Erwaman's Personal Journal - December 2012

Interesting! I like the idea that you're using this opportunity to be more aware of the minutiae of everyday life. I think it's very easy to go through life without thinking too much about the habitual patterns we have. But I mean, there's a reason our brains do that, it's to make us more efficient and save our processing power for novelty. Maybe we tend to be one-handed (either right or left) in order for us to become really skilled at doing tasks with that hand. Maybe if we always alternated, we'd be just kind of mediocre at doing it with each hand.

On the other hand (...), maybe the non-dominant hand can be kind of a blank slate. I was thinking about how terrible my handwriting was. I wonder if I trained up my left hand from scratch, now that I'm more aware of these things, if I could get as efficient as writing as I do with my right hand, but teach it to be neater.

Oh, and I typically soap in a neutral position. Right foot first. Gloves last. I tried tying my shoelaces like <a href="http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm">this</a> for a while, but I haven't worn shoes with laces for a while. (I wonder if you allow html here...).

There are some things I don't attempt "left-handed", like playing a racket sport. I think some things require too much strength and coordination and it's unrealistic to try and relearn them with your non-dominant hand, unless you're already (almost) fully ambidextrous. But for simple things like dialing a number or using a screwdriver, it's fun to do them left-handed. I like to feel in control of my body, and being able to do basic motor tasks smoothly with my left hand makes me feel more in control of my body.

Hahaha. I just noticed the "on the other hand (...)" pun. The thing with writing is that it is not a "neutral" activity to begin with like tying your shoelaces or soaping is. We write in English from left-to-right, and by writing right-handed, you don't obstruct your view of the text you've already written and you don't end up smudging it either. It's not as easy with your left-hand. And writing is something you do a lot of, and I feel it would require too much of a time investment to get your left-hand's writing speed and legibility on par with your right hand's. A better goal, in my opinion, would be to focus on improving your right hand's penmanship.

YO, I just looked at Ian Fieggen's site. His knots are so cool. I plan to try out the Ian Knot and Ian Secure Knot soon. Thanks for sharing this!

I just stumbled on this post! A lot of tennis players actually practice playing on their non-dominant hand. My coach beat me using his left hand the other day, actually, even though he is right handed. I would actually venture to say that it is more important to perform actions on left hand side for more muscular balance in the body. For example, my right back is much stronger than my left back because of all the activity I have done using my right hand--hand hops, tennis, etc. So I actually have a relatively significant muscular imbalance.

YO, Ian Fieggen's site is pretty legit! Did you try out the Ian Knot and the Ian Secure Knot?

:). WOW. I can't imagine beating someone with my left hand, except at cubing. Is your coach ambidextrous?

I learned the Ian Knot and have been using it for the past 3 months. I haven't learned the Ian Secure Knot yet -- when I need secure laces, such as when I run, I just do a Ian Knot and then a normal double knot.

My coach is most certainly not ambidextrous. His stroke motion looked incredibly bad, but it was a good lesson because it taught me that a match is more of a battle with yourself. Regardless of what the opponent is doing, he is most likely there to win. He will do anything to win. You have to keep true to your strokes, your game, and calmly and strategically execute.

I learned the Ian Knot as well, though I had to reverse it because I tie my starting knot the opposite way be default, haha. I tried the Ian Secure Knot once - it wasn't bad. I want to try his lacing technique for my tennis shoes because some of the lacing patterns prevent the lower parts from losing tension, which is really good.

What was his left-handed serve like? Pretty bad and weak as well? Why do you think he still won with his off hand?

Cool! Maybe I'll learn the Ian Secure Knot and use that instead of a regular double knot when running.

Oh, note that I talked about LACING patterns, which is different from tying the knot. This is probably too late since you already ran the marathon, but for future reference.

Ooh. I dunno how big a difference lacing or knotting technique makes. It might be cool to learn, but I feel that the lacing the shoes came with + a standard double knot was probably good enough. It was the shoes and the training (especially the training) that made the real difference.

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