Due to the specifics of my activity, I constantly monitor the emergence and development of tools like construction techniques. Naturally, I also keep an eye on the software that implements the techniques. It seemed to me that I knew all these programs. But iMind Map really surprised me. Firstly, because I didn’t even notice the elephant. Secondly, because the program is much better than analogues precisely from the point of view of stimulating thinking.
However, it is not surprising - the program was made and is under the patronage of the founder of this technique, Tony Buzan. Until now, I have used the most advanced and popular solution - Mind Manager from Mindjet. I continue to use it when I need to create structure. But if I need to find a solution or think, iMind Map is what I need. What's so special about this program?
The method of constructing mind maps is based on visualization and structuring of thinking. This means how the map looks is critical. Any mind map is a tree. A tree has a trunk and branches extending from it. The further from the trunk, the thinner the branches become - this simple visualization principle allows you to display the train of thoughts in the correct order.
Each branch is a separate direction or thought that you develop. The thinner the branch section, the more new, fresh, or detailed it is in relation to the main idea.
By default, all main branches of the tree have different colors. This is also important and allows you to separate one thought and the course of its development from another, while maintaining the overall structure. The color and shape of the branches can be changed at your discretion.
In principle, branches are very convenient to work with. They can be dragged, stretched, and their shape can be changed. Two drawing modes determine how the branch will be drawn: automatically or freehand. By drawing by hand, you can give the branch any shape. In addition, you can even change the design of the branch itself. For example, make it in the form of a road or an arrow. Visualization of a branch - visualization of thought.
Branches can also be of two types: simple (linear) and rectangular. In the first option, the text is located on the branch itself. In the second case, the text is inside a rectangle. Representing a branch as a rectangle is very useful for displaying key thoughts and comments.
The branches can be connected to each other; there are separate arrows for this.
Images can be used to enhance visualization. They can be placed on the branch itself, designated as the branch's base point, or simply placed anywhere. In addition to pictures, branches can be marked with icons, the choice of which is quite large in iMind Map. By the way, in addition to adding files with pictures, you can sketch an image and immediately add it to the map. Simply an invaluable function for brainstorming.
What's super cool is that iMind Map allows you to add flowcharts directly to your mind map. I really miss this in MindManager. Each element of the diagram can be connected to any element of the entire map.
The automatic tidying function works very well. One click, and the map takes on the optimal appearance in terms of display and placement of elements. So you don't have to worry about making a mess when working with the card.
We should also talk about the ways of presenting the map.
Project type
Like many other mind mapping software, iMind Map allows you to turn branches into tasks. And the entire map represents a single project. To make it more convenient to work with the map from a project management point of view, a separate view is provided. In this case, the branches of the map are presented in the form of a list indicating deadlines, duration and percentage of completion.
By the way, iMind Map works with the task management service Drop Task. I wouldn’t say that the type of project itself will bring great benefit, but the conduct is not big projects in this mode it is quite possible. But in conjunction with Drop Task it’s a completely different matter. I highly recommend paying attention to the service itself and trying it in conjunction with iMind Map. Everything looks unusual, very, very cool. But this probably deserves a separate article.
3D map
A very unusual presentation mode. The program converts your map into a three-dimensional image that you can rotate as you wish. It would seem that it is just a visual feature. But no. The presentation is extremely convenient for conducting and focusing attention on a particular branch, thought, or task. Unusual, interesting, adds zest - in a word, I liked it.
Text mode
In this mode, the mind map is presented in the form of structured text. Sub-items can be collapsed and expanded. This view, for example, is very convenient for working with text alignment. The number of nested sub-items is infinite. You can first sketch out the structure of the text in the form of a map with notes on the main theses and ideas, and then switch to text mode and already. Pictures and icons are also displayed in this view. This type is also very convenient for preparing for a presentation and working with abstracts.
Presentation Mode
Such a spectacular and effective presentation mode is not available in any analogue program. The mind map is a whole story. iMind Map in presentation mode allows you to tell this story in the way and order you choose. Before starting the presentation, you can configure the order in which branches are displayed, comments on them, types of transitions from one branch to another, and much more. You can customize key click transitions or set the display time for each branch. You can even loop the presentation so that it is shown constantly - kiosk mode.
The program offers a set of presentation templates, which makes its creation even easier. Scaling, transitions, accents on branches - all this is done in just a couple of clicks. The result is a very high quality product. My rating is five out of five.
Branch order mode
Similar to text mode and represents structured text. But the purpose of this mode is precisely to determine the order of branches. In this mode, you determine the order in which your ideas will be presented on the map and in. That is, you can do this both in map mode, simply dragging branches, and in this mode, changing the levels of branches in the form of text. It's actually very convenient.
Summary and some tips
- The only software that fully complies with the principles of constructing mind maps and visualizing the thinking process.
- Developed with the support of the founder of the technique, Tony Buzan.
- Very convenient work on building and changing a mind map.
- Integration with Drop Task allows you to manage large projects.
- Flexible display and presentation settings.
- Building mind maps turns into a fun process.
- ThinkBuzan offers free online training on mind mapping.
- The program works on different platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Android.
- The built-in map display optimization works like magic.
- The best software for preparing presentations based on mind maps.
- Possibility of adding block diagrams to the map.
- Completely in Russian.
Finally
In my opinion, iMind Map is best program on constructing mind maps. The only program of its kind that stimulates... I highly recommend trying it, fortunately there is a trial version. Recently the program was supplemented with new features and updated to version 8. But more on that next time. That's all I wanted to say. ;)
Bekhterev S. Fragment from the book “Mind Management: Solving Business Problems Using Mind Maps”
Publishing house "Alpina Publishers"
Tony Buzan remembered Newton and Einstein, who were struggling from bad to bad at school, and asked important questions: “Do we know how to learn? Are we using our brains correctly? Having applied his method in practice, the author decided that it can be effectively used in any intellectual activity, and especially in business. After all, what is business if not the ability to quickly collect and analyze information from different sources (about competitors, customer needs, suppliers, the market, prices, trends, forecasts, etc.), make quick and effective decisions based on it? correct solution and then ensure its implementation? This is how the book “Use your head” was born. In it, Buzan popularly described the method of mind maps. He based it on the basic principles of how the human brain works, explained that we use our biological computer called the “brain” inefficiently, and proposed a way to improve this efficiency.
