This is true for me.
"doodling may increase your ability to pay attention when your mind is tempted to wander:
Via The Science of Sin: The Psychology of the Seven Deadlies (and Why They Are So Good For You):
Now, we know that mind-wandering can hamper memory performance on such tests. Does doodling offer some protection against this? The results of Andrade’s study: doodlers recalled 29 percent more information than nondoodlers did."
