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Right brain : Instructables
Not sure if this will work...
I found a left vs right brain test online- more specifically ,http://www.wherecreativitygoestoschool.com/vancouver/left_right/rb_test.htm. I got to thinking, and I noticed that the people who call themselves creative tend to have more instructables than those who don't- so if you use the right brain percentage as a measure (however faulty) of creativity, than maybe I could graph the relationship, and (Warning- this is far fetched) find an equation. So If you could take the test, share your right brain percentage and the amount of instructables you've written, I would Greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
(what I'll use to graph it - https://www.abettercalculator.com/c)
Hope I'm not asking too much! :)
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9 years ago
38% left
62% right
5 instructables. member since 3.14.09
9 years ago
im a 10 year old boy and am not intrested in that and i dont have where o work
Reply 9 years ago
You can salvage electronics parts from old toys and computers and make batteries (The way I did it) with vinegar, thin sheets of cardboard, and nickles. Most of the stuff that I do is done in 1 square foot of space in the same place where my computer, books, and tools are. If you want a secret place to do stuff, (which I don't recommend), then you could use a closet (preferably your own).
9 years ago
Left -58%
Right - 42%
Instructables: 6 published, 2 unpublished (in process)
5 on the drawing board
member since March 2010,
In my opinion, creativity inspires projects, but it requires some structured linear thinking to write up all the steps and publish an 'ible. I create more than I publish. My son also carries th MacGuyver gene and is a DIY/builder/painter/modder but publishing an instrucatble is too much like homework for his taste.
Reply 9 years ago
That's what I've noticed!
9 years ago
4 instructables
Left Brain/Right Brain
59%/41%
Member since 12/2010
9 years ago
Left Brain Right Brain
48% 52%
i havent post any instructables because i dont have a workshop yet but i have tons of ideas
Reply 9 years ago
You don't need a workshop to make stuff like wire earrings or glue made out of milk . ;)
Reply 9 years ago
....or, like I did at that age, make batteries out of lead sheets, paper towels, and salt water, and with a screw driver and a few "bits" one can take many a device a part and either figure out how it works, or improve it's functions.
9 years ago
Right brain = 51%
Left brain = 49%
I haven't posted any instructables so far. I have planned a few but just did not follow through. Depression seems to do that, but it is much better.
9 years ago
56% right.
Have you tried graphing stuff with excel, its pretty right brained friendly. HA!
Reply 9 years ago
LOL.... I have fedora so that's not happening anytime soon.
9 years ago
56 % right, I usually only post about stuff, that I thing might be interesting for a lot of people. I would love to post more, but sadly I just don't have the time. I've only got two unpublished instructables, because usually when I start something I have to finish it.
9 years ago
Inconclusive, ~50/50.
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Reply 9 years ago
Perfect 50/50?
Reply 9 years ago
Tilde (~) is like wobbling your hand, it means "about" or "near enough", there's a margin of error and "statistical significance" to be condidered.
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Reply 9 years ago
Oh. Sorry!
Reply 9 years ago
Just read the information in the link for 'statistical significance', and it'll make more sense. It's something to consider factoring in on your data.
Reply 9 years ago
I read it. Don't worry.
9 years ago
Left %56
No instructables, yet. Mainly because I only found the site a couple months ago, Nov 2011. I do have several planned, 2 are in progress as I complete projects, taking pics and writing it all out.
Lots of duplicate questions on that test, you can tell it was written by a right brainer! :)
Reply 9 years ago
Has the test changed? Because when I took it, there weren't any duplicate questions.....
Reply 9 years ago
The word may be different but the questions are the same.
e.g. 33) I am spontaneous and unpredictable. and 47) I do not like to follow directions.
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Reply 9 years ago
I was just joking around, there are just lots of questions that seem to be the same, like the above and the "I like fiction" vrs "I like non-fiction"...but they do serve a purpose, I'd imagine, as you can be spontaneous and follow or not follow directions...like both fiction and non-fiction, etc.
9 years ago
Interestingly, I am 50-50 or near enough, despite being an Engineer, and I have about a 50:50 published ratio.
Reply 9 years ago
It makes sense. Being an engineer requires logic, organization, and creativity. So your near even right-brain left-brain %s makes perfect sense.
