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What makes you stand out? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi everyone, i would like to know what makes you stand out from your immediate environment. It could be something physical or a feature that qualifies you.

I'll go first, i have quite large feet from years of moving around barefooted and while growing up, i had to have shoes custom made as most of the good ones were made in general sizes only, i still have trouble getting shoes.

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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 26 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

I'm mixed handed. Not to be confused with being ambidextrous.

Mix handedness (cross dominance) is where each hand is used for different things. I write and use silverware with my left hand but if I were to throw a ball or punch something I'd use my right hand.

Most of the time it results in me not knowing which hand doing a particular thing will be most comfortable with until I do it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

I had no idea there was a word for this, I'm the same way.

[–] RBWells 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Large body dominance is different from fine motor handedness, write with right hand but stronger left side, cartwheel left hand first. Or vice versa. It is interesting as heck.

[–] Jivebunny 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm one of the vice versa. Fine motor left handed, strength right handed. But yeah not ambidextrous. Even the cart wheel hand is the opposite. I find it interesting that exactly these subjects are vice versa.

[–] BugleFingers 2 points 5 months ago

That's exactly how I am, I found out most of it came from my no-clear-dominance eyes. Quick reaction type stuff I usually use my right side, slow steady stuff I use my left side. Archery, shooting, writing, all left handed. Throwing, punching, Frisbee, right handed.

I agree with the unknown comfort with sides when trying something new. Occasionally I'll even end up questioning if the other side is better when I do a very infrequent task. It's like I forgot what hand I normally use