Need a Burst of Creativity? Switch Your ‘Mouse’ Hand
Posted October 1, 2010 | Laura Christianson
Have you ever stared at your computer, waiting for inspiration to strike?
Here’s a quick tip I picked up at Daniel Scocco’s DailyBlogTips:
Use your non-dominant hand to operate your mouse.
It’s all about stimulating those neural connections between the right and left sides of your brain, says Daniel. Doing something out-of-the-ordinary exercises your brain and may jolt it right out of writer’s block.
So, move that mouse to the opposite side of your computer right now and give it a try.
How does it feel?
Great observation – I use a left handed mouse generally, but since I use so many random computers, I am forever switching back and forth. The best is watching someone pickup my mouse, move it back and forth, then give up in disgust…
As someone who’s ambidextrous, I find it’s more a case of using what feels right at the particular time. I often am in the middle of some fine motor skill and feel the overwhelming urge to switch hands.
Great observation – I use a left handed mouse generally, but since I use so many random computers, I am forever switching back and forth. The best is watching someone pickup my mouse, move it back and forth, then give up in disgust…
As someone who’s ambidextrous, I find it’s more a case of using what feels right at the particular time. I often am in the middle of some fine motor skill and feel the overwhelming urge to switch hands.