For centuries, society has looked down on left-handed people – but no more! In this list, we dig into some advantages lefties have over righties. As you’ll see, there are quite a few. If you’re left-handed, rejoice! If you’re right handed, it may be time to try being a bit more ambidextrous. Enjoy this list of 25 ways lefties are better than righties.
1. Generally smarter
Though only about 10% of the population are left-handed, 20% of MENSA members are left-handed.
2. Quicker information processing
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By using both sides of their brain more often, left-handed people can process more information than the more commonly occurring righties.
3. Faster recovery times
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Lefties have been found to recover faster from strokes affecting one part of their brain since they often have to use both parts in a right-centric world.
4. More artistic
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Left-handed people tend to be better at artistic pursuits. Did you know that Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Leonardo da Vinci were all lefties?
5. Better sports players
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In sports as diverse as boxing, tennis, and baseball, left-handed people perform better than their right-handed counterparts. It’s not entirely known why, but it could be due to other players having less practice dealing with their moves.
6. Brighter memory
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Not specific to only lefties but to those who come from largely left-handed families, some people have better episodic memory (the ability to remember events) better than righties.
7. Multitasking
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Since a left-handed person’s brain thinks more quickly, they can handle more tasks at once.
8. A dedicated holiday
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Yes, there’s even a day to celebrate lefties. International Lefthanders Day falls on August 13th every year.
9. Better drivers
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Lefties tend to pass their driving tests (on the first time) more than righties, at a rate of 57% to 47%.
10. Better astronauts
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Well, this one might be a bit disputed as to why, but it is true that 25% of the Apollo astronauts were lefties.
11. Faster thinkers
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In lefties, the left and right sides of the brain communicate more quickly – another point for left-handed people being more intelligent!
12. More visual
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Left-handed people lean more towards visual rather than written fields. They land up more in areas like photography and painting than in law or writing.
13. Faster typists
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On a standard QWERTY keyboard, left-handed people can type significantly quicker – only about 450 words can be typed with only the right hand in comparison to about 3,400 words with only the left.
14. Aquatic ability
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Another feature whose cause isn’t exactly known, left-handed people better acclimate to being underwater.
15. Better video game players
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Lefties are better video game players due to their ability to handle more stimuli.
16. Lefties are royals
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Though there are plenty of right-handed royals, a disproportionate amount are lefties, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William.
17. Better warriors
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Lefties were likely more successful in battle (and would be if a zombie apocalypse comes) since fighting from the left was less common and prepared for.
18. Better computer designers
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Making sense due to many of the points stated previously, four out of five of the original Macintosh computer designers were lefties.
19. Scholarship grants
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A few scholarships out there are restricted to only those who are left handed.
20. More likely to get elected
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Four out of the last seven U.S. Presidents were left-handed. They include Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Gerald Ford.
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