If you do, you’re in great company. George Washington, Thomas Edison and JFK were all diligent doodlers. Bill Gates and Frank Gehry may be doodling at this very second. A recent study by Jackie Andrade, a professor at the University of Plymouth, revealed that active doodlers increased their information retention by 29%…

This highly relevant information was brought to my attention by Sunny Brown’s brilliant article: “What we learn from doodles.”

Thank you Sunny. Next time, I am caught doodling in a meeting, I can finally explain that I’m not bored – I’m actually going to remember more.

Humans have been doodling in snow, in sand and on cave walls for more than 30,000 years.

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