Brain Usage

    Left Brain "Critical"                                 Right Brain "Creative"

1+1=2 style logic	drawings or stories
careful, step-by-step work	trusting what you feel
numbers, facts and statistics	Visual or spatial thinking
	improvising
	connecting ideas- Synthesis
	visual images, picturing your thoughts
	emotions, feelings, visions, dreams

I tend to see myself using both sides of my brain when I do things like play soccer, cook, teach kids about brushing their teeth, and have meetings with my co-workers amongst other things. When I play soccer I tend to do the basic moves I was taught as a child and then add flair and become creative about how to beat my opponents. With cooking I tend to start with a recipe and because of housemates being lactose intolerance, I improvise to make it work. I also try new seasonings to give the food a new twist. When teaching the kids I tend to be creative, thinking in a flash, and improvising when presenting depending on age group. With co-workers I tend to connect ideas, try to visualize the whole process instead of focusing on just the area we are doing right now, and bring up stories about experience. I also bring structure, simple logic, and use careful step-by-step process into meetings with my co-workers. Sometimes I feel that although I don’t use as many “critical” things from my left side of the brain, I am much better at them. On the other hand, I use more of the right side, “the creative” side but those things are yet to become my best assets or skills.