How to Write With Your Dominant and Non-dominant Hands
When you can write with your dominant and non-dominant hand, you are known as ambidextrous. Some people are naturally ambidextrous; most of us are not. But you can teach yourself this skill with time and practice.
Instructions
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Sit at a desk with a pen and sheet of paper. Position the paper naturally for writing and hold the pen in your dominant hand without thinking too much about it. For example, if you are right-handed, you will most likely tilt the paper so that the top right corner is pointed away from you.
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Write down how you are holding the pen and how the paper is positioned on the desk. Also, make note of how the rest of your body is positioned, such as your opposite hand and arm.
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Tilt paper in front of you the opposite way. Position your body the same way it was when you were writing with your dominant hand, according to your notes.
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Take some time to hold the pen the same way you were holding it with your dominant hand. Most people are comfortable holding a pen about 1 to 1 1/2 inches from the tip, but when writing with the non-dominant hand, you might be tempted to hold lower down or to grip the pen too firmly.
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Start writing with your non-dominant hand. For now, try to copy exactly what you have written on the page in front of you. Keep your grip on the pen relaxed. Don't worry if your writing is wobbly or hard to read. That's normal at first.
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Go back and forth between writing something new with your dominant hand and then rewriting it with your non-dominant hand. It can be helpful when writing with your non-dominant hand to trace over what was written with your dominant hand.
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Keep practicing until you can write with your non-dominant hand relatively quickly and without shaking or writing illegibly. Depending on the person, this could take weeks or months of practice.
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