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Does mindmapping help u remember Definitions ie. bio terms

also, (this might defeat the purpose of a mindmap)can u just make headings and subtitles like conventional notes in lieu of an actual mindmap?

Why would you want to do conventional note-taking?

You can if you want to make it harder to remember.

The creativity of making a mind map adds so much to your ability to call up the information from your memory.

As for writing out the headings and subheads... the book has already done that for you all you need to do is open it again and they are all still there.

Alex

I find mindmapping is wonderful for capturing those bursts of inspiration that come. If I tried to use conventional notes insight into why the US has so much more gun violence than other nations, I'd be hopelessly lost with the dynamics of it all.

thanks everyone

also, i was wondering if mindmapping can help u remember definitions. ( like more complex ones ie. bio)

i just realized i already asked that question.

.....Would i have to review the mmap 1nce a day to remember the info for a year?
thanks.

The act of putting it down on paper does stimulate connections between the eye and the hand, of course, and that's always good for memory. Mostly, though, the use of icons and the use of space and lines to show the RELATIONSHIP between the icons is the power of the mindmap. The most profound mindmap experience I had was one day flipping open to the Book of the Subgenius' inside cover. There is a mindmap there that looks like a big map of the convoluted cosmology of the Church, but that mandala is the entirety of the Book compressed down to a single page. Oh, it was like sniffing a million magic-markers at once while receiving a slow sheet-lightening enima.

And that's how I found "BOB".

fnord?

I find that the faster you MM w/ less selfconciousness about getting down things "wrong" the more you gain. Try doing the presidents. =)

The remembering technique from mind maps or notes goes.

Once a day for 3 to 5 minutes for one week

Once a week for 3 to 5 minutes for 4 weeks

Once a month for 3 to 5 minutes for 6 months

From there once a year will help you remember at least 60% but if you actually use the information, you'll be remembering it well within a few weeks.

Alex

thanks everyone,

Alex and everyone else, could i apply it to more complex things like physics and math?