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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Go easy on me... there is a lot going on in my head!


Okay, I am one who likes to take those tests that try to figure you out. I don't do it often but I happened across this one on brain dominance and after answering 20 short questions it spit out the following description of me which verifies that there is conflict in my noggin... just reading it made me tired (or maybe it is because it is almost midnight?) Anyway, I got a kick out of it... those that know me well- does it sound like me? What does it say about you?

Jen, you are one of those rare individuals who are perfectly "balanced" in both your hemispheric tendencies and your sensory learning preferences. However, there is both good news and bad news.

A problem with hemispheric balance is that you will tend to feel more conflict than someone who has a clearly established dominance. At times the conflict will be between what you feel and what you think but will also involve how you attack problems and how you perceive information. Details which will seem important to the right hemisphere will be discounted by the left and vice versa, which can present a hindrance to learning efficiently.

In the same vein, you may have a problem with organization. You might organize your time and/or space only to feel the need to reorganize five to ten weeks later.

On the positive side, you bring resources to problem-solving that others may not have. You can perceive the "big picture" and the essential details simultaneously and maintain the cognitive perspective required. You possess sufficient verbal skills to translate your intuition into a form which can be understood by others while still being able to access ideas and concepts which do not lend themselves to language.

Your balanced nature might lead you to second-guess yourself in artistic endeavors, losing some of the fluidity, spontaneity and creativity that otherwise would be yours.

With your balanced sensory styles, you process data alternately, at times visually and other times auditorially. This usage of separate memories may cause you to require more time to integrate information or re-access it. When presented with situations which force purely visual or purely auditory learning, increased anxiety is likely and your learning efficiency will decrease.

Your greatest benefit is that you can succeed in multiple fields due to the great plasticity and flexibility you possess.


I think this is reassuring news for me that I am not crazy- it is just that my perfect balance leads to mini battles in my head for dominance. As the owner of my head, I have to try to mediate these inner battles in addition to the ones that go on outside my head between real people. It is a busy life I lead!!!!

PS- COMMENTS: I have adjusted my comments so basically anyone on the planet can randomly leave a comment. Basically it is an invitation for random crazy people to say something anonymously... Actually, I know that I have a lot of family and some friends that don't have google accounts and don't want to, so I will try this for a bit to give them an opportunity to comment if they choose to. We will see how it goes!

1 comment:

Heather said...

Hmmm, and here I was trying to balance my hemispheres all of this time!