I was sitting in my journalism class yesterday listening to my professor give a lecture about our upcoming project. This project is a large percentage of our grade so I knew I better give my undivided attention. I had my notebook open for taking notes in order to make sure I did not miss any important information about certain aspect of the project. I was being productive and writing bullet points down when, all of a sudden, I found myself doodling in the margins of the pages in my notebook.
By the end of the class, my “notes” were covered with little flowers, stars, and cursive words. I thought, “Shoot, I did it again. What did the professor just say?” I catch myself drawing all over my papers quite often. It seems like I can’t have a piece of paper and a pencil in front of me with out doodling pictures around whatever notes I am writing at the time. Even when I tried extremely hard to pay attention to the instructions to our project, I couldn’t keep my hand still. While taking notes is a necessity for most classes, and as much as I attempt to keep my mind focused in class, taking notes is sometimes how I get distracted. Luckily, I was able to jot down most of the significant points of the project, but I was still left with several questions at the end of the class.