Imagine what it would be like to break your ‘good’ arm or wrist or hand. You must learn to do things with the opposite side. Mundane tasks become exercises in focus. Your brain stretches to adapt. Everything slows down. How would this affect your life?
With this exercise, we’re going to find out (hehe, that almost sounds like a threat….). As much as possible today, try to use your unfamiliar side when doing daily tasks: brushing your teeth, talking on the phone, cooking, pouring water, (writing?) etc.
Notice any differences in your attention that arise by adding this unfamiliar element to otherwise habitual tasks. What feelings came up? Frustration? Gratitude? Did anything surprise you?
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I’m right handed and I learned that I already do a lot of things with my left hand like hold the phone and take tops off of bottles. But it felt weird when I tried to brush my teeth.To zip your fly is really hard to do!!
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Thanks for sharing your discoveries! I agree about tooth-brushing feeling weird–my hand kept twisting up in weird directions somehow. And when talking on the phone I’m somehow left eared as well as left handed. And eating! Try using chopsticks wrong-handed. I couldn’t do it.
Maile