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Today I was standing by the basketball court in my school, watching my friends play basketball. They were running, dribbling, sweating, and so on. I cannot understand the joy they derive from such a hectic activity. Maybe it's because I'm fat and get exhausted very fast from such strenuous exercise. I listen to them talk about how they're emulating Kobe's moves or Jordan's air walk (they can't) and the chatter just becomes a buzz because I can't relate to that stuff.
A friend would go, "HEY LOOK AT THIS SHIT!" as he attempts a lay-up and ultimately fails.
I'm a little different. I prefer cosy up to a book or scrutinise an essay.
Coming across a superbly crafted sentence, I would go, "LOOK AT THIS SHIT! THIS SHIT IS THOROUGHLY GOOD!" with the same conviction as Louis C.K. had when stating that being white was the best thing ever.
These very same friends are also particularly adept at mathematics and particularly bad at languages and the humanities. I've heard of the whole left brain right brain thing but I've never bothered to look it up to see if it's hogwash that people like me use as an excuse to suck at math or if it's actual science. I can do a ton of math practices and when the test comes, they somehow always score higher than I do. When there's a history test coming up, I'd see them come into school with 10 pages of hand-written, keywords-highlighted notes, and I'm just there at the canteen table just reading my textbook. I somehow always score higher than they do.
I suppose that this phenomena can also be attributed to the intrinsic motivation that I have to do well in the humanities. I enjoy writing essays and love comparing and scrutinising sources to form a balanced evaluation of everything.
 
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Hm maybe so.
Though you used to enjoy playing basketball a lot iirc ><
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On October 01 2012 18:21 Aerisky wrote:
Hm maybe so.
Though you used to enjoy playing basketball a lot iirc ><
Did I ever blog about that? Haha I actually used to play quite a bit of basketball, but that was a really long time ago, like when I was 7 or 8. And at that time it was only to lose weight.
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If you do something you like doing you learn it a lot faster since you're generally more observant and focused. After years and years of liking something and being pretty good at it (relative, since it's highschoolers lol) doing a few extra maths practices isn't going to help you when they probably mastered that shit by the time they finished their homework.
Same with history or whatever. They're coming in with pages of notes because they're forcing themselves to try to learn shit YOU ALREADY KNOW and you're just calmly reading over things because you already know most of the shit.
The reason you don't care about basketball is because you don't play it, so talking about techniques and strategies or whatever means nothing to you. If you had a bunch of friends talking about starcraft the basket ball kids would zone out too.
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On October 01 2012 19:21 Slayer91 wrote:
If you do something you like doing you learn it a lot faster since you're generally more observant and focused. After years and years of liking something and being pretty good at it (relative, since it's highschoolers lol) doing a few extra maths practices isn't going to help you when they probably mastered that shit by the time they finished their homework.
Same with history or whatever. They're coming in with pages of notes because they're forcing themselves to try to learn shit YOU ALREADY KNOW and you're just calmly reading over things because you already know most of the shit.
The reason you don't care about basketball is because you don't play it, so talking about techniques and strategies or whatever means nothing to you. If you had a bunch of friends talking about starcraft the basket ball kids would zone out too.
Hmm yeah I guess they wouldn't be interested at a 5 Fact push or whatever  . But does liking a subject have any relation with the whole right brain left brain business?
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it doesn't matter if your brain works in 2 halves or not for example I'm left handed but I was one of the "math guys". You're good at shit you like doing and spend time on it and certain functions become stronger in your brain but I think breaking it down into halves is over simplifying it.
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On October 01 2012 19:36 Slayer91 wrote:
it doesn't matter if your brain works in 2 halves or not for example I'm left handed but I was one of the "math guys". You're good at shit you like doing and spend time on it and certain functions become stronger in your brain but I think breaking it down into halves is over simplifying it.
Interesting perspective, but do you think people's brains are wired to "like" or rather, perform well at a certain subject from birth?
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I think certain predisposed preferences probably exist but a lot smaller than people think they are.
Find anyone good at anything and read their story it's always wrought with trials failures and massive amounts of hard work self belief and dedication.
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On October 01 2012 20:27 Slayer91 wrote:
I think certain predisposed preferences probably exist but a lot smaller than people think they are.
Find anyone good at anything and read their story it's always wrought with trials failures and massive amounts of hard work self belief and dedication.
Yeah, but the perseverance to carry on is derived from the intrinsic love for something, at least that's what I think.
