Mind Mapping FAQ

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A mind map consists of a central word or concept, around the central word you draw the 5 to 10 main ideas that relate to that word. You then take each of those child words and again draw the 5 to 10 main ideas that relate to each of those words. In this way an exponential number of related ideas can quickly be produced with virtually no mental effort. The concept of ‘writers block’ is hard to understand once you have grasped the use of this simple technique!

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A mind map lets you rapidly produce an almost infinite number of ideas, and at the same time organize them by placing each idea next to what it is related to. This makes a very powerful tool for creative writing or report writing, where it is very important to get down all your ideas first. It is then a trivial matter to read the mind map and write a sentence or paragraph on each ‘key word’.
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Instead of simply reading a book on some topic, next time try using a mind map while you read. Just draw your central word and then begin reading, everytime you read some idea that strikes you as important or interesting, just add it onto your mind map in the appropriate place. When you have finished reading the book you will have a one page mindmap which summarizes everything of interest in that book. You will probably also have added several things which you thought up yourself during your reading. The act of creating the mind map will have greatly increased how much you absorbed from the book, and if you ever want to review the topic all you need to do is to look at the mind map. If you want to learn the information very solidly then try to redraw the mindmap from memory a few times. You will find it very easy.
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