The two sides of the human brain have distinct abilities
unique to either the right side or left side.
An individual's strengths and weaknesses are often based on which side
of the brain is dominant. It's always
been presented to me as left-brained being the logical, methodical, and
pragmatic side and right-brained is the creative side. There have been books written on this
phenomenon.
At least that's the way I've always understood left vs.
right brain.
The first thought is that writers must be right-brained
since writing is a creative effort. And
many writers are also involved in other creative endeavors such as various
forms of the arts and music. But it
seems to me that's only partly true.
As a writer, I certainly deal with my right brain creative
side. But as a writer, I also need my
left brain methodical, logical, pragmatic side as part of my creative
effort. I would consider doing research
as being methodical left-brained. And
then there's the switch over from right brain creative to left brain logical
when writers go into edit mode. And that
edit mode is necessary in order to take a creative effort and hone it into a
marketable effort.
I recently came across a ten question quiz to test whether
someone is a right brain thinker or a left brain thinker. Not sure I agree with all the conclusions,
but I found it interesting.
Are you ready?
1) Are you better at math and science than art
and literature?
If your answer is YES:
People who are left-brained thinkers (logic) are often better at math
and science over art and literature.
If your answer is NO:
People who are right-brained thinkers (creative) are usually better at
art and literature than math and science.
2) Do you love playing sports outdoors over
reading indoors?
If your answer is YES:
Right-brain thinkers (creative) enjoy the great outdoors and athletics.
If your answer is NO:
People who are left-brained (logic) usually prefer staying indoors and
reading.
3) Do you prefer verbal communication over
physical communication?
If your answer is YES:
Left-brain thinkers (logic) love to work things out by talking.
If your answer is NO:
Right-brain thinkers (creative) believe actions speak louder than words.
4) Would you rather draw pictures freehand
instead of putting together a model airplane?
If your answer is YES:
Those who are right-brained (creative) are not fans of tremendous
structure and prefer having some creativity at work.
If your answer is NO:
Those who are left-brained (logic) are in need of structure and prefer
having specific guidelines at work.
5) Do you like being in groups more than being
alone?
If your answer is YES:
Group oriented people are usually right-brained (creative).
If your answer is NO:
Loners are usually left-brained (logic).
6) When given instructions, are lots of pictures
easier to understand than text?
If your answer is YES:
Right-brained (creative) people love picture explanations.
If your answer is NO:
Left-brained (logic) people much prefer text explanations.
7) Have you noticed that you're better at
providing the details and necessary information for a project than coming up
with the initial idea?
If your answer is YES:
Left-brained (logic) are more into processing information and details
than being involved in the creative process.
If your answer is NO:
Right-brained (creative) are more interested in the initial creative
process rather than the information gathering.
8) Do you need a quiet environment when you are
working?
If your answer is YES:
Left-brain (logic) people usually need quiet environments.
If your answer is NO:
Right-brain (creative) people don't mind a bustling background as they
work.
9) Would you enjoy helping someone solve a
relationship problem more than a math problem?
If your answer is YES:
Solving relationship problems is a natural for right-brain thinkers
(creative).
If your answer is NO:
Solving math and technical problems is right up the alley of the
left-brained (logic).
10) If you were a writer, would you prefer to
write non-fiction books instead of fiction?
If your answer is YES:
The left-brained (logic) are obsessed with details and truth.
If your answer is NO:
The right-brained (creative) are more imaginative.
As I said, there are some conclusions that I disagree
with. How about you?
2 comments:
Shawna, thank you for the great and informative post. I also disagreed with one or two conclusions, but most of the reasonings gave me my answer.
JoAnne: Thanks, I'd glad you enjoyed it. I'm not sure there's such a thing as coming up with a list that everyone agrees with. :)
Thanks for your comment.
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