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I never really got that one, because "left" vs "right" only works when you are looking at the top of the screw. At the bottom, left tightens, and right loosens. So the one I remember is "clockwise to close".
Edit: the image on the post is actually a good example. If I'm off the screen to the right holding the spanner, then from my perspective, "left" would tighten.
If you mime tightening a bolt, your thumb moves to the right. And vise versa.
Am i weird if i tighten bolts by moving my fingers up/down intsead of side to side?
Nah I do the same till it's loose, it's faster to rotate with minimal rotation. But once it get harder then I do slower but larger rotations with thumb starting from left side and goes towards right for like 120ยฐ.