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1. you like to scrutinize sources and evaluate them forming a balanced evaluation (wow nice sentence by the way)
2. you've always wondered if something is true or false
= you should have looked at 2 google sources and tried to apply that to your anecdotal search for evidence. It would have been a better blog.
I have come across the idea here and there. I don't remember which side of the brain does which. you say the left side is the art instead of maths? I remember each hemisphere is responsible for the other side of the body. So, yeah i've always been weaker in math and stronger in the arts but it seems far too simple lol.
If anyone has a good research paper on this subject i'd love to see it. It's an interesting thing but its really hard to research. to research you need a hypothesis and a way to test it.. this is far too complex.
That said I think there are large fundamental differences that begin forming early in life. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance explores this in a way. The protagonist tries to understand why his friend John is less patient while trying to fix his motorcycle and not interested in helping himself.. anyways.. long winded. I'm having my coffee thats why.
edit : when i say arts i don't mean i was ever good at making crafts or doing drawings. I wasjust usually good at understanding murky or abstract ideas that were not "black and white"
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I find it hard to believe that you literally "cannot understand" how someone could possibly enjoy an activity that involved physical exertion. You'd think with all that reading, you'd have a bit of perspective.
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The math observation actually goes against current research. Usually a higher IQ is linked to mathematical abilities. If your friends are good at math then the probability of them scoring higher on tests and acquiring new languages should be higher, statistically of course.
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On October 01 2012 21:56 meteorskunk wrote:
1. you like to scrutinize sources and evaluate them forming a balanced evaluation (wow nice sentence by the way)
2. you've always wondered if something is true or false
= you should have looked at 2 google sources and tried to apply that to your anecdotal search for evidence. It would have been a better blog.
I have come across the idea here and there. I don't remember which side of the brain does which. you say the left side is the art instead of maths? I remember each hemisphere is responsible for the other side of the body. So, yeah i've always been weaker in math and stronger in the arts but it seems far too simple lol.
If anyone has a good research paper on this subject i'd love to see it. It's an interesting thing but its really hard to research. to research you need a hypothesis and a way to test it.. this is far too complex.
That said I think there are large fundamental differences that begin forming early in life. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance explores this in a way. The protagonist tries to understand why his friend John is less patient while trying to fix his motorcycle and not interested in helping himself.. anyways.. long winded. I'm having my coffee thats why.
edit : when i say arts i don't mean i was ever good at making crafts or doing drawings. I wasjust usually good at understanding murky or abstract ideas that were not "black and white"
Most of my blogs are usually brain farts haha. (But not always!) So I don't usually do research before writing.
I've actually heard about Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance before, and I might pick it up if I can. Thanks for reminding me about the book
Also, IIRC, the right hemisphere is concerned with the arts while the left is the logical, math-y side.
I'm a bit like you, I can't do drawings and physical crafts.
On October 01 2012 22:02 Iranon wrote:
I find it hard to believe that you literally "cannot understand" how someone could possibly enjoy an activity that involved physical exertion. You'd think with all that reading, you'd have a bit of perspective.
Yeah I think I meant to say that I couldn't enjoy sports like them. I obviously know why they can enjoy it though - when they play, they get an adrenaline rush, and it's all super cool and stuff and they get happy when they manage to do a slick move, so their brains releases endorphins and they're just there creaming their pants, so on and so forth.
On October 01 2012 22:10 surfinbird1 wrote:
The math observation actually goes against current research. Usually a higher IQ is linked to mathematical abilities. If your friends are good at math then the probability of them scoring higher on tests and acquiring new languages should be higher, statistically of course.
Intriguing, can you link me to the source?
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On October 01 2012 20:04 Azera wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2012 19:36 Slayer91 wrote:
it doesn't matter if your brain works in 2 halves or not for example I'm left handed but I was one of the "math guys". You're good at shit you like doing and spend time on it and certain functions become stronger in your brain but I think breaking it down into halves is over simplifying it. Interesting perspective, but do you think people's brains are wired to "like" or rather, perform well at a certain subject from birth?
I think we are born as a clean slate but our environment (parents, location, family etc.) Make who we are and what we like.
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On October 01 2012 22:12 Azera wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2012 21:56 meteorskunk wrote:
1. you like to scrutinize sources and evaluate them forming a balanced evaluation (wow nice sentence by the way)
2. you've always wondered if something is true or false
= you should have looked at 2 google sources and tried to apply that to your anecdotal search for evidence. It would have been a better blog.
I have come across the idea here and there. I don't remember which side of the brain does which. you say the left side is the art instead of maths? I remember each hemisphere is responsible for the other side of the body. So, yeah i've always been weaker in math and stronger in the arts but it seems far too simple lol.
