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    Mind Maps: Quicker Notes, Better Learning, and Improved Memory 3.0: Mind Hack, #4
    Mind Maps: Quicker Notes, Better Learning, and Improved Memory 3.0: Mind Hack, #4
    Mind Maps: Quicker Notes, Better Learning, and Improved Memory 3.0: Mind Hack, #4
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    Mind Maps: Quicker Notes, Better Learning, and Improved Memory 3.0: Mind Hack, #4

    By Kam Knight

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    The Book that Revolutionized Mind Maps

     

    This is the go-to book to help students, teachers, planners, organizers, decision makers, and life-long learners to better study, teach, organize, and learn information - regardless of difficulty or complexity

     

    Mind maps are a note taking system that allows you to take better, faster, and more efficient notes

     

    With traditional notes, information is written line by line.

     

    Mind Maps organize information visually and in the form of a diagram, making it easier to learn, understand, and remember.

     

    This book has been the ultimate resource on the topic over the last decade

     

    It will improve your skills in studying, writing, brainstorming, decision making, managing, presenting, and more.

     

    It even offers a never before look at how to use mind maps to quickly learn a foreign language.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMindLily.com
    Release dateJan 3, 2013
    ISBN9781957170039
    Mind Maps: Quicker Notes, Better Learning, and Improved Memory 3.0: Mind Hack, #4
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    Kam Knight

    Kam Knight is a coach, writer, and author of several bestselling books in the area of human and mental performance such as memory, concentration, and productivity. He is known for bringing fresh solutions and insights that are a rare departure from traditional ideas that have been repeated for decades. Because of his fresh perspective, his books have become the gold standard for their respective topics which have helped hundreds of thousands of people. In his pursuit to understand the mind and how to optimize its performance, he has left no stone unturned traveling to nearly 100 countries around the world. His books and courses are a distillation of what he has learned on his incredible journey.

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      Mind Maps - Kam Knight

      INTRODUCTION

      We live in the information age, which means that our problem is less obtaining information and more retaining and organizing the vast quantities of data we are required to learn—both during school and after. This we need to do to keep up with the rapid changes in many fields and the continual influx of new information.

      An excellent technique to help us in this task is called Mind Mapping. A Mind Map is a diagram that organizes your thoughts. In conventional note-taking, you write information line by line or perhaps column by column. Mind Mapping differs from such note-taking in that the information is presented in the form of a diagram.

      The diagram starts with a central key idea drawn in the center of the paper. Thoughts related to the key idea are arranged radially around the center, with lines branching out from the key idea to these subtopics to show that they are related. Details related to each subtopic can be shown to be connected to it through more lines.

      It looks something like this:

      MindLily.com/mind-maps-intro#1

      MindLily.com/mind-maps-intro#1

      As you can see, the main topic or idea is in the middle, the subtopics branch out from the main idea, and the subsets branch out from the subtopics.

      Mind Maps function on the principle of Radiant Thinking (a term developed by Tony Buzan, an avid promoter of the technique). Radiant Thinking means our thoughts spread out indefinitely from a central idea, as shown in the diagram, which Buzan says is the natural and automatic way for humans to think.

      With Mind Mapping, we can capture on a flat surface the multidimensional reality of what we need to learn. In fact, different cortical skills come into play: line, form, color, visual rhythm, texture, dimension, and particularly, imagination. The graphic nature of this method produces more precise and powerful associations of ideas.

      Before proceeding, please make sure to access the bonus guide Conquer Your Internal Resistance to Make More Money, Have Better Relationships, and Live a Fulfilling Life. It’s free and compliments this book’s advice to ensure you learn and do more, in less time, and with less effort. Download the free copy at .

      A Historical Overview

      One of the earliest systems of visual learning is believed to have been invented by the Greek orator Simonides of Ceos. Simonides was among the most respected orators of his time. He relied on strong mental images, coupled with associations he was familiar with (such as a well-known location), to fix information in his mind. We must remember, having a good memory was an admired skill in ancient Greece.

      During the 3rd Century, the respected thinker Porphyry of Tyros created the earliest types of Mind Maps to graphically represent Aristotle’s concept categories. Majorcan writer and philosopher Ramon Lull was another person who used this concept before Buzan.