Mind maps have become successfully used in many areas of intellectual work. With the spread of computers, the first programs for building them began to appear. in electronic format what opened additional features for corporate use and solving business problems. The creative abilities of people who used this method began to unfold more strongly, which inevitably increased their effectiveness. Mind maps have become the main tool for completing tasks for many knowledge workers, including now in Russia.
Rules for constructing mind maps
It is most convenient to explain the rules for constructing mind maps using... the mind map itself (Fig. 1).
Rice. 1. Rules for constructing mind maps
Let us comment on the presented rules in more detail.
1. The main thing!
1.1. Start from the center. In the center is the most important idea, the purpose of building a mind map. Start with the main idea and you will have new ideas to complement it.
1.2. Read clockwise, starting from the upper right corner. Information is read in a circle, starting from the center of the card and continuing from the upper right corner and then clockwise. This rule is adopted for reading all mind maps. If you specify a different sequence, indicate the reading order with ordinal numbers.
1.3. Use different colors! The colors we choose always have more meaning than they might seem. We perceive color instantly, but it takes time to perceive text. Different colors can be perceived differently and have different meanings in different cultures and from different people. This is discussed in more detail below.
1.4. Always experiment! During his practice, the author has seen many mind maps. And each of these cards had its own unique individual style. Since each person’s thinking is unique, the map as a result of thinking also turns out to be unique and inimitable. Don't be afraid to experiment, try, search and find the best ways to present information that are most suitable for you.
2. Central image
One of the key concepts in creating mind maps, without which it is impossible to create key associations from which the mind map will be built. The central image should be the most striking object for you, because it will be your focus, the main purpose of creating a mind map. To do this, set the task as clearly as possible, use the most “catchy” colors and designs that inspire you at the moment when creating a central image.
3. Design it!
Draw! If you are in doubt whether you should draw or not, then the choice is obvious - draw! The visual image is remembered for for a long time, is perceived with maximum speed, forms a huge number of associations. Our brain is designed in such a way that we almost instantly form a visual association for any word. Draw this first association. As a rule, then to perceive information from a mind map, you will not even need to read what is written there - you will just have to look at the pictures, and the necessary information will immediately pop up in your head.
Color it! Each color has its own meaning, and often it is very individual for each person. The meaning of a particular color for an individual depends on factors such as personal preferences, previous experience, and cultural influences. In different cultures, the same color can have completely different meanings. For example, in Russia the color of mourning is considered black, and in Japan it is white. Depending on the meaning attached to color, it can significantly simplify and speed up the perception of information. It takes a moment to understand the prohibitive color of a traffic light. In the same way, you can read information from a mind map if you understand the meanings of the colors used in it. You can come up with your own notations or use the author’s interpretation below.
Use keywords! There should be few of them so that they do not add up to a complete sentence. As you will see below, information presented in the form of keywords visually linked to each other makes the brain work as quickly as possible. When you read only keywords, you get a sense of incompleteness, which causes many new associations that continue the mind map.
If you are creating a map by hand, use block letters, as handwritten text takes much longer to read than printed text.
Refer all new associations that appear to further branches of the map or write them in comments around map objects (topics), which, when written on paper, are conveniently done on stickers.
Connect your thoughts! The use of connecting branches helps our brain with maximum speed structure information and create a holistic image.
Use no more than 7±2 branches from each object, and better - no more than 5-7, since even a tired person can easily perceive such a map.
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Color |
Meaning |
Speed of perception |
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Red color |
The most quickly perceived color. Maximum focus. Informs about dangers, problems that may arise if you do not pay attention to it | |
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Blue color |
Strict, business color. Sets up for efficient long-term work. Well received by most people | |
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The color of freedom. Relaxing, calming color. Positively perceived by most people. But its meaning strongly depends on the shades (“energetic emerald” of the eyes or “melancholy green” in Soviet-type hospitals) | ||
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Yellow |
The color of energy, the color of leadership. A very annoying color that you can't help but notice. | |
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Brown color |
The color of the earth, the most warm color. The color of reliability, strength, stability, confidence | |
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Orange color |
Very bright, provocative color. The color of enthusiasm, innovation, excitement, energy, dynamics. Excellent attention-grabbing | |
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Blue |
The color of tenderness, the color of romance. Great background color. IN English language there is no separate word for this color (blue is understood as both blue and cyan). In Russia, this color usually means freedom of movement: to the sea, to the sky, to a dream. | |
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Black color |
Strict, limiting color. Ideal for writing text, creating borders |
Show connections of the main topic using a line, thickening it at the base and gradually narrowing it at the subordinate topic.
If topics from neighboring branches are connected to each other, connect them with arrows.
Use grouping to indicate groups of the same meaning.
Sometimes you will feel that you need to add more, for example, two branches, but you will not be able to formulate their names. In this case, it is recommended to draw branches and leave them empty. At this point, you will have an unfinished action and your brain will become hypermotivated to fill out these branches and come up with the necessary ideas.
Try building your first mind map by completing the first lesson.
When the technology of mind maps was created, convenient personal computers were not yet in mass use, and the first maps were built manually using ordinary paper, colored pencils and felt-tip pens.
The author of this book has more than once met people who generally do not recognize the creation of mind maps using computer programs and build all their maps on paper. And the author himself, although the laptop has long become part of his body, sometimes also gladly rolls up his sleeves, takes large sheets of paper, pencils, felt-tip pens, stickers, tape and begins to draw.
Because this method has its wonderful advantages (as well as disadvantages).
Drawing mind maps are characterized by a reformulation of Murphy's law: “A mind map always takes up exactly as much space as it is given, and a little more.” The author has more than once been convinced of the validity of this law when sheets of A1 and even A0 format were completely filled out.
Therefore you will need:
- clean white sheets, preferably at least A3 format. The A4 format may simply not be enough for the riot of your associations;
- colored felt-tip pens, or better yet, colored pencils, as they can be erased with an eraser, so you can make adjustments and see your train of thought. The more colors the better;
- eraser;
- stickers, preferably different colors and sizes;
- scotch. If one sheet of paper is not enough for you, you can attach another one to it.
It is best to place the sheet horizontally. If the sheet is large, you can immediately attach it to the wall with tape.
Below is an example of constructing a “Great summer vacation with the whole family” mind map, where you can see how such an urgent problem was solved.
Alexey Bashkeev, Head of Analytics, Incore Media
After I became acquainted with the mind mapping method during the training, I began to apply it in all areas of my life. Below is an example of a map our family drew to solve such an important task as a great summer vacation for the whole family.
