I went to this meeting.....

and it was very productive:



don't think i wasn't paying attention though:

"Ana Mari Cauce, a psychology and ethnic studies professor at the University of Washington, describes herself as an inveterate doodler. "Doodling helps me focus my attention," she says via e-mail. "... I can more readily pay attention to what is being said, as I'm not drawn to look out the window, and my mind doesn't wander to issues that were on my mind before the meeting, or to what I have to do afterward."

that's how it works for me too, anyway! Read the full article here