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The skill of making your hands look smarter than your brain.
means Skill and ease in using your hands or body, especially for quick, precise physical tasks.
from From Latin 'dexter,' meaning 'right' (as opposed to left) — the right hand being, in old biased convention, the one assumed to be the clever, capable one. The same root gives us 'dextrous' and lurks behind the negative 'sinister,' from 'sinister' meaning 'left' — a linguistic prejudice fossilized straight into English.
- root
- from latin dexter, meaning right-handed
- etymology bias
- left-handed once meant clumsy, literally sinister
- d&d stat
- governs reflexes, balance, and dodging bad decisions
- peaks early
- fine motor skill sharpest in your twenties