If anyone has a good research paper on this subject i'd love to see it. It's an interesting thing but its really hard to research. to research you need a hypothesis and a way to test it.. this is far too complex.
That said I think there are large fundamental differences that begin forming early in life. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance explores this in a way. The protagonist tries to understand why his friend John is less patient while trying to fix his motorcycle and not interested in helping himself.. anyways.. long winded. I'm having my coffee thats why.
edit : when i say arts i don't mean i was ever good at making crafts or doing drawings. I wasjust usually good at understanding murky or abstract ideas that were not "black and white" Most of my blogs are usually brain farts haha. (But not always!) So I don't usually do research before writing. I've actually heard about Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance before, and I might pick it up if I can. Thanks for reminding me about the book Also, IIRC, the right hemisphere is concerned with the arts while the left is the logical, math-y side. I'm a bit like you, I can't do drawings and physical crafts. Show nested quote +On October 01 2012 22:02 Iranon wrote:
I find it hard to believe that you literally "cannot understand" how someone could possibly enjoy an activity that involved physical exertion. You'd think with all that reading, you'd have a bit of perspective. Yeah I think I meant to say that I couldn't enjoy sports like them. I obviously know why they can enjoy it though - when they play, they get an adrenaline rush, and it's all super cool and stuff and they get happy when they manage to do a slick move, so their brains releases endorphins and they're just there creaming their pants, so on and so forth. Show nested quote +On October 01 2012 22:10 surfinbird1 wrote:
The math observation actually goes against current research. Usually a higher IQ is linked to mathematical abilities. If your friends are good at math then the probability of them scoring higher on tests and acquiring new languages should be higher, statistically of course. Intriguing, can you link me to the source?
You seem to look down on people who enjoy sports. Is that just me or are you really like that?
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The whole left brain right brain thing is actually really true, so much so that it is scary  . I'm much like you, except I enjoy sports, but my right arm is so fucked up by tennis at this point it hangs out of its socket lol. Also I saw that Louis CK one and I LOL-ED really hard, I thoroughly love being white now C:
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On October 01 2012 23:45 Drorctopus wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2012 22:12 Azera wrote:On October 01 2012 21:56 meteorskunk wrote:
1. you like to scrutinize sources and evaluate them forming a balanced evaluation (wow nice sentence by the way)
2. you've always wondered if something is true or false
= you should have looked at 2 google sources and tried to apply that to your anecdotal search for evidence. It would have been a better blog.
I have come across the idea here and there. I don't remember which side of the brain does which. you say the left side is the art instead of maths? I remember each hemisphere is responsible for the other side of the body. So, yeah i've always been weaker in math and stronger in the arts but it seems far too simple lol.
If anyone has a good research paper on this subject i'd love to see it. It's an interesting thing but its really hard to research. to research you need a hypothesis and a way to test it.. this is far too complex.
That said I think there are large fundamental differences that begin forming early in life. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance explores this in a way. The protagonist tries to understand why his friend John is less patient while trying to fix his motorcycle and not interested in helping himself.. anyways.. long winded. I'm having my coffee thats why.
edit : when i say arts i don't mean i was ever good at making crafts or doing drawings. I wasjust usually good at understanding murky or abstract ideas that were not "black and white" Most of my blogs are usually brain farts haha. (But not always!) So I don't usually do research before writing. I've actually heard about Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance before, and I might pick it up if I can. Thanks for reminding me about the book Also, IIRC, the right hemisphere is concerned with the arts while the left is the logical, math-y side. I'm a bit like you, I can't do drawings and physical crafts. On October 01 2012 22:02 Iranon wrote:
I find it hard to believe that you literally "cannot understand" how someone could possibly enjoy an activity that involved physical exertion. You'd think with all that reading, you'd have a bit of perspective. Yeah I think I meant to say that I couldn't enjoy sports like them. I obviously know why they can enjoy it though - when they play, they get an adrenaline rush, and it's all super cool and stuff and they get happy when they manage to do a slick move, so their brains releases endorphins and they're just there creaming their pants, so on and so forth. On October 01 2012 22:10 surfinbird1 wrote:
The math observation actually goes against current research. Usually a higher IQ is linked to mathematical abilities. If your friends are good at math then the probability of them scoring higher on tests and acquiring new languages should be higher, statistically of course. Intriguing, can you link me to the source? You seem to look down on people who enjoy sports. Is that just me or are you really like that?
it's just you.
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