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Hi I have a question about mind mapping and activation.

Am I right in saying that you have to do your mind map after each activation pass and reflect and recall info then put it into your mind map from your memory?

Why do you have to do your mind map after an activation pass? The reason I am asking is that say the chapter is very big and you have had to dip in a few times to get details? You then eventually have to try and remember everything you dipped and mind map it.
Can you not mind map during the super-reading and dipping stage? That way you are capturing the information and recording it as you go along and not worrying about recalling everything at the end of the pass.

I can see the point that it would slow things down a bit if you mind mapped during the activation pass, but the informaition I am looking for is very specific. For example, I am learning databases and SQL and my mind probing question for a chapter would be: "what is a 'WHERE' statement and how is that used? I then start my skittering and dipping. When I do reach the part of the book that explains this, it also gives an example of the code. The code is really the meat that I was looking for but If I am to mind map after the pass of the book, it is hard to remember the exact example. The only way to alleviate that would be to note the example during the activation pass.

The photoreading system says that you do multiple activation passes and at the end of each pass, reflect and do your mind map. I my situation I am finding it hard to do this. I seem to have to note the info as I go along which can be quite slow.

Can anyone help me with this? I have already asked this question in the forum before and I have not had a response. I am becoming very frustrated with the situation because I have not had clarification or and explanation of my problem. I would really appreciate someones help because I really want to master the system as I believe it will be of great value to my career as I always have to learn new programming concepts and techniques.

Regards
DML

Hi dmlocke,

You can mindmap while superreading & dipping not a problem.

I would keep it short though.Just get what you need and move on.

I would make a point of having your mindmap ready to go before superreading and dipping. In other words have your center theme already ready and all your branches drawn out.That way you are not spending your time drawing but spending your time on looking for the information you seek.


The photoreading system is flexible. The photoreading system is not set in stone. It is ok to adjust,adapt and change to according to what your needs are and what you are trying to accomplish.

You do not have to mindmap from memory. Number one you just don't have the time to do it. You know what you want, you know what you need so go for it.

Make sure you write down the page numbers on your mindmap when you find a example of a code you were looking for.

Photoread4me

I suppose one idea would be to mark out in the book, the example as important (with a star or bracket symbol or highlighter), and then, as photoread4me says, put the page number on your mindmap.

I can see the problem you're having, as I'm starting to experience something similar as I'm trying to learn C++ and Python.

For MindMapping, I mostly use an application called Freemind. (Its opensource, and runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac).

There is no reason why you cannot glance back at the book to mind map. You find the information and put it into your own words faster if you do it after activation rather than during.

Still if you prefer to mind map as you go, GOP for it. I occasionally do when I want to keep some interesting points in front of me for further research.

AlexK