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Concentrate Better By Doodling
Kelson writes "The next time you see someone doodling during a meeting, don't criticize them for drifting off. It turns out that doodling is the mind's way of keeping itself just busy enough to avoid checking out entirely and slipping off into a daydream, and doodlers actually remember more of that boring talk. (Judging by my college notes, this probably helped me remember a lot of otherwise-boring lectures.)"
Just need to print a copy of the article and keep it with me. I've gotten into troubling quite a few times for doodling.
It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
i doodled throughout school. I told my teachers that it was my way of staying awake and attentive. I'm glad somebody did the research to validate my BS.
greed@All_Evils:~#
I was going to write a long and well thought out reply that ended with me trailing off and it turning into ascii doodles, but apparently slashdot has an ascii art filter.
/., I'm just trying to concentrate!
"Filter error: Your comment looks too much like ascii art."
Damnit
By Drooling.
Gets me through the most boring meetings. Got me promoted as well.
Heck, as long as you're talking about the teaching in "most grade schools", I remember not only understanding the explanation the first time, but understanding what aspects of the teacher's explanation were inaccurate and often even how the explanation could be clarified so that the other students could grasp it properly.
It goes without saying that I learned how to keep my mouth shut without even being presented with an explanation.
I have seen the future, and it is inconvenient.
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Hmm hmm hmm. I'm sorry, what?
Reminds me of the poster that says: