According to the Left vs. Right: Which Side Are You On? test, I surprisingly answered all 18 questions as a left-brained person. While reading the various descriptions before I took the test, I was really unsure in which category I fit because I thought that I sided with both left-brained and right-brained responses, and that it depended on the situation for my brain to react in either manner. The one line that stood out to me in the description was where it said, “If you are left brained....you complete tasks in order and take pleasure in checking them off when they are accomplished.” I found this extremely funny because that was exactly what I was doing to all my readings for Idea Development; as I got through each one, I put a check mark on the cover page to let myself know that I had just completed them. However, I had no way of knowing that I would answer all 18 questions without using the right side of my brain.
Since I am considered to be left-brained, I supposedly think linearly, which means that I process information in a straightforward manner. This goes hand in hand with the next step, which states that think sequentially, which means that I start from the beginning and go to the end. The example states that a right-brained person may need to know the overall topic when learning something in detail; I do not believe this is the case for me, as I pick up on information as it comes to me and I am able to process and draw conclusions from that information. Therefore, I am indeed a left-brained person. It also states that left-brained people are good spellers. The next category, in which left-brained people process information through symbols versus right-brained people absorbing information through concrete examples, is a little bit murkier. I am able to learn from symbols and words, especially when I reread my own notes, but then I am reacting through visualizing concrete examples. However, I do think in a logical manner; when I come up with answers, it is usually because I have gone step by step in order to guarantee the best answer possible. I rarely guess when trying to figure something out. i am also able to verbally express myself, which is another aspect of being left-brained. Nevertheless, I have no sense of direction whatsoever, so when I give directions to someone, I have a hard time doing so without visualizing the locations in my head; therefore, I believe I fail that aspect of being left-brained. Last but not least, I am able to adapt to my environment, as much as it usually pains me to do so. I am usually one set in my ways, as I am a linear, organized person; however, if something is out of my comfort zone, I will usually go the extra distance to force myself to be uncomfortable, because, after all, it helps me to be a broader person in the end. In doing so, though, I do not cross boundaries or rules; I am a fairly obedient person, and the rules in life need to be respected. This is one of the reasons why I did so well in high school. Although I would procrastinate like no tomorrow, my own system of completing tasks would work in the end, and I would do well. This was especially true since I was able to adapt to new situations and to build off of what I had already learned in order to improve my basis of knowledge.
Although I can draw, at least in the sense that I can copy what I see, and although I love movies and the creative aspect behind movies, I just do not think creatively to the point where I can come up with my own amazing ideas. I can work off of ideas that already exist, just like I can copy a picture of something that already exists, but I cannot draw something off the top of my head; my brain just does not work like that. This has led me to want to become either a movie critic or another profession that involves a more logically-based system for developing and nurturing ideas.
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