Left handedness is commonly seen in our daily lives, referring to people who are accustomed to using their left hand for activities. According to a survey in the 1990s, the left handedness rate of Chinese people is only 0.23%. However, in recent years, with media promotion, people who have achieved significant success are left-handed. So, are left-handed people smart?
Research by foreign scholars has found that in 14 countries around the world, the proportion of left-handed people in the population ranges from 5 to 25.9%, and there is a significant cultural difference. In traditional Chinese culture, using the right hand was considered natural, and if one used the left hand to write or hold chopsticks, it would be forcibly corrected by parents and teachers. However, some people now believe that left-handed people are smarter and cite celebrities as evidence, such as Napoleon, Clinton, Obama, Elizabeth, etc., who all have some aspect of left-handed characteristics. This only lists left-handed individuals among those with significant achievements, while right-handed individuals are selectively overlooked.
There is also a saying circulating among the crowd that humans only use 10% of their brain. We are used to using our right hand, while left-handed individuals have more brain development than ordinary people, so left-handed individuals are smarter. In fact, no matter which statement is made, it is completely unfounded. Driven by the desire to make ourselves or our children smarter, we selectively provide more cognitive resources for the left-handed individuals around us in the process of processing social information. The more times a celebrity is exposed, the more familiar and beloved the audience will be towards them. The same goes for the left-handed group. There seems to be a logic behind a celebrity being exposed as left-handed: because they are left-handed, they are smarter and therefore achieve success.
But no one would associate right handedness with success, because compared to left handedness, right handedness is too common. Novelty or rarity always attract people's extra attention. In summary, based on current research findings, there is no scientific support for the claim that left-handed individuals are smarter than the average person. Similarly, there is no need for correction. Just as right-handed people practice eating with their left hand, they inevitably appear clumsy and inflexible.
