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Nike CEO Mark Parker's Success Secret: Doodling

Nike CEO Mark Parker's Success Secret: Doodling

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Nike CEO Mark Parker - $4 - carries a Moleskine notebook to every meeting.

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Back in 2009, Lance Armstrong took a memorable meeting with him: The cyclist watched the executive draw through the whole thing.

After the talk wrapped up, Armstrong asked to see what Parker was sketching.

"He turns the pad over and shows me this perfect shoe," Armstrong $4.

Parker $4 that the doodles help clarify the brainstorming process. And, increasingly, scientific research backs up that claim.

"[D]oodling can help people stay focused, grasp new concepts, and retain information," $4. "A blank page also can serve as an extended playing field for the brain, allowing people to revise and improve on creative thoughts and ideas."

Here's what the studies say:

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From what this $4, doodling can be an exceptional form of multitasking. Unlike thumbing at your phone - which destroys your ability to recognize what's going on around you - doodling seems to support your ability to pay attention.

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