What is mind map and its five functions?

Because I used software to do mind mapping before work, I recently found that it is a good form to take reading notes with mind mapping. With the increasing frequency of using mind mapping, I find that mind mapping is a very useful tool. In order to master it more systematically and comprehensively, Qiqi took part in the training class of mind mapping. And we all know that output is more conducive to mastering knowledge than studying alone, so I intend to sort out what I have learned in my study and share it with interested friends. I hope that friends who are interested in mind mapping can start the 30-day challenge of learning mind mapping with me. Let's cheer together!

What do you think of when you see the above pictures? Maybe you will think of branches, nerve endings, brain circuits and so on. Yeah, that's how mind maps come about.

Mind mapping is a graphic tool to express radioactive thinking. By using some lines, symbols, words and images, a long list of boring information is turned into a colorful, easy-to-remember and highly organized map.

It was invented by Tony Bozan, the father of English memory. It is a graphic tool that is helpful to the development of human left and right brains.

Many times when we are dealing with a thing or a job, we will feel that our thinking is limited, just like being trapped in a maze of thinking. Mind mapping is a tool that can break through the limitations of thinking and can play the role of standing in a maze.

It can help us to sort out our knowledge systematically, and it can also help us to spread our ideas and help us to dig deep and think vertically under a certain idea. Turn the ideas in our minds into executable ideas. Generally speaking, mind mapping has the following five functions:

Maybe you are interested in mind mapping now, but you think it takes a long time to draw it. I can't draw, but I'm afraid I can't draw. Remember that the most important thing in mind mapping is thinking. Painting just helps us think and remember. It may take more time when you are unfamiliar in the early stage, and it usually takes only 30 minutes to complete a routine mind map when you are proficient in the later stage.

For example, when reading, you can make some simple mind maps with a black pen, just as simple as memorizing a wide range of contents with some keywords. Secondly, you can make a divergence on how to understand and apply this concept to your work. The purpose of using any tool is to solve the problem. For mind map, the face value given by painting is added value, so you should know how to distinguish between primary and secondary.

When you spend half an hour remembering the contents of a book you have read, sorting out a working idea and sorting out the management of something in your life, you will find that this half an hour is worth spending. Don't give up just because you think you can't draw, because you can't draw at all. The gain is outweighed by the loss.

In addition to hand painting, some friends like to use software to organize and communicate with each other. Because it is convenient to make mind maps with software, it doesn't take time to sort them out and it can be modified quickly, so I also recommend several mindmanager models for everyone to use.

Before mastering the use of software to draw mind maps, I suggest you master hand-drawn mind maps first, because hand-drawn mind maps can stimulate our brains to a greater extent and deepen our memories.

If you are interested, you can try to draw a mind map to introduce yourself. The central figure can be a self-portrait stick figure, and can be his own constellation or zodiac image. Do it, completion is more important than perfection! That's all for this issue. The next article will share the scope of use and tools needed for mind mapping.