Handedness in the PF Community: What's Your Preference?

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The discussion revolves around the topic of handedness within the PF community, with participants sharing their own experiences and abilities related to being right-handed or left-handed. One contributor identifies as right-handed but notes proficiency in left-handed tasks, raising questions about the influence of genetics versus training on handedness. There is a reference to a previous poll on handedness from 2003, and a current poll on the same topic is mentioned, encouraging community members to participate in the ongoing discussion. The exchange highlights the interest in understanding how handedness varies among individuals in the community.
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As an adjunct to the Handedness thread, I thought it would be interesting to find out just how the PF community sorts our in this respect.
 
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I am right-handed. It's unclear if that's because of my genes, or simply due to training: I am quite proficient left-handed, and even perform some tasks better with my left hand than my right hand.
 
Janus said:
As an adjunct to the Handedness thread, I thought it would be interesting to find out just how the PF community sorts our in this respect.
Janus, I wonder, did you have a poll on handedness in 2003?

Sorry Hurkyl, I was just doing a little digging on the last time we discussed handedness on PF. (see date on Janus' post). I had just deleted my post here and was going to PM to Janus, but you added your post in the meantime.

If you haven't seen it yet, we presently have a poll on this subject in the Gen'l Discussion topic.
 
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