It’s been said that only left-handed people are in their right mind. They might make up just 10% of humanity, but lefties have a 20% higher risk of suffering from a mental illness compared to right-handed individuals. 40% of people who are diagnosed with schizophrenia are also left-handed.
1. Different Sounds
Lefties ear speech differently than those who are right handed. This is because lefties are able to hear sounds that change rapidly, giving them a deeper nuance to the non-verbal communication that people give each other during a conversation. Try this for yourself: hold an object in your left hand and talk with someone. You’ll experience something similar.
2. Better Artists
Creative people are both right- and left-handed, but certain careers in creative fields tend to be successfully held by lefties more often than righties. This is especially true for painting, pottery, and music. This is because their minds are generally wired to consider new possibilities without the restrictions of rules or traditions.
3. Less Money
Creativity might be a superior trait in lefties, but that comes at a price. The average left-handed person is going to earn about 10% less over the course of their lifetime when compared to their right-handed counterparts. The one exception to this might by southpaw baseball pitchers, who earn an average of $233k more than right-handed pitchers.
4. Better Leadership
Interestingly enough, the invention of television may have changed the world forever for lefties. People generally associate right-handed motions with good thoughts and left-handed motions with bad thoughts. Since the TV reverses this for viewing, people are more attracted to left-handed leaders because they appear to be using their right hand for gestures.
5. Bring the Anger
Left-handed people also tend to get angrier over the average situation than their right-handed counterparts. This is because their minds tend to be wired in such a way that makes it difficult to process feelings, so those feelings get expressed in external ways instead of internal ways. The displays of anger are essentially a mental coping mechanism.
Lefties have always been in the minority, but that doesn’t they haven’t made a large impact on the world. They might be more prone to fear, stress, and mental illness, but their creativity is second-to-none.
