He looked across at Jackson, doodling on his notebook.

他一边看着对面的杰克逊，一边在笔记本上信手涂鸦。

What have some researchers found from one study about doodling?

一些研究人员从一项关于涂鸦的研究中发现了什么？

Because of this, some believe that doodling during a boring lecture can help students pay attention.

正因如此，一些人认为在无聊的课堂上涂鸦可以帮助学生集中注意力。

In one study, participants were asked to listen to a list of names while either doodling or sitting still.

在一项研究中，参与者被要求在涂鸦或静坐的时候听一份名单。

Brown believes doodling is helpful because it incorporates many ways of learning.

布朗认为涂鸦很有帮助，因为它包含了多种学习方式。

You might think that being good at drawing is important for doodling.

你可能认为擅长画画对涂鸦很重要。

Two years ago, an author named Sunni Brown wrote a book on doodling.

两年前，一位名叫逊尼·布朗的作家写了一本关于涂鸦的书。

Stop doodling on my notebook!

别在我的笔记本上乱画！

Brad was doodling on a sheet of paper.

布拉德在一张纸上乱写。

Researchers think others may just be idle doodling.

当然也有研究者们认为这只不过是一些无聊的涂鸦罢了。

After he left, I began doodling on my notebook again.

他走开以后，我又开始在笔记本上乱涂起来。

Woltz had been doodling with a huge, red-feathered pen.

沃尔兹一直在用一支大大的，带有红色羽毛的钢笔乱涂乱画。

Remember when your teacher told you to stop doodling in class?

可曾记得你的老师叫你不要再在课堂上乱写乱画？

If you feel like doodling next to an idea, all means doodle.

当你想在一个观点旁涂鸦的时候，尽管做。

Do you spend too much time doodling when you should be writing?

在该写点什么的时候你是不是又花了好多时间乱涂鸦？

If you feel like doodling next to an idea, by all means doodle.

当你想在一个观点旁涂鸦的时候，尽管做。

Michelangelo did not learn to paint by spending his time doodling.

米开朗基罗学画时可不是心不在焉的乱画。

Draw. Scribbling, doodling, or sketching your thoughts or feelings might help too.

把自己的思想或情感以涂鸦或写生的方式画出来可能也有帮助。

Doodling may look messy, but it could in fact be a sign of an alert mind, a study suggests.

涂鸦虽然看上去乱七八糟，但是研究发现，涂鸦其实是大脑活跃的表现。

Jogging, knitting or just doodling can relax the mind and set it off down a whimsical path.

慢跑、编织东西、随意写写画画都能放松思维并进入异想天开之中。

If the child you are mentoring is constantly doodling, for example, get them signed up for an art class.

如果你指导的孩子不断地涂鸦，可以让他们报名参加艺术班。

He said rich people appeared more distracted, checking mobile phones, doodling and avoiding eye contact.

他说富人们表现得更心不在焉，不时查看一下手机、写写画画，避免眼神交流。

Any good tips, such as doodling or background music, to keep your brain from getting too distracted?

有没有一些窍门让自己的注意力不会太分散，比如说涂鸦或者放点背景音乐什么的？

Yeah, well, it's just some quantum mechanics with a little string theory doodling around the edges.

不错，只是一些量子力学而已边上还随便写了一点点弦理论。