First we drew the central image. Then each of us wrote down 10 vacation options on stickers, one for each sticker. After that, we placed them on the map, connected them with each other, and the result shown below was obtained (see Fig. 2).
Surprisingly, all the options received seem quite obvious, but it is easier to make a decision when you see them presented in a clear structure.
We hung this map in the kitchen and over the summer we tried the best of the options listed. Now we have compiled a similar mind map for winter holidays!
Rice. 1.2. Results of the family brainstorming session “Great summer vacation for the whole family?”
As you'll notice, hand-drawn mind maps rely heavily on drawings. This greatly simplifies the memorization and perception of information, since the drawings are remembered for a long time.
Often at trainings we are told: “But we don’t know how to draw!” We have to constantly prove that this is not true. What have you done before in your life: drew a person or wrote the first number? Did you color the sun or write a word? Fortunately, learning to draw is much easier than learning to write. We can draw! It’s just that over time we stop using this great opportunity to record information. Let's remember and learn again!
You will have a visual association for each word almost immediately. Draw exactly this association! Because then, remembering a visual symbol, your consciousness will easily retrieve the word associated with it from the unconscious.
Mind maps have gained popularity in many developed countries. But why does this technology work this way? Why is this way of presenting information so effective? What principles of the human brain is this technology based on? It is based on two principles of the human brain.
Principle one. Left- and right-hemisphere thinking
Mind map technology was originally based on the principle that the right hemisphere perceives information according to different laws than the left. The difference in the functioning of the hemispheres is shown in Fig. 3.
At one time, Tony Buzan rightly noted that most information is presented in the form of numbers and letters, convenient for perception by the left hemisphere (just remember the linear representation of information Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Lotus Notes - office applications that most office employees work with).
Rice. 3. Hemispheres of the brain and the “division” of labor between them 1
The mind mapping method allows you to present information in such a way that it can be perceived by both the left and right hemispheres at the same time.
Thanks to the use of colors, patterns and spatial connections, any information begins to be perceived, analyzed and remembered much faster and more effectively than with its usual linear representation in the form of numbers and letters. Thus, humanity has the opportunity to make maximum use of the huge reserves of the right hemisphere.
Do we use it in our everyday life? creative possibilities right hemisphere? Yes. Of course yes. And all without exception.
Imagine the following situation. You are trying to explain to your interlocutor something quite complex or information-intensive (the concept of a new project, launching a product on the market, the strategy of a new direction, the structure of a new book or article, the current state of business processes, etc.), and this cannot be done in any way. words, and next to you is a pen and a sheet of paper. What will you do? 100% of those to whom the author asked this question answered unequivocally: “Let’s start drawing.” And often, without even imagining what will be drawn in the end, we just start drawing. Why? Because in many situations this step allows you to find it much faster mutual language and convey the necessary thoughts. For example, such an explanation often results in diagrams like the one shown in Fig. 4.
Or here’s another question: what do you do when you’re talking on the phone about some unpleasant or difficult topic, and next to you is the same pen with a sheet of paper? Most answer: “Well, we’re drawing something.” But why? After all, the one with whom we are talking does not see us. The answer is simple. We draw in order to connect the creative zones of the right hemisphere of the brain to thinking through the best answer options and thereby use a larger volume of the cerebral cortex, which will increase the number of possible options answers and increase their originality.
How many exact postal addresses can you remember where you have ever been, for example, st. Profsoyuznaya, 33, apt. 147? None of the participants in our trainings could name more than 10 addresses. And how many addresses can you visually remember where you have ever been in order to get there if necessary (for example, here behind the temple turn left, then at the fork to the right and in the courtyard there is a third entrance, a polished black door)? The number of such addresses is impossible to count, and as soon as most people find themselves in a place where they have already been, they will immediately remember how and where to get out of there. This example also shows how the left hemisphere (physical memory of addresses) and the right hemisphere (spatial memory) work.
There are a huge number of examples around us in which the cerebral cortex of our right hemisphere works.
Rice. 4. A typical diagram obtained during spontaneous drawing to explain complex information-intensive issues 1
1. Traffic light
This is perhaps one of the most striking examples of visualization. Do you know why red was chosen as a prohibitive color? Because our brain perceives it faster than any other. And the green color is perceived longer than other colors, which is very important before crossing the road: you will have time to think carefully and look around. That is why we relax when we are in nature among green trees. Green color “slows down” our attention. A modern innovation in traffic lights is the use of special signs indicating that you need to walk or stand.
By the way, imagine if the traffic lights instead of colors had simple inscriptions:
And all these inscriptions would light up in one color, for example blue. How would you navigate? The majority answered this question in order: the top signal is on - stop, the bottom light is on - go. You see, even here we engage the faster right hemisphere.
2.Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is the favorite email organizer for many users, including due to its advanced visualization capabilities, which are significantly less in its closest competitors: Lotus Notes, The Bat, Thunderbird, etc.
For example, a company employee only needs a few seconds of viewing the consolidated calendars of consultants to understand who is doing what and what free zones there are for making appointments. It is enough to know that according to the corporate standard for using Outlook orange off-site meetings are coloured, blue are strictly scheduled meetings within the office, and green are budgeted tasks that do not have a strict start and finish. Knowing this, you can look at Fig. 5, very quickly understand that one employee has three off-site meetings scheduled for November 11, and he will only be in the office at 17.00, but at this time he already has an internal meeting scheduled with the sales department. You can also quickly understand that his colleague has two budgeted tasks planned, and he can safely schedule a consultation or training for November 11th.
Rice. 5. Visualization in Outlook 2007 Calendar
Rice. 6. Plain non-rendered Outlook 2007 Calendar
Looking at this consolidated calendar, you can quickly understand that it is unlikely that it will be possible to gather all the consultants together on November 11 and that you need to look for another day for this.
Look at fig. 6. Will you be able to come to the same conclusions with the same speed if you analyze a non-visualized Calendar?
3. Cockpit
Pilots experience a huge information load. In the cockpit there is a huge number of different instruments, the indicators of which must be monitored. Additional stress is caused by the cost of any mistake, because pilots are responsible not only for their own lives.
Correct visualization of the control panel is key: the pilot must quickly analyze all incoming information (Fig. 7).
