Are You Right-Brained Or Left-Brained?
- by Marin Johnson
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Is the left or right side of your brain dominant? Each side of the brain provides unique skills and abilities. Those with a dominant left side have great mathematical and logical talent, while those with a dominant right side are gifted in creativity. Find out about your natural-born talent.
The left side of the brain is in charge of logical tasks such as breaking things down into steps, detecting patterns, and organizing thoughts into words. People with dominant left brains are adept at math and science, and can learn sequential tasks more quickly. Famous people with dominant left brains include Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking, and Albert Einstein.
The right side of the brain is the center of creative thought and emotional intelligence. People with dominant left brains have a talent for letting their artistry flow in a wide variety of creative endeavors. They are natural public speakers and great inventors. Famous people with dominant right brains include J. K. Rowling, Martin Luther King Jr., and Socrates.
Which side of your brain drives your talents and personality? Do you have strong creative abilities or a honed logical mind? Find out what makes you unique. Start the quiz below to find out.
Are you Bart or Lisa?
Who is your boss: rules or anarchy? When no one is there to tell you what to do, are you in your room doing homework or skateboarding around town causing mischief? Which of these two classic cartoon characters is you in a nutshell? Which one can you not relate to in the slightest?
Fantasy or sci-fi?
Do you like a colorful, magical world in which everything is possible or do you only get that same giddy feeling if there is a scientific explanation for why people can reach the heights that they do? Is your fiction grounded in careful thought or set loose to achieve heights that are not possible through science?
Are you Shaggy or Velma?
Are you the one who spends all their time working diligently or the one who always stumbles on the right answer at the last minute? Do you find your motivation in your imagination or in what you can see in front of you? Do you let life take you where it may, or do you plan a path before taking a single step?
Do you use recipes?
When you cook, that is if you cook, how much do you rely on precise measurements of time and ingredients? Do you hit a timer to make sure everything comes out just so, or do you let the food cook until you venture over to perform the next step? How much do you measure in the kitchen?
Are you Harry or Hermione?
What would you do when first dipping your toes into the wizarding world? Would you freak out, look for answers, and stick your nose where it doesn't belong, or would you put your head down and study? How would you strive to become the best witch or wizard that you can become?
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
Would you consider a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Sure, you wouldn't want it in a fruit salad, but it can be hardly called a vegetable based on how it grows from a tree. Do you go by the scientific definition or do you look at how it is used? This gives insight into how you analyze the world around you.
Are you Luke or Han Solo?
Is the force with you, or do you have to find your own way around? Do you follow the moral rules taught to you, or do you often dismiss them and search for your own? Whose path would you take on a journey through space a long, long time ago?
Pick a Superhero.
Which hero thinks like you? Which hero has the solution which may be able to shield the innocents from the ravages of super villains? Do you see yourself in one of these heroes? Do their techniques seem like something you might do if only you had the chance? Which hero speaks to you?
Which would you rather wear?
Are you the type to match by color or pattern? Do you look for simplicity in a good match or is a little chaos part of the outfit experience? From the perspective of you and only you, with your personal brain, which outfit is the best fit? Which one would you not be caught dead wearing?
Pick a clock.
When it's time to check the clock, which would you rather look at? Do you want something exact down to pinpoint accuracy, or something more pleasant to look at even if it sacrifices some information? Everyone has to check the time throughout the day, but would you rather sugar-coat the experience or make it simple and precise?
Are you Tony the Tiger or Lucky the Leprechaun?
What is your message to the kids of TV-raised America? Is your message a simple one of getting strong and facing your fears, or a more subtle message that quietly seems to recommend cleverness and bending the rules? Are you a mascot of creativity or of taking the well trodden road?
Choose a garden.
Which garden would you rather see every day while commuting around town? Do you like the straight lines and organized planting of the first, or do you like the blending and free form of the second? Which garden would you rather have around? Does one look more inviting than the other?
Are you a cat person or a dog person?
What kind of pet do you like? Do you like the independent nature of a cat ortho away a dog will keep you company no matter what? Do you like a dependable pet or a wacky companion? A dog is just like its owner, or so they say. Is the same true for a cat?
Pick a school subject.
What are your passions? Do you prefer the cut and dry subjects with a single right answer, or do you like to explore a subject inside and out to really make it your own? Is a concrete fact too dry for you, or is a holistic approach too fluid? Where do your learning allegiances lie?
Are you Liz Lemon or Jack Donaghy?
When it comes to business, do you scamper your way through the day like a chicken with your head cut off? Do you keep your eye on the prize or do you bounce from one storm to another? What is your style for getting through at day at the office, for better or worse?
Pick an Einstein quote.
Which quote really speaks to you on a fundamental level? Which one perfectly correlates to how your brain works and therefore how you see the world? Is your mind organized and attracted to logical thought or fluid and more interested in creativity? These famous people may very well also have dominant right and left brains, just like you.
