Left brain/right brain

I woke up at 2:00 this morning thinking about right- and left-brain dominance and how it has always fascinated me. Oh, well what do you think about when you get up in the middle of the night? The thoughts were probably generated by the book, A WHOLE NEW MIND ... WHY RIGHT-BRAINERS WILL RULE THE FUTURE, by Daniel Pink, that I picked up on reserve at the library yesterday. Besides just controlling which hand one uses, the left and right brains dictate how we process thoughts and ideas. As a refresher (I'm sure you've heard this before):

Left brainers are:

• logical
• sequential
• rational
• analytical
• objective
• look at parts

Right brainers are:

• random
• intuitive
• holistic
• synthesizing
• subjective
• look at wholes

Understanding which side of your brain is dominant can help you work more effectively in any relationship. If your boss happens to be a left brainer, and you're a right brainer, your random thoughts on a solution may not sit as well as those of someone more concrete. On a more personal level, if your every dream is to be a lawyer, and you are a right-brained person, you need to develop some strong analytical brain blips.

For years I've tested out equally right-and left-brained. I guess that means I could be an artistic accountant? ... If you've never been tested, or want to see how you measure up today, here's an easy quiz for you.