EASY WAY TO REMEMBER HOW TO USE YOUR SCREWDRIVER
[a screwdriver is unscrewing a screw by turning counter-clockwise]
The LEFT liberates the screw from its oppression
[a screwdriver is screwing a screw by turning clockwise]
The RIGHT tightens the screw’s place in the social order imposed to it
Reposting this as a direct response to you in case it’s helpful:
Try using your right hand directly to figure out which way to turn a screw. Make a loose thumbs up. Point your thumb in the direction you want the screw to go. The way your fingers are curling is the way you turn your screwdriver. If it helps, try to imagine there are arrows pointing out of your fingertips. Works just like the right hand rule in physics.
EDIT: here’s a picture of what I mean:
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I absolutely love this method. Whenever you’re screwing anything (unless it’s reverse threaded ofc), just point your thumb in the direction you want it to go and twist it in the direction or your fingers. Really helps when you’re all turned around like lying on your back under the kitchen sink and need to tighten a nut.
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It’s such a godsend. I wish people would teach both methods. It’s great that the “righty-tighty” thing works for so many people because it’s probably much faster than using your hand, but I spent so many years thinking I was shit at mechanical stuff because I couldn’t figure which way to turn a screw. I probably wouldn’t have a fucking obnoxious complex about it nowadays if I had learned this when I was five.