Learning to be ambidextrous through mindmapping

‘Ambidexterity’ is the facility of use of both right and left hand. Michelangelo, Leonardo Vinci, Einstein, Fleming, Harry Truman, and many others displayed ambidexterity.

To extend the logic, we are being ambidextrous when we use both our right and left hemispheres to successfully juggle our task. We are ambidextrous when we are multi-tasking – doing more than one work at the same time. We have heard people being called ‘right-brained’ or ‘left-brained’ from the kind of attributes they exhibit. It means that the person displays more ‘right’ or ‘left’ oriented skills, although we are all the time integrating both hemispheres in all our daily activities.

Some of the ‘right’ brain qualities are imagination, risk taking, artistic abilities, philosophical outlook, creative nature, etc. ‘Left’ brain people, on the other hand, are practical, down-to-earth, conformists, disciplined, absorbent, etc. Thus ‘right-brain’ people are said to be subjective, think holistically and have strong intuition, while ‘left-brain’ people tend to be more logical, analytical and highly rational.

As children we are innately right-brained, displaying high creativity, imagination, curiosity, spontaneity, open-mindedness and enthusiasm but ironically, as we grow, social, cultural, education, racial and other influences constrain these natural traits. It is important to know that whatever mental traits and capacities we may inherit, ultimately it is how we use our mind that spells our mental capabilities. So we can work towards developing certain mental attributes and traits.

By using the two hemispheres, we will be working our brain to its full potential. Ambidexterity of the mind or whole brain thinking is maximizing our brainpower and developing our sensitivity and awareness level. Patterning, metaphors, analogies, role-playing, visuals, and other analytical activities help in developing right-brained attributes. We can build an ambidextrous mind by consciously engaging in left and right brain activities, reflective thinking and meditation.

However a much easier technique that helps in such whole-brain thinking process is Mind Mapping. This technique uses diffusion and streaming thoughts, associations, concise and essential words, color, pictures, symbols and other visual aids that kindle logic and ideas, and when explored in full, it leads to insight, imagination and creativity. Mindmapping stimulates thinking and a free flow of ideas. By constantly working on mindmapping, you will automatically be working as a whole-brain thinking person. It is an easy and powerful process as it is based on brain working principles. Just anybody can learn and profit from it.

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