Note that modern cockpits do not have as many monotonous sensors as older models that rely primarily on the analytical left brain. In modern cockpits, LCD monitors display color codes for key controls and instruments, and maximum use is made of electronic display systems and comprehensive Information system alarms that display on displays flight and navigation information about the state of the power plant and general aircraft systems. Previously, all this had to be imagined using a variety of monotonous dark instruments, as in the figure above (information taken from the website www.ifc.com)!
Rice. 7. Cockpit of the obsolete TU-154 (top) and modern IL-96 (bottom)
4. Map of the general battle
Imagine this picture: at army headquarters, generals stand at a wall on which information about all armies is written only using numbers and letters: coordinates and descriptions (number of units, condition) of tank, air force, infantry, artillery, support units, such the same information about the enemy according to intelligence data, the latest information about the allied forces. No map, no spatial arrangement - just numbers of coordinates and letters of description. It's hard to imagine, isn't it?
It is not difficult to guess how valuable every second is in order to have time to analyze all the information, develop a strategy and make a final decision on the method of attack.
It is not surprising that the military uses diagrams, maps, symbols divisions, detachments and armies, our own and others, since ancient times. Otherwise, it would be impossible to process huge regularly received flows of information with coordinates, new information about losses, retreats and attacks, and even more so to quickly coordinate actions with each other (Fig. 8).
Rice. 8. Map of the general battle. Strategy development by army headquarters
Principle two. Associative thinking
Have you ever wondered what the word “consider” means? We often call someone smart, but what does that mean? What is the deep essence of this amazing Russian word?
A smart person is a person who can build in his head correct images based on incoming information, that is, identical to the images of the author of the information, the narrator, etc. (at a lecture, while reading a book, article, letter, conducting business negotiations, etc.). And vice versa, we call a person incompetent, to put it mildly (or dull, to put it mildly), if he does not understand information the way we would like, or does not understand it at all (although the problem may be in the inconvenient format of the information itself).
I remember an anecdote about teachers of higher mathematics and experimental physics.
Colleague, how can you be in a good mood after this group? There are only stupid people there!
Really? And in my opinion, they are very capable, even brilliant students. Especially when you stop telling them and start showing them...
Any incoming information must first form an image in our head. As soon as we understand something, we form an image in our head and remember the information much easier and for a much longer time. long term. Information that has not been converted into images is “empty” information that has no meaning and is easily forgotten (remember cramming at school).
Alexander Romanovich Luria, a famous Soviet psychologist and physiologist, noted that “the basis of verbal memory is always the process of recoding the reported material, associated with the process of abstraction from unimportant details and generalization of the central points of information...”
Rice. 9. How verbal information is perceived1
Natalya Petrovna Bekhtereva, an outstanding Russian scientist, called the process of understanding information schemes: “Schemes can be different... We call a person talented or even brilliant if such a scheme, idea, concept turns out to be correct... when disparate facts fit into a coherent system and complex It turns out that it is possible to present events simply, present them in the form of a diagram, and even predict something based on it.” In order to understand how images are formed in our heads, it is enough to see the features of storing information in our brain. To do this, let's look at an enlarged picture of the structure of our brain (Fig. 10).
As you know, our brain consists of approximately 1,000,000,000,000 cells called neurons. Their number does not increase throughout life, but can decrease under the influence of severe stress, alcohol intoxication, trauma and other unfavorable factors. But if the number of neurons does not increase from the moment a person is born, then where is all the incoming information stored and processed?
Rice. 10. Illustration showing the interconnections of neurons. The drawing is simplified a thousand times and corresponds to a microscopic part of brain tissue
Each neuron is connected to others by a huge number of branch connections that are formed throughout a person’s life. The more intense a person’s information life, the greater the number of such connections between brain cells. This amount changes throughout a person's life. Moreover, the more intense his intellectual life, the more such connections are created, the more developed the person’s brain and, accordingly, the person himself.
All information that is distributed in the brain is associatively transmitted between neurons at a speed electric current, and the greater the number of such connections, the more capable the brain is of perceiving new information.
When we take in information, whether it's reading a book or listening to a lecture, all the many neural connections in our brain are activated to help us form an image. Once we form an image, we understand the information. It is difficult for us to read a book or perceive someone's story if we cannot quickly build images based on the information we receive. Or we may simply not have enough previous experience and training (that is, the number of connections between neurons) to understand the new information. It is extremely difficult to understand something at a seminar on financial management (no matter how talented the teacher is) if you do not know how to count, multiply, divide...
PERCEPTION AND MEMORIZATION THROUGH IMAGERY REPRESENTATIONS
Remember how at school we learned by heart many words, sentences and definitions, without ever understanding their meaning. What is verbal memory and does it exist at all? Here is the definition of verbal memory given by psychologist Luria (to whose work Tony Buzan especially refers): “When receiving verbal information, a person remembers the words least of all, trying to retain the textual impression that has reached him.”
To demonstrate what verbal memory is, try memorizing the following 10 words:
night-forest-house-window-cat-table-pie-ringing-needle-fire.
It's difficult, isn't it? Let's complicate the task. Now try to remember the whole story.
“At night in the forest, a cat climbed into the house through the window, jumped on the table, ate the pie, but broke the plate, which caused a ringing sound. He felt that the fragment stuck into his paw like a needle, and he felt pain in his paw, as if from fire.”
Oddly enough, there were more words, and it became easier to remember them. Why? Because we have translated the language of words into the language of images and impressions, which is more understandable to our brain and much easier to perceive.
Now it becomes clear why we cannot think linearly, especially in unclear situations. Our thoughts “jump” from one to another, and we are in next moment completely unexpectedly for us, we are already thinking about something else.
For example, when we think about something, many associations related to this topic appear in our minds. We start thinking about how to spend the New Year, and a whole fountain of ideas immediately appears in our heads: “Buy more cognac! Organize more competitions! Think about where to store drunks. How to get everyone to the place? Who to choose as the presenter? How can you keep it all in your head?!” - and we automatically reach for a pen and paper and begin to write everything down in order to somehow structure everything and not lose valuable thoughts.
The principle of associative thinking is that our brain, due to its structure, works with information associatively, and not linearly. At the same time, images are created in our heads, thanks to which we understand the information.
Based on this principle, Tony Buzan proposed recording information not linearly, as is customary in most cases, but associatively (radiantly), connecting thoughts with each other in space, rightly suggesting that this form would be the most convenient for perception, since the brain needs will carry out a minimum of work to create an image, that is, understanding the information.
