Left-Brain vs. Right-Brain Thinking
There is an intelligence theory in psychology that describes the difference between what they call “left-brain thinking” and “right-brain thinking.” The left hemisphere of the brain supposedly handles logical thinking like you might find in a math class or a science class while the right hemisphere of the brain allegedly handles the creative thinking that you would do in a language arts class or social studies class. In architecture, this dichotomy is represented by the stereotypes of the “engineer” and the “artist.”
To be successful at designing beautiful functional architecture, you have to be good at both.
But they are not mutually exclusive.
There is another intelligence theory that describes the difference in aptitude between skill-based learning and content-based learning. Math and language arts are both skill-based learning classes even though one is left brain and the other is right brain. Science and social studies classes are more content-based.
A lot of people think they are either left-brained or right-brained and use that limiting belief to create a narrative and decide their weaknesses. If you are good at math, it doesn’t mean you have to be bad at writing and drawing. If you are good at writing and drawing, it doesn’t mean you have to be bad at math. Consider looking at education through skill-based and content-based approaches.
Drew Paul Bell (of http://www.DrewPaulBell.com)
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