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Leisure can be expressed in various states—physical, intellectual, social, sacred, energetic, inert, observer, artistic or imaginative. Doodling is one of the creative expressions which each one of us has done in our life. Doodles are simple drawings just composed of random abstract lines or it can even have realistic meaning. Although many people still consider doodling as an indication of disinterest but Sunny Brown’s (The doodle revolution; Unlock the power to think differently. New York: Penguin Putnam Inc., 2014) “The Doodle Revolution” is a perfect case against such concerns as the book aims to radically overturn social misperceptions about doodling. This chapter explores doodling as a creative leisure activity. Specifically, it examines how people creatively self-express by doodling and how this expression helps evoking positive emotions and making individuals smarter, happier and more productive.
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Baweja, P. (2020). Doodling: A Positive Creative Leisure Practice. In: Kono, S., Beniwal, A., Baweja, P., Spracklen, K. (eds) Positive Sociology of Leisure. Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41812-0_19
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