▲ 72 ▼ Today is International Lefthanders Day. Lefties of CasualConversation, any stories to share? (en.wikipedia.org) submitted 2 years ago by Servais@discuss.tchncs.de to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) I have a few left-handed friends, and it always surprised me how hard it can be to find a mouse or scissors suited for them permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) I’m left-handed but I use my right hand for mousing and cutting. That’s never been a problem for me. On the other hand, (ha) I actually only use my left hand to write and to eat. For nearly everything else I use my right. EDIT: apparently I discovered this morning I also use my left hand to shave. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hamsammy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I do things very similar! Write, eat, pull open doors and drawers with my left. However I grab and carry, use scissors, wipe, use a mouse, and brush my teeth with my right. Anything else is literally either hand. This is actually called mixed-handed and I find it to be so much more useful rather than restricting myself to one handed living - I can scroll using a mouse wheel with my right as I take handwritten notes with my left. Once you start to see your ability as not being restricted by your hand choice I think you may find this fact about yourself to be super cool and unique as well as highly useful! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 years ago Interesting, thanks for sharing! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Scissors I get but I and many other left handed people I know just use their mouse with their right hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Indeed, but it must be quite annoying. I imagine having to use my mouse with my left hand, would be really weird, not just because I'm not used to it, but because this is not my main hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I learned to do some basic things like that with my left hand after developing chronic tendinitis in my right. Brushing my teeth or eating, for example. It'd be surprisingly easy if it was just moving the cursor, but it's so ingrained that the index finger does the main clicking and the middle finger the secondary key that I couldn't get used to it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I grew up using it like that. So it's not weird at all. You also don't feel weird using cutlery in both hands, do you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing. I would probably feel weirder having to cut meat with a knife in my left hand than to pick things with a fork in my right hand. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Been in IT for over 20-years and have never seen anyone using a mouse on the left. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 years ago I once mentioned to a left handed friend that I should really own my leftyness by learning to use a mouse with my left hand. She pointed out that by using our right hand we can also use our left hand to write notes at the same time, which is basically a superpower. That had never occurred to me before. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) I’m left-handed but I use my right hand for mousing and cutting. That’s never been a problem for me. On the other hand, (ha) I actually only use my left hand to write and to eat. For nearly everything else I use my right. EDIT: apparently I discovered this morning I also use my left hand to shave. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hamsammy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I do things very similar! Write, eat, pull open doors and drawers with my left. However I grab and carry, use scissors, wipe, use a mouse, and brush my teeth with my right. Anything else is literally either hand. This is actually called mixed-handed and I find it to be so much more useful rather than restricting myself to one handed living - I can scroll using a mouse wheel with my right as I take handwritten notes with my left. Once you start to see your ability as not being restricted by your hand choice I think you may find this fact about yourself to be super cool and unique as well as highly useful! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 years ago Interesting, thanks for sharing! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hamsammy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I do things very similar! Write, eat, pull open doors and drawers with my left. However I grab and carry, use scissors, wipe, use a mouse, and brush my teeth with my right. Anything else is literally either hand. This is actually called mixed-handed and I find it to be so much more useful rather than restricting myself to one handed living - I can scroll using a mouse wheel with my right as I take handwritten notes with my left. Once you start to see your ability as not being restricted by your hand choice I think you may find this fact about yourself to be super cool and unique as well as highly useful! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 years ago Interesting, thanks for sharing! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Scissors I get but I and many other left handed people I know just use their mouse with their right hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Indeed, but it must be quite annoying. I imagine having to use my mouse with my left hand, would be really weird, not just because I'm not used to it, but because this is not my main hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I learned to do some basic things like that with my left hand after developing chronic tendinitis in my right. Brushing my teeth or eating, for example. It'd be surprisingly easy if it was just moving the cursor, but it's so ingrained that the index finger does the main clicking and the middle finger the secondary key that I couldn't get used to it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I grew up using it like that. So it's not weird at all. You also don't feel weird using cutlery in both hands, do you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing. I would probably feel weirder having to cut meat with a knife in my left hand than to pick things with a fork in my right hand. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Been in IT for over 20-years and have never seen anyone using a mouse on the left. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 years ago I once mentioned to a left handed friend that I should really own my leftyness by learning to use a mouse with my left hand. She pointed out that by using our right hand we can also use our left hand to write notes at the same time, which is basically a superpower. That had never occurred to me before. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Indeed, but it must be quite annoying. I imagine having to use my mouse with my left hand, would be really weird, not just because I'm not used to it, but because this is not my main hand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I learned to do some basic things like that with my left hand after developing chronic tendinitis in my right. Brushing my teeth or eating, for example. It'd be surprisingly easy if it was just moving the cursor, but it's so ingrained that the index finger does the main clicking and the middle finger the secondary key that I couldn't get used to it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I grew up using it like that. So it's not weird at all. You also don't feel weird using cutlery in both hands, do you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing. I would probably feel weirder having to cut meat with a knife in my left hand than to pick things with a fork in my right hand. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I learned to do some basic things like that with my left hand after developing chronic tendinitis in my right. Brushing my teeth or eating, for example. It'd be surprisingly easy if it was just moving the cursor, but it's so ingrained that the index finger does the main clicking and the middle finger the secondary key that I couldn't get used to it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I grew up using it like that. So it's not weird at all. You also don't feel weird using cutlery in both hands, do you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing. I would probably feel weirder having to cut meat with a knife in my left hand than to pick things with a fork in my right hand. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing. I would probably feel weirder having to cut meat with a knife in my left hand than to pick things with a fork in my right hand. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Been in IT for over 20-years and have never seen anyone using a mouse on the left. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 years ago I once mentioned to a left handed friend that I should really own my leftyness by learning to use a mouse with my left hand. She pointed out that by using our right hand we can also use our left hand to write notes at the same time, which is basically a superpower. That had never occurred to me before. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 years ago I once mentioned to a left handed friend that I should really own my leftyness by learning to use a mouse with my left hand. She pointed out that by using our right hand we can also use our left hand to write notes at the same time, which is basically a superpower. That had never occurred to me before. permalink fedilink source parent