Are you Right or Left Brain dominant? A Test

Quick, which direction is she twirling?



If you say clockwise, you may be Right- brain dominant. Counter- clockwise means Left- brain preference.

I'm not sure this is exactly super scientific but one thing is fascinating. I saw clockwise first. (No surprise for those who know me.) But, then my eye scanned elsewhere on the page, and when I returned my eyes directly to her she'd flipped directions - I was perceiving counter-clockwise.

I was actually kinda freaked. I looked at her some more trying to "see" clockwise turning. Nothing, still anti-clockwise.

Then I started reading the list of attributes below and halfway down one stack of words there was perceptible shift in the corner of my eye. Damn! She'd reverted back to clockwise as I was assimilating the bullet points. Below is the list of attributes. Try it and see how it works for you.

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS uses logic detail oriented facts rule words and language present and past math and science can comprehend knowing acknowledges order/pattern perception knows object name reality based forms strategies practical safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS uses feeling "big picture" oriented imagination rules symbols and images present and future philosophy & religion can "get it" (i.e. meaning) believes appreciates spatial perception knows object function fantasy based presents possibilities impetuous risk taking

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In a way, she really is a like a tachometer for our brains. As I was perceiving her in right-brain mode, my left side, home to theories and chunks of knowledge (words, words, words!) began to kick in to attempt an answer to "what's going on here?" That flip of focus seems to carry with it a different set of eyes. What's it mean? I'll save what I think for the book (OK, for a taste click on Brain, Metaphor Archetype, Brand at right). But here's something: Beware Power Pointers and Bullet Listers: Halfway through the list of bullets is where I, at least, flipped on Right-Brain without consciously deciding to. My brain took over and wanted not lists or packeted discipline, but instead, all-at-once imagery. In other words, in order to keep my attention on that list of points, after about 3 seconds the words would have needed to start doing something with each other or to my cones and rods. Your mileage may vary. Whadaya think?

Link

UPDATE: I've gone ahead and broken the GIF down into frames (34) here. Nope, it's not a cheap reverse-direction thing. Click the link for some thoughts on how our brains' might infer different directions for her.


and we see some possible reason

Innovate? But it's raining, Fouro.

Innovate? But it's raining, Fouro.

Been quite bz around here in the first qtr, so, in lieu of catching up with some lame posts I thought I'd upload some of what we've been exploring and sharing. These are sized down so a click or two to "view image in new window" should make them legible. See any patterns?









































I'll bet your brain hurts after all that.

Miller's Law

The proper response when someone says, "My toaster is talking to me!" is "What is your toaster saying?", followed by very careful and attentive listening.

Heh. That's from an excerpt of Language in Emergency Medicine, by Suzette Elgin. Worth a look to me because, when we think about it, being responsive to dynamic changes in business puts us all in an ER time- and decision-frame. Good info is in short supply, tensions may be high, noise levels extreme and granularity off the charts. Now go fix it/them/us!

Speaking of orientation-enhancing gut checks, how about that affinity/adaptability thing?



Via the British Medical Journal, Dec 2004 and mo bloggy places

Take it easy. You're making us look bad.

Take it easy. You're making us look bad.

"We have to walk before we can run."

Overheard that nugget being used to flog a really smart person today.

Bullshit.

Infants have to walk before they run. But they only run if their parents let them; only if those parents remember that falling and getting a boo-boo is part of growth and ambition.

But "walk before we can run" gets used by 45-year olds overseeing 30-year olds all working for 75-year old companies. Not too many diapers in those boardrooms. Just plenty of "wubbies."

No, "We" don't run because those who can grant permission--encourage the running--prefer to walk. Walking is a higher percentage endeavor in their eyes. A lower exertion one, too. Running is not their ambition, exposure makes them anxious. Horizons make them squint.

Problem is, people are hard-wired to run. And to admire the fleet of foot. And to follow them. In business and evolution, running is a primary adaptation that allowed man to climb to the top of the heap. Running ahead too far has it's dangers certainly, but those are issues of direction and purpose, not speed--running just to run, to feel or look busy, not to get somewhere. Too bad Darwin proves the "walk before we run" business people wrong. Too bad, for all of us, that what "walk before we run" people really usually mean is: I prefer camouflage to speed. And average over ambition.

Run. As soon as you can walk. You'll encounter more numerous useful experiences. You won't get eaten as easily. And you'll like who you become.