Information presented in the form of mind maps is perceived faster, more efficiently, and is remembered faster and for a longer period, as this corresponds to the natural associative nature of our thinking. It's just the way our brains work.
So, according to the two principles stated above, any information is perceived by us in the form of images that are formed on the basis of the information received. And the more volume of the cerebral cortex we use when perceiving and analyzing information, the faster we can build the desired image, that is, understand the information.
Mind management technologies are built on these features of the brain.
Mind management algorithm
Mind map is one of the the best ways increasing the efficiency of intellectual work, that is, creating intellectual products. What is an intellectual product?
Intellectual products include writing texts, implementing any projects, training, analysis, goal setting for the quarter, year, life, personal development, solving problems and non-standard tasks, strategic planning etc. and so on. In essence, all knowledge workers are engaged in the creation of intellectual products. What is the most common problem?
During our consulting practice, we have repeatedly observed how the natural laws of intellectual work are violated, when they first do something, come up with ideas while doing it, and after they do it, they exclaim: “But we forgot the most important thing!”
The creation of any intellectual product (writing a book, preparing a presentation, developing a strategy, and even planning and realizing a dream) most effectively occurs in five stages, each of which has its own clear goal, which, most likely, you know at least on an intuitive level. I called these stages the mind management algorithm.
1. Birth of an idea
What time do you usually have brilliant work-related ideas? Most people we ask this question usually answer something like: “In the shower. On holiday. During sleep". Sounds familiar, doesn't it? A best ideas, related to personal life, for some reason come at work.
The birth of an idea is perhaps the most mysterious stage. You never know when it will emerge from the depths of the unconscious. When this moment comes, it seems that the brilliant insight will remain with us forever and we will never forget it... But no. As soon as the phone suddenly rings or the dog barks, a painful, painfully familiar thought appears: “Oh, what was this brilliant thing I was thinking about?!” About something bold and new...” And it’s not always possible to remember, right?
Take care of your ideas, remember the basic principle of time management (the principle of materialization) - write it down! Don't foolishly waste brilliant ideas that can change your life. The first advice that Vladimir Mayakovsky gave to aspiring writers was to buy a notebook, always have it with you and write down all observations, which can then form the basis of the plot.
2. Brainstorming - creating chaos for the mind map
So, when the idea is successfully caught, we are faced with the task of developing an intellectual product. For example, write an article on a new topic. What do most people do in this case? Naturally! Take a blank sheet of paper or open Word and start writing. Or rather, try to write. Since you constantly have to stop, look for the right thoughts in the associative chaos and drive away the unnecessary ones (although how useful they would be in the next section!). Here it is, the associative nature of thinking!
It turns out that we are trying to do two jobs at the same time: write a specific part of the text and continue to think about others, which contradicts the associative nature of our thinking and, naturally, reduces the efficiency of work. We need to concentrate on one task, and at the moment when useful thoughts swarm in our minds, we need to catch them all as quickly as possible, because it is unknown when they will appear next time.
The main task at this stage is to conduct a brainstorming session, the purpose of which is to write down all the associative ideas that have arisen related to the intellectual product being created. If you have a chaos of useful and interesting thoughts, you yourself can determine the moment when you need to start organizing them.
3. Mind Map Creation / Analysis
It is impossible to restore order in absolutely empty room, just as it is impossible to create the structure of an intellectual product without having in front of you the chaos of thoughts associated with it. This is proven by the very practical method of limited chaos proposed by Gleb Arkhangelsky in the book “Time Drive”.
At the structuring stage, the main goal is to understand the logic, that is, to form an image of an intellectual product, which is achieved through structuring, for example in the form of a mind map. Do you know the pleasant feeling when you suddenly suddenly understand how to respond to an unpleasant letter you received a few days ago, or when you understand where you want to go on vacation? This happens when the brain has processed the information received and offered you the most suitable solution.
The same thing, only much faster, happens when you structure (best in the form of a mind map) the results of a brainstorming session, for example, on writing an article. At one point, there is an understanding of what this article will be like, that is, its image is formed. You clearly see the structure, you know where to write what and what data and pictures to place, you understand what information the reader will take from the article and how he will generally perceive it.
At the moment of achieving an understanding of the formation of the image of the future intellectual product, you can move on to action.
4. Action
If you have successfully completed the first three stages, achieving the goal of each of them, then the process of implementing your plan will proceed with maximum efficiency. The chaos of thoughts, ordered into a structure, will no longer bother you, and you will be able to concentrate all your attention on achieving your goal. And if another necessary thought comes to you that was missed during the brainstorming stage, then you can easily fit it into your structure. Mind maps allow you to do this with maximum speed.
At the action stage, the main goal is to implement your plans according to the structure you created.
5. Result
The natural consequence of achieving the goals of the first four stages is obtaining results. It doesn’t always meet our expectations at the first stage, but that’s the beauty of smart products: if you follow the natural logic of their creation, that is, the mind management algorithm, the result usually exceeds all expectations.
Let's see how the mind management algorithm was used to solve such a pressing problem for many Russian managers as the restoration of vital resources.
Natalya Sosnovskaya, project manager of one of the large telecommunications companies
The understanding that life resources must be managed and forced to rest properly has, of course, always been there. “You need to rest”, “you look bad” - you can often hear from colleagues and friends. But for some reason, no one tells how to properly restore vital energy, effectively spending the time allotted for rest. The situation became clearer during the time management training, when we came to the topic of managing life resources, and everything turned out to be very simple: for effective recovery energy, you need to force yourself to rest properly, restoring physical, emotional and intellectual strength. The regularity of recovery should occur in accordance with the rhythms of a person’s life - daily, weekly and annually. Moreover, if you do not recuperate effectively today, you can greatly lose in your work efficiency tomorrow. The same is true for weekly and annual holidays. It would seem that everything is clear, but there is no answer to the question: what exactly needs to be done to restore your strength and acquire new ones? There is an idea of the problem. There is motivation to solve it. There is no solution.
And here came the answer from the business coach: “You should come up with activities that restore your physical, emotional and intellectual resources for yourself. What works for one person may not work for another.”
A brainstorming session was conducted to identify such activities. The group was divided into three subgroups, each of which had to find the maximum number of ways to restore vital resources on a daily, weekly and annual basis.
