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Are there any downsides to being ambidextrous?

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A right-handed behavior might be harder to disrupt in a right-handed person than in an ambidextrous person. But of course, the ambidextrous one will just use his other hand (a right-handed behavior being done with the left hand). read more

However, going further back using the "Draw-a-Man Test," found that ancient paleolithic man, from 1,750,000 to 8,000 years B.C., was probably either more ambidextrous or that there was a greater proportion of left-handers than there are now. read more

Thanks for the A2A, but all I can add is that being ambidextrous is rare: it means that a person could use either hand equally well for all tasks. If any of us use both hands, we’re generally mixed-handed, not ambidextrous. Personally, I can’t see any downside to being ambidextrous. read more

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