Mind mapping: boost your memory and efficiency
Angeliki Mouzakiti
Learner Recruitment Manager at Skills City | Editor at Cosmogony.gr
Mind?mapping?is?nothing?more?than?a?regular?organisation of?your?thoughts.?
It is a much-discussed issue by many people, so you may have heard it before as a term. It?is?something?simple?and?can?help?you?a?lot?in?your?everyday?life. Simply put, you have the main idea and, based on it, you record new or relevant ideas and proposals.
Mind?mapping?works?in a?similar?way?as?the?neurons?in the?brain?work. The brain learns best when both hemispheres are used, so mind mapping uses images, colors and shapes.
An?image?that?contains?colors, schematic?links?and?clear?messages?can?be?captured more easily?in the?brain?and?therefore?become?easier?to?act.?
HOW TO DO YOUR OWN MIND MAPPING?
Take?a?sheet?of?paper,?colored?markers?or?pens?and?you're?ready?to?go!?
First of?all,?you?put?the?main?idea?in the?center?of a white paper and then you expand your thoughts around that idea, with lines like "branches". At the?end?of the "branches", you can?add?secondary?thoughts?or?ideas. Thoughts are correlated with each other with keywords, always based on the main idea.??
You?don't?have?to?worry?about?forgetting?something?or?putting?it?in?order,?just?start?and the?rest?will?find?their?way.?
On the other hand, if you are fond of technology, you can download free apps on your mobile phone or tablet and create your mind mapping there! Or, if you like drawing boards, you can try them there, as well.
By?recording?your?thoughts,?you?improve?your?self-confidence, strengthen your memory, increase your efficiency and go faster in the solution of a situation or problem.
Everyone?can?use?this?technique,?even?young?children?-?there?are?no?exceptions!?
INFORMATION ON MIND MAPPING?
Some?of the?most?well-known?mind?mapping?tools?are?midly,?coggle,?mindnode, diagrams.net,?lucidchart,?miro,?mindmeister,?ayoa,?scapple?and?strormboard. You can browse their pages and learn more details and information about their use.
There?are?also?relevant?online?courses,?with?real-world examples, that could be helpful. Some?examples?are?Mind?Mapping?Mastery?from?the?Udemy?platform,?Mind?Mapping from the thinking business, Mind Mapping 101 from mindmeister and Mind Mapping Course - Beginners Guide from Skillshare.