Welcome Professionals…
…Today I’m writing with handicap. Last Sunday, I broke the ring finger of my right-hand in a stupid accident. Of course, this brings some challenges to my work.
I’m a right-handed person. And now I’m not able to use my right hand at all. This is a real bummer to my productivity. When I was 16, I took a machine writing class. I’m actually very quick in blindly using 10 fingers for typing. During interviews on the phone I used to take notes simultaneously within our CRM system. All of this doesn’t work anymore.
I am now looking for better ways instead of doing everything left-handed. I am actively experimenting with various new tools and adjusted processes to overcome my handicap.
I am really curious to know: What are your experiences with this? Have you ever been in a situation where you couldn’t use one of your hands? What did you do to stay productive?
BTW: This text is written by using the dictating function on my MacBook. I will let you know about my improvements over the course of the next weeks.
Waving with my left hand,
Malte
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