9 years ago
Interesting idea. You'll also have to factor in the time someone has been a member. I've been posting instructables since December, so my number isn't going to compare very well to a member like Kiteman who's posted 141 instructables since joining in 2006...
Reply 9 years ago
I'll do that- the plot thickens.
Reply 9 years ago
Ok, I finally did the test. :)
Left: 49% Right: 51%
Member since Aug 2011, (wrote first instructable in Dec/11)
Written 12 Instructables.
BTW, I loved Question 50. "When you forget peoples names do you go through the alphabet until you remember". - I had to laugh at that, because I thought I was the only person who did that. lol :)
Reply 9 years ago
No and some of us do it for LOTS of things they forget....not just "names" LOL
Reply 9 years ago
I do it with passwords:).
Reply 9 years ago
I just lol'd
Reply 9 years ago
a, b, c, d... (nope, not yet), e, f, gee wasn't that fun? lol :)
Reply 9 years ago
56% "Right".
One quote: "You are able to visualize the "whole" picture first, and then work backwards to put the pieces together to create the "whole" picture."
That is exactly how I create a large number of my Instructables.
Reply 9 years ago
I knew there was a connection! Thank You!
Reply 9 years ago
What you need to do is to approach a random selection of members with 1, 2, 3 etc published projects and ask them directly to take that survey. Try and include active members who have posted no projects, "inactive" members who merely read rather than participate, and people outside the website who have no obvious interest in Making.
If you're at school or college, you could delve even deeper into the Mind of the Maker by looking at rates of publishing, ages, and even types of instructable (step-by-step, video, photo or a mixture).
Get a big enough sample, and you're on the way to publishing a "proper" paper, or at least an analysis that would be of great interest to the marketing folk here.
Reply 9 years ago
I've started to send people private messages with the survey. Continuing to graph.
Reply 9 years ago
Why would it be of interest to marketing?
Reply 9 years ago
The more you know about the people you are selling to, the better you can sell to them.
Here, it could result in more interesting contests, and adverts that more members are likely to be interested in following (which, in turn, means more money for the site).
9 years ago
Right you are.. :)
Reply 9 years ago
About what?
9 years ago
My results surprised me!
Left: 43%
Right: 57%
I have been a member since May 3, 2008 (really?)
published 174 Instructable (70+ unpublished!)
So what does that say about me?
Reply 9 years ago
I'm not a prophet, but it *seems* to say this:
You are creative, but organized. You have no issues coming up with ideas. You are committed, but flexible. You have no problem finding practical solutions either.
Keep in mind, what I said above is not written in stone. I may be wrong. These are just some tendencies that I've observed over instructables. Happy late valentine's day!
9 years ago
Left Brain Right Brain
40% 60%
9 years ago
Add 1 day to number of days per day elapsed since comment below. "A" is the # of fays since joining instructables.
Reply 9 years ago
days not fays...
9 years ago
Here's a sample graph using chrysn and goodhart: https://www.abettercalculator.com/c/sb1f16riiz
9 years ago
I graphed the data that's coming in (thanks guys!), using the earlier method* and got strange results (y-coordinate was +100,000). Now, I'm graphing it like this:
x=right brain%
y=# of instructables
a=# of days since joining instructables
(x*y)/a = b (<=x-coordinate)
(x*a)/y = c (<=y-coordinate)
[b,c]
*see earlier comment
9 years ago
Left 40%
Right 60%
As of this date, I have 6 completed instructables, none uncompleted, 4 in progress locally being edited on my PC, and about 40 in my head that I want to do.
I have been a member since Jan 7, 2007. I was a guest lurker since late 2005 or early 2006. My first instructable was in 2011.
My lack of publishing is primarily because of my style of self documenting. I turn on the vid camera and keep my still-shot camera handy, but usually don't stop to take still photos (dirty sticky hands or too engrossed) and my vid camera often has the wrong point of view due to poor positioning before I begin. I then have to get stills from video footage or go back and re-vid some steps (for which I procrastinate).
Also, many things I do, I do on the spur of the moment and realize I should have prepared for making an instuctable, then never seem to get around to re-creating.
Perhaps my self-analysis will help you with your thing.
Reply 9 years ago
It will! I'm starting to collect side data as well as processing the data that's coming in. Thanks for responding y'all (particularly kiteman, canucksgirl, and you)!
9 years ago
54% right
46% left