About 11 percent of the American population is left-handed (with slightly more men than women).
But the tendency toward greater aptitude in divergent thinking holds only for male lefties.
If you're at a college mixer or alumni reunion looking for a mate with high earning potential, you might keep an eye out for the guy who wears his watch on his right wrist.
"Left-handed men see better paychecks" - Reuters, 8/10/06:
The researchers did not find a similar effect among women.
"Britain Celebrates the Left-Handed" - CNN transcript, 8/13/01:
"Both of my parents are lefties. I don't know. I just always -- like, whenever I watch TV or anything, I always notice who's a lefty."
"It's only scissors really that were problems."
"Oh, yes, the elbows. That's the big problem."
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I wear mine on my right hand just to show off.
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