There's a little notebook by my computer at all times for this reason. It isn't even just writing that helps when I'm trying to figure out a problem or pick a g

There's a little notebook by my computer at all times for this reason. It isn't even just writing that helps when I'm trying to figure out a problem or pick a good approach, but doodling. Doodling while thinking seems to help things click into place and generate new ideas sometimes. In my first job in games, my lead at the time took issue with seeing me occasionally doodle in a notebook in front of my PC. It wasn't a case of sitting there doodling all day and getting no work done, or not focusing. I'd only do it for a few seconds or a couple of minutes at a time, when thinking through a task or problem. After that interaction, I stopped doodling at work for a long time, to my (and I believe my work's) detriment.