Monday, May 26, 2008

Are you a Right-Brain or Left-Brain Thinker?

Study of the relationship between the brain’s right and left hemispheres.
  • The left half of the brain tends to function by processing information in an analytical, rational, logical, sequential way.The right half of the brain tends to function by recognizing relationships,integrating and synthesizing information, and arriving at intuitive insights.
  • In other words, the left side of your brain deals with a problem or situation by collecting data, making analyses, and using a rational thinking process to reach a logical conclusion. The right side of your brain approaches the same problem or situation by making intuitive leaps to answers based on insights and perceptions.
  • The left brain tends to break information apart for analysis, while the right brain tends to put information together to synthesize a whole picture.
  • If you use the left hand or leg most then your right brain get activated and if you use the right hand or leg most then your left brain get activated.So you can balance this by using your both hands especially left hand or left leg for small small works unknowingly can increase your memory and also visualization.Try this for atleast 2weeks then you will notice the change accordingly.
  • In India 90% of the children write or use right hand more than the left hand.So i wanna tell u that encourage children who are left handers because they can be more intelligent than right handers.
  • Try to draw any picture using your both hands at a time for example, a picture of a person.Left eye with left hand and right eye with right hand simultaniously and complete it accordingly, by doing this you can balance your brain.

I linked to an intriguing visual of a spinning dancer. It is intriguing because some people see her spinning clockwise, whereas others see her spinning counter-clockwise. Moreover, some people are able to make the direction of her spin switch. The article asserts that the direction she spins is an indicator of whether your thinking is dominated by the right side of your brain (clockwise) or the left side of your brain (counter-clockwise).

According to funderstanding.com, left-brain people are supposed to be logical, sequential, rational, analytical, objective, and look at parts. These folks should see her spinning counter-clockwise. Right-brain people, meanwhile, are supposed to be random, intuitive, holistic, synthesizing, subjective, and look at wholes. She should spin clockwise in this case.
People in various professions tend to be either leftbrain or right-brain oriented. Managers, for instance, tend to be left-brain dominant,focusing on organizing, structuring, and controlling situations. Social workers tend to be right-brain dominant, drawing on their ability to relate to emotions to achieve insights about situations.

Power Your Learning


Learning is a natural skill we all have. Yet some people never seem to learn – of course that’s not really true but what is undoubtedly true is that some people learn more quickly than others.

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Improving your performance can happen when you learn from your experiences. If you know HOW to learn then you will be able to do better at whatever you undertake.

Consider these questions:

  • Curiosity – do you like to find out ‘why?’
  • Learning Relationships – can you strike the balance between learning alone and from others?
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  • Creativity – how free are you to try a different way?
  • Resilience – not everything is successful first time around, but do you tend to feel bad or find the belief to ‘believe in yourself’?
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Note

All the quantities mentioned in the recipe are optional.
They can be used according to the taste required.
Because different people like different tastes.
Some like more spicy n some less spicy.
Enjoy the food accordingly.

Food Pyramid

Food Pyramid
The Food Guide Pyramid is an easy way to create a healthy diet. It consists of 6 food groups and 4 levels. You should eat more servings per day from the lower levels, fewer from the higher ones. Your age, gender, activity level and overall health will ultimately determine which type of diet is best for you, but the pyramid is a great place to start.

Grains form the lowest level and the foundation of the pyramid. Grains contain complex carbohydrates, B vitamins, iron, protein, magnesium and fiber. Eat 6 to 11 servings each day (at least 50% of your total calories) from this group, which includes cereals, rice and pasta.


Fruits and vegetables are the next level. These foods are naturally fat- and cholesterol-free, as well as low in sodium. They also contain a rich supply of vitamins A and C, folate, potassium, magnesium and fiber, which may reduce the risk of certain cancers. Be sure to get 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables every day.

Dairy, meat and meat alternatives are on the pyramid's third level. Dairy products – such as cheese and milk – provide calcium, protein, B vitamins and, when fortified, vitamins D and A. The meat and meat alternatives – which include poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs and nuts – are rich sources of protein, phosphorus, vitamins B6 and B12, zinc, magnesium, iron, niacin and thiamin. Eat 2 to 3 servings from each of these groups daily.

The top of the pyramid is for fats, oils and sweets. These foods are all high in calories, but low in nutritional value. Foods with high fat content include margarine, butter, salad dressing, mayonnaise, cream, cream cheese and sauces. Everything from cake, pie and doughnuts to soft drinks falls in the "sweets" category. Eat very sparingly from this group.

Source of info : www.pennhealth.com