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HOW TO BECOME AMBIDEXTROUS IN 6 EASY STEPS - Odt
HOW TO BECOME AMBIDEXTROUS IN 6 EASY STEPS - Odt
EASY STEPS
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Today we have prepared something quite different than the usual!
Ambidexterity is the ability to use both of your hands equally, whether it’s something more
advanced such as hand lettering or calligraphy or as simple as brushing your teeth in the morning.
Diego Irigoyen will be teaching you how to start practicing writing with your non-dominant hand
in order to boost not only your lettering skills but your creativity and learning in general!
Here are some of the things Diego will be teaching you in this article:
• The importance of ambidexterity
• Accelerated learning
• The two brains – The left and right hemisphere
• 6 simple steps to get you started
Learning how to write with your non-dominant hand may seem a daunting task,
but don’t worry!
Diego made sure to include simple and comprehensive drills that even very beginners will be able
to start discovering the world of ambidexterity.
Enjoy!
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Over the past 6 years
I have spent thousands of hours training my non-dominant hand, in this case my left hand, to
write and draw.
For the last three years I have taught all ages, from elementary and middle school students
to college students and adults in prison, how to also begin writing with both hands.
Most have the initial impression of
“Cool, I could never do that”
and yet I have not had one student who wasn’t able to do it and see improvement in their
own technical abilities.
Now you might be thinking,
“Why should I write with both hands?”
Back in 2012, my mentor Michael J. Lavery, author and founder of Whole Brain Power, told me
that the reason I was doing bad in school was because my brain was unfit for the task.
So, ambidexterity was an exercise that would help my brain become stronger so that I could do well
in school and to my surprise,
it worked.
Within 3 months
• I had the greatest attention I’d ever had in my life,
• my memory was sharper than ever,
• and I had so much more energy through the day.
More importantly as a conceptual and fine artist, I began noticing some real radical changes. I was
learning new technical tasks more quickly, I was experiencing greater fine more control, and I was
thinking more creatively than ever.
But you’re interested in learning and improving your hand lettering and calligraphy skills,
am I right? So, how can ambidexterity help you? Well, over the last six years I have noticed some
radical results from training myself and teaching others to become ambidextrous through the pen.
Figure 1: Practicing left handed in mirror image and right handed forward to expedite the skill
proficiency of my right hand