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Cynthetiq · 03-13-2009, 02:54 PM

Snowy, thank you for posting this, I've been wanting to post a similar article that appeard in Wired a couple of weeks ago.

I used to doodle. Alot. I had to break myself of the habit because it wasn't considered good form in meetings with executives. So I learned to electronic doodle with my gadgets, my palm and my blackberry. To me the doodling was the focuser and kept me able to stand the meetings. Now I'm stuck in a black hole with not being able to pay attention to meetings. It really sucks.

One time in college, I had a professor (Catholic college she was actually a Sister) that wrote all over the blackboard copius amounts of topics that she was going to discuss for the session. Everyone walked in and started writing the moment they sat down until the moment they left. She'd start with each item and keep talking and talking, moving from item to item. I would doodle.

I aced every single test she gave because I looked at my notes for points when she was talking at the same point I was doodling. I could imagine it in my head and pull up the information quickly and easily. It was a simple mnemonic device.

When finals came out, I got a B instead of the deserved A. She claimed that I didn't deserve it because I didn't put as much effort as everyone else who took all those notes. I explained it was my note taking technique and that I was able to regurgitate her lecture from point to point, person to person, incident to incident, all based on my doodles. I even showed her a doodle of an octopus and regurgitated the lecture to her. She was convinced I knew the material, but not convinced that it was fair to the rest of the students who wrote until their hands hurt each and every session.

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Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	Snowy, thank you for posting this, I've been wanting to post a similar article that appeard in Wired a couple of weeks ago. I used to doodle. Alot. I had to break myself of the habit because it wasn't considered good form in meetings with executives. So I learned to electronic doodle with my gadgets, my palm and my blackberry. To me the doodling was the focuser and kept me able to stand the meetings. Now I'm stuck in a black hole with not being able to pay attention to meetings. It really sucks. One time in college, I had a professor (Catholic college she was actually a Sister) that wrote all over the blackboard copius amounts of topics that she was going to discuss for the session. Everyone walked in and started writing the moment they sat down until the moment they left. She'd start with each item and keep talking and talking, moving from item to item. I would doodle. I aced every single test she gave because I looked at my notes for points when she was talking at the same point I was doodling. I could imagine it in my head and pull up the information quickly and easily. It was a simple mnemonic device. When finals came out, I got a B instead of the deserved A. She claimed that I didn't deserve it because I didn't put as much effort as everyone else who took all those notes. I explained it was my note taking technique and that I was able to regurgitate her lecture from point to point, person to person, incident to incident, all based on my doodles. I even showed her a doodle of an octopus and regurgitated the lecture to her. She was convinced I knew the material, but not convinced that it was fair to the rest of the students who wrote until their hands hurt each and every session. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!