Arde,
First let me say that mindmaps are incredibly beneficial, and that your avoidance of them shouldn't be out of frustrationg; they're really a great tool that would be of incredible asset to you if you get the hang of it.
With that said, I don't use them with my PRing =)
I use it during class, and perhaps, if I decide to take notes on a book, but as far as activating goes, I have and still do activate successfully without it.
However, it should be noted that almost everything I activate is activated via rapid reading, so a mindmap may be more crucial if your a superread and dip kind of person.
I'm experimenting right now with SR+Dipping without mindmapping, and am doing okay, so while I think it would help you to do a mindmap, I've gotten away without it.
Results vary between people, so you're a better judge of what works for you. Play with it.
-Ramon http://razor.ramon.com
