life hacks for left brain thinkers - cydcor
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LIFE HACKS FOR
LEFT BRAIN THINKERS
Those who identify as “left-brain” thinkers
tend to be more on the analytic and logical
side of the spectrum of thought. Law, finance,
engineering and the sciences are some of
the many industries that those analytical
types tend to fall into.
But in an age of innovation, those more
systematic thinkers might need a kick-start
for creativity to keep up. While there are
distinct verbal and analytic styles of thinking
associated with different hemispheres of the
brain, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t able
to delve into more creative areas.
Unfortunately, a large portion of the
population believes left-brain thinkers
struggle with creativity or aren’t able to
generate new ideas. While one might
become set in a pattern, it is still possible to
break out of this limited method of thinking.
Author Daniel Coyle’s book The Talent Code
describes in detail what physically happens
to the brain when someone develops a new
skill. In order to properly build up your brain
to receive and keep new thought processes,
knowledge and skills, Coyle calls for a need
of what he names deep practice, which is
exactly what it sounds like: practice.
Learning and performing a new action
involves firing an electrical signal through a
neural pathway.
Every time this happens, it thickens the
myelin sheath that surrounds nerve fibers. The
thicker the myelin sheath around the neural
pathway, the more easily and effectively we
use it.
What are ways we can “hack” our right-side
brain and begin to let it out of the box? Some
tips to start thinking creatively are simple:
Sign your name in the way you’ve
developed, then re-sign it—backwards. Just
the mere motion of attempting to break out
of what you would normally do fires the right
brain hemisphere. Try signing your name in
different writing styles. Upside down. In a
spiral. In loops. Repeat this until you are able
to sign in all different designs and directions.
The right hemisphere aids in your ability to
move in an unfamiliar way—such as dance.
Just as we must take steps to learn new
moves—a yoga position, a straighter posture,
or running style—our brains must use a similar
process to learn how to think differently.
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