(CNN)-- Humans have been doodling in snow, in sand and on cave walls for more than 30,000 years. George Washington, Thomas Edison, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan and Vladimir Nabokov ...

New research published today shows that doodling helps you learn. In fact, say scientists, students should be encouraged to doodle while they take notes in class. If you’re anything like me, your ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Science teachers may want to add doodling to their lesson plans, say researchers who found the ...

Students at the University of Iowa are learning how to use doodling to accomplish better note-taking thanks to some dedicated professors. One of those professors, Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness, teaches ...

Sunni Brown, author of The Doodle Revolution, reveals how companies like Google, Disney, and Facebook use visual language to work more creatively and productively–and how you can do the same. From ...

Think that doodling is just a way to pass the time? Think again. Studies and research are proving that this timeless art form can contribute to our well-being in a variety of ways. If you feel the ...

Think that doodling is just a way to pass the time? Think again. Studies and research are proving that this timeless art form can contribute to our well-being in a variety of ways. If you feel the ...

“A doodle is an unfocused or unconscious drawing made while a person’s attention is otherwise occupied.” That is how Wikepedia describes doodling. However, what began as a result of daydreaming during ...

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The next time you’re stuck on a project, stymied by a problem, or just stressed out at work, you might want to break out a pen and paper and start doodling. Research shows those random shapes, lines, ...