Each participant was given 10 stickers, on each of which they had to write one way to restore vital resources. After everyone completed the task, it was possible to structure the ideas received and analyze the information.
Taking sheets of A1 format, the participants in their subgroups began to combine the thoughts they had received. A sticker with an idea was attached to a similar area if it was already marked on a sheet of flipchart, and if it was not, then a new area was created (Fig. 11).
We saw before us many different ways annual restoration of resources, from which everyone chose the one that suited him.
After we have seen possible ways restoration of vital resources and realized that this too can and should be planned, all that remains is to proceed to the most difficult thing - to force yourself to do something.
Thanks to the fact that the bright mind maps constantly attract attention, I had to regularly ask myself the question “What am I doing with what is written there?” And the more often I asked myself this question, the more often I forced myself to act! And little by little the result began to appear...
Rice. 11. Results of grouping the results of the brainstorming session “Annual restoration of vital resources”
As soon as I began to consciously plan for the restoration of my vital resources, I noticed an interesting feature: my body allocates much more energy to perform the assigned tasks if I know that they will be followed by a guaranteed, pre-planned restoration of energy. And the more interesting the vacation is planned, the more energy is released, the more more tasks succeeds!
Rice. 12. Mind map for daily resource recovery
Definition of mind management
So, our intellectual activity is subject to the following clear working principles.
- We cannot operate with more than 7±2 objects of information at the same time.
- Any thought can be immediately lost and supplanted by another, not always more important and priority thought.
- We underutilize our brain's ability to perceive grouped and related information that contains semantic colors, pictures, patterns, and typical connections.
- Information is perceived the better, the larger the volume of the cerebral cortex is connected to its perception.
- Our brain thinks associatively, building connections of thoughts and a logical structure from the information received (based on our and only our logic or experience), after which we form an understanding of the information, that is, an image appears.
- In order to quickly achieve the result of a planned intellectual product, you must first collect all your thoughts, structure them in order to understand what exactly needs to be done to achieve the result.
The ability to correctly structure information is becoming a necessary skill in modern world, since the average office employee now receives 90% of information electronically, the amount of which doubles every few years.
And since the majority of electronic information is received and processed through such common office programs as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Lotus Notes, etc., which mainly involve the perception of the left (analytical) hemisphere, then for most modern office workers The picture shown in Fig. is typical. 13.
Rice. 13. Linear information flows attacking an office employee
In the absence of the necessary structuring skills, information received in electronic form is one of the main time sinks, and the role of the ability of a modern employee to quickly process electronic information, analyze it and make decisions based on it is one of the keys in increasing the efficiency of his work.
Acquire such skills and learn how to use modern technologies Using the enormous resources of our brain is possible with the help of discoveries in the field of mind management (Fig. 14).
Mind management is a technology for presenting information flows in a form that requires minimal time and psychophysiological resources for search, analysis and understanding
Rice. 14. Mind management. Information flow management
At one of the trainings in a consulting company, at the beginning of the financial crisis, a very current problem— how to reduce costs during a crisis?
During a 10-minute brainstorming session and subsequent structuring of the ideas received, a visual mind map with a lot of interesting workable options was obtained (Fig. 15).
We analyzed each of the received options for adequacy, canceling some, accepting others and planning the next actions for the third. According to the client's feedback, after two months, with the help of specific actions based on the created mind map, they managed to reduce costs by more than 20% - here is the result.
A frighteningly large number of ideas pop into our heads when we begin to think about such large-scale tasks and problems as “reducing costs.” If you grab the first ideas you come across and start taking action, you are unlikely to achieve the desired result. But if you strictly follow the stages of the mind management algorithm and form an image of the problem, the result will not be long in coming!
Rice. 15. Mind map “How to reduce costs in times of crisis”
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Buzan, T. and B., Superthinking. Minsk: Potpourri, 2003. - P. 11.
Quote by: Buzan T. and B. Superthinking. Minsk: Potpourri, 2003. - P. 31.
Quote by: Luria A.R. Lectures on general psychology. St. Petersburg: Peter, 2007. - P. 211.
Arkhangelsky G. Time drive: How to have time to live and work. M.: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber, 2005.
Hello, friends! Today you will learn how to create a mind map in the free XMind program. The created intelligence is an information product and you can collect subscribers through it, as well as sell it.
Surely you have heard what an intelligence map is and why it is needed? For those who have forgotten, let me remind you that an intelligence map is a graphical display of our work plans, action algorithms, which clearly indicate the implementation of certain steps when performing a particular job. In this article we will look at the question of how to create a mind map simply and for free.
The mind map clearly states the sequence of steps that need to be taken. For example, you can start doing action number two only after completing action number one, and action number six only after completing the first five points, or some action can be done in parallel, there are different kinds intelligence cards.
Mind maps allow you to structure information, very effectively, and it is very convenient to work with such information. The application of mind maps is convenient tool to make a decision, because all points and activities are before your eyes. Intelligence maps are also called mind maps, mind maps, intelligence maps by topic, and so on.
The widespread use of mind maps can be seen in the field of education, this allows you to structure the information received and improves the memorization of the material received. There are examples of using mind maps for various presentations, because visual, structured graphic information allows you to immediately understand the essence of the issue.
The use of mind maps in business, and in particular in the Information Business, allows you to significantly increase the efficiency of earning money via the Internet, allows you to systematize work in creating and maintaining blogs, in planning your business for months in advance and even for years. For example, in Infobusiness, mind maps allow you to:
- understand the essence of business development, the sequence of steps taken, manage your time and the time of your employees, that is, complete business planning;
- spend with colleagues brainstorming and generate new and original ideas;
- conduct various presentations at webinars, seminars and conferences;
- make correct and informed decisions, because all actions are before your eyes.
By the way, the use of intelligence cards in factories and offices is also a very effective measure, which can significantly increase profits.
Creating mind maps
So, we come to a short overview of tools for creating mind maps. In fact, there are various options for creating mind maps:
- online intelligence maps - creating intelligence maps through online services, it is possible to create both free and paid intelligence maps;
- creating mind maps with free programs, free programs for mind maps will be shown below;
- paid programs for compiling mind maps.
