What are some advantages to being ambidextrous?

Being able to use both hands with (almost) equal ease can really pay off, especially in sports, arts and music. Some reportedly cross-dominant celebrities and historic figures include Leonardo da Vinci, Pete Rose, Richard Feynmen, pitcher Greg A. Harris, Michelle Kwan, Shigeru Miyamoto, Paul McCartney, Benjamin Franklin and Harry Truman. read more

Some thinkers argue that ambidextrousness could benefit society as a whole, and result in "two-brainedness". But as cognitive neuroscientist Michael Corballis recently noted in SciAm, this is simply not the case: This hype died down in the mid-20th century as benefits of being ambidextrous failed to materialize. read more

The book is all about the advantages of being ambidextrous and how to develop ambidexterity. After following few suggestions of the book , I am able to do pretty few things with left hand efficiently. The new strength of my left hand came to my advantage recently while I was kneading dough to prepare chappati. read more