Johnny Depp or Hugh Jackman?
Which actor will always get you to watch the movie, even in the theater for the full price of the ticket? Which gets you pumped to sit down in front of the screen? Who do you relate to the best, the wacky Johnny Depp or the serious Hugh Jackman? Which one speaks to your soul?
How do you draw?
When you want to draw something, do you turn to the regimented instructions of a book or do you let your imagination fly and hope for the best? The answer may change if you make illustrations professionally, but what if you are just sketching for fun? Which of the two of these provides the full drawing experience to you?
Are you Starbuck or Adama?
Do you think with your heart? Would you rather work hands-on or on paper? Are you a brainstormer or a quick thinker? Do you weigh each idea heavily or do you follow the first idea that you think will work? Are you happier on the spot or in the background?
Choose a dream job.
If you could start over with a new career and knowing what you know about life, where would you be headed? Is there a talent you discovered long after school was over which you would love to set loose? Is there a trim job which you are still working to achieve, or perhaps you have even gotten there?
Are you Sherlock or Clouseau?
Who do you relate to the most? Which techniques would you most like to use in your own crime investigation work? Do you enjoy the whimsical nature of certain shows, or do you look for the ones with real grounding and explanations? Do you love when a clever detective weaves together the little detains that everyone else ignores?
Which would you rather be?
Do you crave the life of a unicorn, or the power of a wizard? Is the mathematical nature of alchemy attractive to you, or would you rather be let loose from the bounds of rules and be a flying lizard? Is the existence of flying lizards in mythology annoying to you, or does it unleash your own deep imagination?
Pick a cake.
Which cake would you rather see in front of you on your birthday? Which would you pick out for a dear one's party? Do you enjoy the traditional look of the first cake, or does it seem too old-fashioned and in need of a new look? Which would you want to eat?
Are you Violet or Dash?
Do you put thought into each of your actions before proceeding or are you ready for action from the getgo? Do you charge ahead, or are you not afraid to linger behind? Do you go your own way or do you like it living in the crowd? Which of the children from The Incredibles are you the most similar to, at least in terms of personality?
Pick a sport.
Which ball games suits your style? Does it only feel fair when the rules are broken down and serious, or can you appreciate something a little more random? Which of these quarts will always draw your attention when it's on TV, rerun or not? Which one makes you grab for the remote?
Are you Jerry or Kramer?
If you knock on the door before entering the room, if you pay your rent regularly, if you say please and thank you to strangers, you may be a Jerry. The rest of us, well, we're Kramers. If you regularly find yourself in bizarre situations, if you have so much energy you don't know what to do with it, you might just be a Kramer.
Bring 3 items to be deserted on an island.
What do you bring with you to be deserted on an island? It's hard to say exactly what are you know you are going to be deserted and why you would go along with the plan if you knew this was going to happen, but just for fun, which of these four sets of emergency supplies would you bring with you?
Are you Rick or Morty?
Would you rather be out on an unexplored planet solving wacky mysteries or in class passing notes to your crush? Are you the one in your group of friends to recommend the crazy hijinks or to remind everyone that you have to get up in the morning? Do you prefer the routine or the unpredictable?
Star Wars or Star Trek?
Fans of the Star Trek series know that it is about so much more than space fights. The plot is a balance of careful diplomacy and moral quandaries. The Star Wars movies are about the struggle of good and evil but the extended universe brings into question whether there is more than one way to use the force.
What do you like most about your job?
What makes you say that one job and leave another? What motivates you to come into work each day even when you don't feel up to it? What convinces you that you have found the right place? What is the hardest thing to give up when thinking of moving to a different job?
Are you Phoebe or Ross?
Are you the brain of the group or the conscience? Do you always have a logical explanation, or do you look for more in the world around you? Are you content with the life you have or do you strive for more? When you are trying to do something nice for a friend, whose route would you take?
Pick a sandwich.
Which of these sandwiches is most likely to be on your plate on a Saturday afternoon? Which of these would you think to make or prefer to eat? Do you care about the mess or the fun that comes along with eating a sandwich more? Do you believe that eating a sandwich should be fun at all?
Are you Walter or Jesse?
If you were to engage in a dangerous activity like boiling dangerous chemicals, would you mix in a little chili pepper? Is the entire idea of adding it enough to throw you into a rage? Which do you value more in your line of work: logic or creativity? Perhaps you're not so different from Walter and Jesse after all.
Are you Finn or Jake?
What is in an adventure for you? Do you love the raw thrill of having no idea what is coming next? Do you tend to take the responsible role and guide your friends through the unknown? Are you the big sibling or the little sibling in your life, whether surrounded by friends or actual brothers and sisters?
Are you Leela or Fry?
Would you consider yourself the goofball of the group, or are you the one to keep everyone else in line? Do you feel sad when you see other people breaking the rules for are you the one to start the revolution? Do you live by the law or your own rules?
