Do You
Doodle?
When you're sitting in class, have you ever
drawn pictures in the margins of your notebooks? If so, your teacher
might have told you to stop. Many people think of doodling as a distraction
from more important things. But it might be just the opposite.
One study shows that doodling may help you
remember things you hear. In 2009 researchers asked two groups of people to
listen to a phone message. One group was encouraged to doodle, but the other
was not. Neither group knew that it would be asked to remember information from the message. But the group that
doodled remembered 29 percent more.
Other people have suggested other uses for drawing. Jesse
Prinz, a professor who studies doodling,says it can help you think creatively.
Walking away from a problem to draw might actually help you solve it.When you come back, you'll have a
fresh perspective and figure out an answer more quickly.
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