Try this link:
http://www.thinksmart.com/mission/workout/mindmapping_intro.html An important thing to remember is that a mind map isn't just notes in a different format. It's a different way of organizing your thoughts that allows you to show relationships between ideas. You aren't trying to jam whole sentences onto lines, just key elements that give your brain something to go on to retrieve the rest of the information.
As an example, I received an Excel spreadsheet from a client that had a list of concerns that were categorized. It was a lot to read. I made a mind map with the client name in the center. Each category became a branch off of that. Each concern became a branch off the appropriate category. Now, I could look at the mind map and quickly see patterns and relationships that just aren't evident with a long text listing.
With activation, the value of a mind map is that it serves as a way to pull photoread information out of your brain. Place a trigger word as a branch off the central topic. Start asking yourself about that trigger word. What does it mean? Why is it important? Then, when you super read and dip, you have a specific goal and you can quickly find the related information for that trigger word. Those related key words become a branch off that trigger. Soon, you have a mind map that is like a Cliff Note's for the book, except it is your own version with only the information that is relevant to you.
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Originally posted by Boylanpower:
well im glad to hear its a valid method, can anyone please give me some tips- mind mapping sounds disorganized and confusing.