Intelligence cards online
Creating a mind map online is quite simple; there are a number of services for this, which have their pros and cons. Before deciding which services to use to create a mind map, you need to look at whether these conditions suit you or not. In online services, building mind maps is possible both free and for a fee. Below are common services:
- Mindmeister is a paid service and costs about $15 per year, a quite reasonable price for work, but you need to look at its pros and cons;
- Bubble.us is a free online service that has quite easy navigation, but there are a number of limitations, again, you need to look;
- Mindomo is a free service for creating mental maps, everything is fine here, but advertising for the service will constantly be stuck to your map;
- Mind 42 is a free service, by going to the service you can easily find out how to make a mind map, the service also has its pros and cons.
Paid programs:
- Mindjet MindManager is a multifunctional program, somewhat complex and will take time to master; the program does not have a localization language;
- C onceptDraw MindMap – in Russia one of the most popular programs for creating mind maps, it also has its pros and cons;
- iMindMap – the program allows you to create a beautiful mind map, the program has a lot of variety, you need to look and evaluate the pros and cons for yourself;
- MindMapper Jr. – a good program for creating mind maps, its cost is $19.95.
Free programs:
- XMind – free program With good opportunities for compiling mind maps, we will talk about it in this article;
- FreeMind is a free program with good functionality, fairly simple operation, but there are some disadvantages;
- The Personal Brain – creates convenient mental maps for the development of spatial thinking;
- Free Mind Map is a free program that allows you to work with vector graphics, which is not always popular with everyone.
ProgramXMind
So, downloading XMind for free to your computer is quite simple, to do this you need to go to the address http://www.xmind.net/download/win/, confirm your agreement with the license and register your email address (more details can be seen in the video below). Moreover, you can download the Russian version of XMind for free right away. After downloading the program, you need to install it, there are no difficulties here.
How to make a mind map in the programXMind
Now let's move on to the question of how to create a mind map in the XMind program. Showing the entire process of compiling a mind map will take a dozen pages plus a couple of dozen screenshots. Therefore, the article will show only general actions, and the details of working in the XMind program will be shown in the video attached below.
After installing the XMind program on your computer, open it and begin compiling a mind map. The program field contains XMind templates. If you like, you can choose one of the templates and create a mind map based on it.
But it's better to start new project, to do this, click “Central Section” in the templates. After this, a rectangle with the inscription “Central Section” appears in the center of the page.
Now go to the control panel on the bottom right (highlighted in green on the screen) and select the shape of future blocks - rectangle, ellipse, rhombus, etc. We choose the font, its size, color, line thickness, everything is simple, you can figure it out without any problems. We write the name of the project in the center of the selected figure and save it using the “File”, “Save as...” button.
Now you can create additional shapes with connections, write text in them and make a branched mind map. Beginners don’t always have an idea of how to make a mind map, so I chose an example of a mind map – a family vacation on the river. After watching the video, you will understand the principle of constructing a mental map, and you will be able to create it yourself on any topic (the created mind map in the attached video is shown in the screenshot).
Don’t forget to periodically save the created mind map via “File”, “Save new edition”. To create additional connections between blocks, use the “Relationship” hotkey. Using the same hotkeys, you can insert emoticons, calendars, photos and various images from your computer into the intelligence card blocks, sew up links, add notes and comments, and perform other operations. All the details of compiling a mind map in the XMind program are shown in this video:
Look, repeat all the steps step by step and you will succeed. After completing work on creating a mind map, you need to save the last change. The mind map will be saved in the xmind extension, which means that you can view the created mind map only in the XMind program, which is not always convenient. For example, you might want to discuss mind mapping with your colleagues, but they don’t have the XMind program.
In this case, you can convert the mind map into a familiar image in png, jpg, bmp format. This is done simply, you need to click either the “Export” hot button, or do it through “File”. Next, select the desired extension and save the map to a folder - the saving process is also shown in detail in the attached video.
Conclusion
So, in this article we looked at how to download the XMind program and how to create a mind map using it. If you want to repeat and make a mental map yourself, I advise you to use the attached video. There is nothing complicated in the XMind program, but you need to know where certain functions are located. Having created a couple or three cards, you will be quite free to work in the XMind program.
The process of creating mind maps is creative and interesting, and if you start creating them, you will enjoy the work. The next intelligence cards will turn out better and better. It should be understood that a mind map is the same information product as an e-book or video course. You can give the created intelligence map to people for a subscription, or you can sell it as an information product, everything will depend on the value of the invested information.
Create mind maps quickly and easily, get subscribers and earn money via the Internet, and the XMind program will help you with this. Good luck to you!
Best regards, Ivan Kunpan.
P.S. A mind map is an information product; it allows you not only to collect subscribers, but also to earn money. You can also quickly create an e-book that will bring you subscribers and money. How to create an e-book for any beginner is shown in my free book ““, you can download it.
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Olga Pavlova
The Mind Mapping Method was created by American scientist and businessman Tony Buzan. In English it is called "mind maps". Literally, the word "mind" means "mind", and the word "maps" means "maps". The result is “mind maps”. But most often in translations the term “mind maps” is used.
In the world of preschool technologies, intelligence cards came thanks to the candidate pedagogical sciences V. M. Akimenko, who proposed using this method for the development of coherent speech in children.
Smart card is a unique and simple method of memorization
information, with the help of which both creative and
children's speech abilities and thinking is activated.
The mind map method helps awaken a child's ability to
images of the surrounding world, help to structure the information that the child has to learn, breaking it down into specific figurative units.
Useful properties of mind maps
K. D. Ushinsky wrote: “Teach a child some five words unknown to him - he will suffer for a long time and in vain, but connect twenty such words with pictures, and he will learn on the fly.”
Visibility. The whole problem with its many sides and facets
appears right in front of you, you can take it in at one glance.
Attractiveness. A good mind map has its own aesthetics,
looking at it is not only interesting, but also pleasant. Tony Buzan
Memorability. Thanks to the work of both hemispheres of the brain, the use
The images and colors of the mind map are easy to remember.
In teaching practice, mind maps can be used as follows:
Consolidation and generalization of material. Creation of generalized intelligence
maps can be the final work on the topics studied. This work is carried out both individually and frontally.
Development of coherent speech. Compiling stories using a mind map.
While completing this task, children independently and consistently
express their thoughts, become more active in conversation,
develops the ability to answer questions in a common way, vocabulary
becomes precise and varied. This work is carried out in groups
classes on the development of coherent speech.
General requirements for drawing up any intelligence map.
Only colored pencils, markers, etc. are used to create maps.
The sheet is positioned horizontally.
The main idea is outlined in the center of the page. To depict it, you can use drawings and pictures.
