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The whole idea of "right vs left brained" has been extremely harmful. There's probably a lot of "technical" people who never think about doing what you did beca
by peruvian 10y ago
The whole idea of "right vs left brained" has been extremely harmful. There's probably a lot of "technical" people who never think about doing what you did because they say "that's not my kind of activity".
- avindroth 10y agoI dislike "right vs. left brained" as a term to define people. We are all right and left-brained (duh). We can also train our brain; we may be predisposed one way, but we are not predestined to be "right-brained" or "left-brained". I like the distinction when used to denote different modes of one brain. Barbara Oakley talks about them as "focused" vs. "diffused" modes[1]. There are moments of high-presure analysis and low-pressure creativity. The distinction helps to leverage these modes in solving problems. [1]: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O96fE1E-rf8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O96fE1E-rf8