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It's called Cross-dominance and is something I have as well. Certain tasks feel more "right" to perform with one hand over the other.
And it can be acquired through practice. I’m a lefty but I’m way more comfortable using a mouse with my right hand from years of practice. I worked in IT so it wasn’t feasible to always move the mouse to the other side when working on other people’s computers or on server KVMs.
Edit: this also applies to all handed devices like scissors, beveled knives, etc.
I'm like 90+% right hander, but I have to use my left to drive. Probably comes from having a manual transmission car for years.
Never actually thought about that, but your totally right… I too drive with my left… Allthough I’m not sure if that’s because of the transmission cars I drove until I got my Tesla 3 years back or just because I can rest my arm on the door while holding the wheel.
I'm the same way, but it started as a kid when riding my bike I couldn't go one-handed on the handlebars with my right but could with my left. It's like the left is steadier but less dexterous.
I definitely have cross dominance
Fun sports fact: Barry Bonds was a left-handed hitter who used steroids, whereas Henry Aaron was a right-handed hitter who didn't. Despite both of those advantages, and getting more expansion teams to face, and playing 162-game seasons his whole career, and access to multi-angle slow-motion video replays, and much more modern training/coaching/sports-psychology/conditioning/nutrition, Bonds still only "beat" Aaron's home run record by a whopping seven homers. It's oddly pathetic.