Of Two Minds

The purpose of this post is really just to prove that, yes, I do the readings. In fact, I did this reading far ahead of time (it's a pretty interesting read).

Above all, I was hoping that this book would help me decide whether I am left or right brained. Reading the title, I prayed that I was one of the right brainers who "will rule the future".

What I decided, since reading the book, is that I am relatively ambi-brained. Though my left brain is likely dominant, I can make the decision to build my right-brained abilities (like counseling and relating)so as to become more successful.

This is how I know that I am inherently left-brained. Figure 3.1 (on page 49) made perfect sense to me. The diagram (and the chapter surrounding it) made me a believer in what Pink had to say. Figure 3.2 did less for me; it struck me as less persuasive, less substantial.

I had planned on being a lawyer after college. Basically it seemed to be the most lucrative way to manifest my more right brained likes (intercultural communication). Now, having read the first part of this book, I think that I believed it to be the most lucrative way because it was the most left-brained way. Maybe I don't have to have left brained credentials to make my way in this world. Maybe I should focus more on creating and empathizing and I'll be just fine.