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I tried to train myself to become ambidextrous at one point. I failed, but in the process, I learned a few interesting things - one of which was that it was fa

I tried to train myself to become ambidextrous at one point. I failed, but in the process, I learned a few interesting things - one of which was that it was far easier for me to train myself to competently use my left hand for mousing than for writing. This might be the case for you, too - try using your left hand to mouse for a day or two and see if you can get the hang of it.

michael-ax 5y ago
EXACTLY! I just came back to add this observation. I started to code at 14. At 20 i was consulting and ran across my first system with a mouse. I quickly realized that there was no profit in using it with my right hand since that was needed for numpad and shift selects etc. So I moved the mouse to the left and never looked back. My hand just goes there when it makes sense -- never breaking my focus or the close-contact my right has with the keyboard. That has made this entire discussion about mouse good/bad a non-issue. It may take some time to train yourself if you're not a puppy anymore, but its worth stepping out of that argument and into something else. "for crying out loud", "they even moved the f-keys to the top row so that you can have the mouse on the left of your keyboard!" /<smiles> (p.s. op .. at 36 i learned to play the conga and that allowed me to go crazy with the ambidexterity like nothing else, ever. just buy a set and give it a go!)
lordgroff 5y ago
I'm left handed and use the right hand for the mouse. I can also use it just fine with the left hand but see no benefit. And yeah, writing is a different story entirely, although as another bizarre anecdote, I can write text on the chalkboard pretty much equally as well with my left and right.