      The father of modern Mind Maps, however, is considered to be Dr. Allan Collins. He tapped into the semantic network as a theory to explain how humans learn and eventually developed this theory into the concept of Mind Mapping. Collins’ dedication and published research (as well as his efforts to understand the relationship between learning, creativity, and visual thinking) in the early 1960s earned him that coveted title. Another respected researcher during that period, M. Ross Quillian, also contributed to its development.

      More recently, the late Tony Buzan, a famous author in education and learning, improved on the concept. He has a website where one can find books and training to learn about the subject, as well as software that assists anyone to make them.

      CHAPTER ONE - ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MIND MAPS

      This chapter examines the many benefits of Mind Maps and why this tool is gaining rapid acceptance by students, teachers, and professionals. The chapter also discusses drawbacks, which are few and outweighed by the advantages, but still worth mentioning.

      Advantages

      More Compatible with the Brain

      Mind Maps improve learning and memory because they are more compatible with how the brain works. Rather than the linear mode of note-taking, Mind Maps resemble the brain's neurological structure.

      This structure functions by linking thousands of tiny protrusions on the arms of a brain cell with the protrusions of other brain cells. In fact, one human brain can have an incalculable number of inter-neural links and pathways.

      To make the concept clear, the human brain is composed of billions and billions of neurons, as illustrated in the picture below. A neuron represents the core component of the brain.

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      Within each neuron stems hundreds to sometimes thousands of branch-like connections called dendrites. These dendrites or links connect to other neurons (as shown below), and together they make up the complex structure of the brain.

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      Looking at the diagram shown earlier, you’ll see that Mind Maps have a similar structure. One idea is interconnected to many other ideas. This enables us to understand, relate, and connect information so we can process and memorize it quicker, better, and faster.

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      MindLily.com/mind-maps-intro#1

      Balances the Brain

      Another advantage of Mind Mapping is that it trains both hemispheres of the brain to be balanced and active at the same time. As you may know, the brain is divided into two hemispheres, the right and left.

      In most people, the right part of the brain is tasked with visual, associative, and non-verbal thinking, as well as creativity. The left hemisphere, on the other hand, is responsible for analytical thoughts, which can be examined only one at a time—such as when we are writing.

      Studies show that drawing in the less-used hemisphere (usually the right) and using it in tandem with the dominant hemisphere produces a significant increase in a person’s overall ability and effectiveness. This happens because multiple sensory channels are employed at the same time, allowing multiple intelligences to be drawn together.

      Usually, we find it difficult to express our thoughts on paper. However, when the right hemisphere is used with the left, such as when creating a Mind Map, we overcome this difficulty. Surprisingly, when both hemispheres are stimulated, the result is performance that is not just twice, but rather five to ten times better.

      Emphasizes Associations

      Association means linking or connecting a thought or idea to other thoughts or ideas. The human brain remembers better those things which are interrelated compared to those which are not connected in any way.

      You can prove this to yourself: How many times does the right idea pop up in your mind? Doesn’t it usually surface when bumping into something related or associated to that idea?

      For example, you could be trying to recall where you put the car keys last night–you just know you had them after entering the house. So, you begin by looking on the dining table. The dining table prompts memory of an after-dinner snack, which required going into the kitchen to prepare.

      Suddenly, the memory appears—the keys are next to the microwave. You put them there when heating the snack. Your mind always knew where the keys were; you just needed to make the correct link to draw it out.

      Association is valuable for comprehension and understanding, particularly when taking notes and studying. Learning improves by deliberately searching for ways to relate and find connections between topics.

      That’s the concept behind Mind Maps. The technique was developed based on the human mind’s special way of relating thoughts to each other. You take ideas and figure out how they connect or relate to other ideas. That is how you determine the branches and hierarchies, allowing you to better understand and remember the information.

      A linear way of note-taking, according to Tony Buzan, actually limits creativity and memory since there is little leeway for the brain to create associations between ideas. Also, line-by-line or list-style notes train the brain to think that there is a limit to the links between ideas—once the reader comes to the end of the list, he or she has finished. In reality, links go on infinitely in our minds.

      Uses Keywords

      The other aspect of Radiant Thinking

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