How to Learn Mind Maps
Mind maps are pictorial representations of how ideas are related. They are often created during brainstorming sessions. A central word is written in large print in the center of the page. Then secondary words that this central word suggests are written around it and connected to it with short lines. The page is filled in by generating trees--one for each secondary word--rooted in the central word and going through each of the secondary words. After the trees fill the page, lines are drawn between related (or identical) words.
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Learn a mind map by starting with the central word and the secondary words. You must have these straight before going on. It is easier to remember the secondary words if you think about how each of them relates to the central word.
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Learn the trees one at a time. It helps to remember the tree if you look at just the branching number--how many branches there are from each junction. For example, if you note that the branching number is always three, it will help you construct the tree. Thinking about how each word relates to the words more central to the map also helps to keep things straight.
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Concentrate on the links that are made between words in the final stage after all the trees are created. These will also give you another view of the trees. For some people, it helps to think of branches that you think should be in the mind map.
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Tips & Warnings
Understanding is better than memorizing. You actually have a better chance of reproducing the mind map if you spend time trying to understand it instead of to memorize it.
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