakunahum
      I'm left handed.

      I learned how to do most things with the right hand first since that's how things were shown, but I still favor my left. Things such as throwing a ball, batting, catch, bowling, hammer, etc. I can do with both hands equally well.

      I never tried writing with my right hand though.

      I do use a mouse with my right hand cause growing up it was easier to just keep it on the same settings as everyone else in the family.

      I think most right handed people could use their left hand if they just tried since it's really just programming your brain's muscle movements to that hand. Using your "other" hand is a learned skill. Read about how the brain and muscles systems work and stop thinking you can only use one hand cause that's such a limiting idea especially when we scientifically know you can train muscle movements. I find it odd that there are people that can't really use one hand for anything outside of carrying something.
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      • Profile picture of the author ShayB
        My mom is a leftie, so she taught me how to do most things left-handed.

        I have 1 leftie child.

        I favor my right hand.
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      • Profile picture of the author Hesaidblissfully
        Originally Posted by Wakunahum View Post

        I think most right handed people could use their left hand if they just tried since it's really just programming your brain's muscle movements to that hand.
        Yeah anyone can learn to use either hand if they need to, and given enough time. My grandmom was born left handed, but she went to a Catholic school back in the 30's where that was frowned upon, so they made her learn to write with her right, so she's a righty now.
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  • Profile picture of the author valerieSONORA
    Anyone know why most people are rightys while very few are lefties?
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  • Profile picture of the author jazzpot
    I'm a leftie too but it is my weakest side
    I eat with my left, write with my left
    but used to fall off my bycicle when I was young if I tried to steer with my left only! :-( lol

    ps: I use my mouse with my right

    What a wickedly strange question are you bored? lol
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    • Profile picture of the author Hesaidblissfully
      Originally Posted by jazzpot View Post

      I'm a leftie too but it is my weakest side
      I eat with my left, write with my left
      but used to fall off my bycicle when I was young if I tried to steer with my left only! :-( lol

      ps: I use my mouse with my right

      What a wickedly strange question are you bored? lol
      Hahaha wickedly strange questions are my specialty
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