Oh NO!!!!, I'm a Leftist!

“So I happened upon this "right-brain / left-brain" test & for some silly reason I took it. When I first saw "The Results", I almost puked. I was a left-brain person!! Silly me, I equated that with being a left-leaning person.

Then I went a little further & wanted to understand what that meant. Was I actually going to support Hillary for Pres?? OHMYGOD, where is the closest gun I can use to shoot myself!!

Oops... what it really means is this:

Reality-Based Vs. Fantasy-Oriented Processing

The left side of the brain deals with things the way they are-with reality. When left brain students are affected by the environment, they usually adjust to it. Not so with right brain students. They try to change the environment! Left brain people want to know the rules and follow them. In fact, if there are no rules for situations, they will probably make up rules to follow! Left brain students know the consequences of not turning in papers on time or of failing a test. But right brain students are sometimes not aware that there is anything wrong. So, if you are right brain, make sure you constantly ask for feedback and reality checks. It's too late the day before finals to ask if you can do extra credit. Keep a careful record of your assignments and tests. Visit with your professor routinely. While this fantasy orientation may seem a disadvantage, in some cases it is an advantage. The right brain student is creative. In order to learn about the digestive system, you may decide to "become a piece of food! And since emotion is processed on the right side of the brain, you will probably remember well anything you become emotionally involved in as you are trying to learn.

These are just some of the differences that exist between the left and right hemispheres, but you can see a pattern. Because left brain strategies are the ones used most often in the classroom, right brain students sometimes feel inadequate. However, you now know that you can be flexible and adapt material to the right side of your brain. Likewise, those of you who are predominantly left brain know that it would be wise to use both sides of the brain and employ some right brain strategies.

OK, so now I'm OK again. The reference to "Fantasy-Based Processing" most assuredly does apply to the lefty / socialist types I've encountered, as we all know they DO live in some fantasy-land.

So I'm now proud to report that my decision-making process is "REALITY-BASED"! My friends on the other side make their decisions from a "FANTASY-BASED" perspective!

(But we all knew that, anyway, didn't we?)

Just thought you all would enjoy... you should take one of the many right/left brain tests, the results might surprise you!

Here's one... but there are a lot of them out there! http://www.web-us.com/brain/LRBrain.html”

“"You responded as a right brained person to 8 questions, and you responded as a left brained person to 10 questions. According to the Hemispheric Dominance test, you use your left brain the most."

Of course this right brained - left brained stuff is part (right brained( fantasy.
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