For each key point, diverging from the center are carried out
branches (in any direction). Each main branch has its own color.
Only one keyword is written above each line-branch.
It must be written legibly in capital letters.
Each thought is circled; you can use drawings, pictures, associations about each word.
Symbols and illustrations are added during the modeling process.
Visualization is presented in the form of objects, objects, drawings, etc.
The sequence of work when drawing up a mind map to consolidate and generalize the material of the studied topic:
Option 1:
1. The topic of the lesson is indicated (fruits, pets, flowers, etc.)
2. Children name noun words and depict what relates to
3. Attribute words are selected for each noun.
Option 2:
For each noun, words-attributes and words-
actions.
According to the compiled intelligence map, children in any option make up
offers.
We started making mind maps in the older group. At first, these were maps that were small in content, reflecting one topic, and had in their structure only a classification in some areas.
We found all the necessary pictures in used workbooks, cut them out, classified them, pasted them, and made “branches”.
At the end senior group, the guys built quite complex intelligence maps, such as: “Continents”, “Planet Earth”, “Green Kingdom”.
Thanks to this work, children's associations develop, vocabulary is replenished and activated, the meaning of a word is formed, and fantasy develops. A child, working with mind maps, progresses in his development from simple logical operations: comparison, juxtaposition of objects, location in space, quantitative determination of common and integral parts to the ability to analyze, differentiate, and classify objects. Of course, I plan to continue working with children in this direction. Thank you for your attention!
Greetings to all readers of the site. Ekaterina Kalmykova is with you as always. And I immediately have a question for you: do you systematize your thoughts and, if so, how? Do you have any way to bring order to your head? I have - I use mind maps. And in this article I will share with you my experience in compiling them and show my examples of mind maps.
Mind map concept
The example I drew is quite simple and clear. Usually the diagram looks much more branched, since it can record a huge number of connections between objects.
Thanks to the use of such cards, a person perceives a large amount of information better and easier, because it is difficult for our brain to perceive information in the form of a sheet of text or a bunch of tables. It is much easier if the same information is presented in a visual form, which is diluted with color, complemented by drawings and based on associations.
Benefits of Using Mind Maps
1. Excellent helpers in mastering new material. The process is much faster, more fun and efficient.
2. Super planners. They make it very easy to make a plan for the day, write a list of tasks, highlight the most important items, etc.
3. Storage of thoughts. Write down everything that comes to your mind when working with the map. Typically, your brain sends you interesting and useful information regarding the task or idea you are visualizing.
4. A wonderful reminder. Here one cannot help but recall the Russian proverb “what is written with a pen cannot be cut down with an ax.” What is included on the map will be difficult to ignore. This means that the probability of completing the task is much higher.
5. Mind maps are suitable for large projects that are initially scary to take on. But as soon as you start visualizing, everything falls into place. The entire mega project, like a ball, gradually unwinds, and an ordered map of sequential actions appears in front of you.
How to Create Mind Maps
I would highlight two ways to create mind maps: manual and software.
For manual method All you need to do is take a sheet of paper, preferably a landscape one, pens, pencils, markers.
Software method is the use of computer programs. Considering both methods, you can see that they have both their pros and cons. Using a certain program, you can easily correct your mind map, change something in it and you don’t have to redraw it completely.
It is also much more convenient to carry a mental map on an electronic medium rather than a landscape sheet. The disadvantage of working in the program is its stereotyped nature, limitations in drawing and visual expression of your thoughts.
Programs for creating mental maps
The programs listed below can easily be found on the Internet, but please note that they are both paid and free. Therefore, choose an assistant to your liking.
I will highlight the following:
— Mindmeister. You can see how to work in this program and examples of maps.
- FreeMind. I use this program quite often. It allows you to create a memory card quickly and easily. Read more about working in the program in the article.
Rules for creating mental maps
When creating mental maps, you need to follow a few simple rules.
- Use one mind map to express thoughts or ideas on one topic.
- It is best to place the sheet horizontally (whether it is a paper sheet or a sheet on a computer monitor), since this is how the human eye perceives information best. Remember how information is arranged on TV, on a chalkboard at school or on a monitor.
- As a rule, the main subject (task, idea) is placed in the center, which gradually acquires logical connections and interconnected branches. These can be goals, subgoals, points, sub-points, etc.
- It is advisable to highlight all connections different colors, use icons, symbols, pictures. This way you arrange everything visually using your associations. All graphic elements help to depict a clear mental map. It's important not to overdo it here. The map should simplify the perception of the information presented, and not vice versa. The mental map should be bright and expressive, but at the same time simple.
Where can you use the mind map?
In my opinion, mind maps can be used in different areas of activity. Mind mapping is useful for many categories: managers, employees of any company, teachers, journalists, etc. In addition, it can also be used in our Everyday life for solving everyday problems.
The following areas of application can be distinguished:
1. Diverse tasks at work. Projects whose goal is to develop or implement something. Various organizational events.
2. Projects in your personal life. Using mind maps you can plan a banquet, plan a vacation or go to the country))
3. To-do lists.
4. Organizational structures companies and organizations.
5. Design of website structure and program interfaces.
6. Structuring texts. Create content, a plan for the speech, and an agenda for the report.
7. Presentations in the form of a mind map.
8. Taking notes from the lecture
Mistakes when using mind maps
When you create a mind map for the first time, pay attention to the most common mistakes that arise when working:
- The mental map is too complex and highly branched. Such a map will only confuse rather than clarify everything.
- Same designs and colors for different branches.
- Lack of pictures and icons
- Ambiguity and chaos. All elements must be interconnected
In fact, I have been familiar with mental maps for a long time. I just didn’t know about the existence of certain programs and scientific concept. Always at the institute during lectures, in order to have time to write down and remember everything, I only drew circles, arrows, and figures that were understandable to me. These were my mind maps that helped me graduate from college with honors. Now, being no longer a student, I actively use mental maps in my daily work. I often use a mind map before writing a blog article.
Surely you use something similar?
I hope after reading the article you will be able to make mind mapping easier for yourself: choose the program that is most convenient for you and go ahead!
And I also want to introduce you to the cool book by H. Muller “Drawing up mental maps. Method of generating and structuring ideas." A very interesting and useful book. Download, study and put into practice! Download HERE!
Don’t forget: the best thank you to me is a repost of the article :)
Sincerely, Ekaterina Kalmykova
