Using the branching, the importance of a thought in relation to other thoughts can be easily represented.You know what the map is about just at first glance. The graphical representation supports the thinking and irregularities can be identified faster. The main idea/topic is centrally arranged and can be caught very quickly.As a result you will remember and understand better the content and there is also a chance that you might have a crucial new thought at the time of redrawing the Mind Map. Redrawing the mind map provides the additional benefit that you have to deal a second time with the mapped topic, which acts as a repetition. Adjustments can always be made later on, if necessary - in a redrawing of the mind map.
Otherwise you will disturb the free flow of thoughts, because your brain can think much faster than you can write. During the process of creative thinking you should not take too much time to decide where to expand the mind map.
A small catchy sketch representing the topic is drawn in the center of the sheet. The sheet of paper is used in landscape format.Simultaneously, the subconscious mind is stimulated to deal with the topic to be remembered. All unnecessary filler words are intentionally eliminated and only well selected key words are kept, which is absolutely sufficient for remembering the content and the meaning at a later time. Instead notes should be taken in a very unique way, which sets the information in in really ‘remarkable’ picture. In order to cope with this particular way of processing in the brain, it is recommended that keeping information in linear lists or in running text (which usually has up to 90% of words irrelevant for remembering) be avoided. The brain will form a very complex network of associated information pieces. It is very easy to make new associations to already familiar - knowledge and to remember existing associations which were build up in the past. In your mind, details of the thoughts can be quickly added, modified or ‘faded out’. It is possible to jump between different chains of thoughts - back and forth. Thinking is not just a linear task, but a really complex process in which the brain is permanently creating new associations and structures initiated by stimuli like key words, visual impulse and sounds. By effectively using both hemispheres synergies are released, which improve the cognitive ability significantly. However, due to the complexity of the human brain, there is no strict adherence of functions to certain parts of the brain, but the description above is widely accepted.īased on this knowledge, Tony Buzan developed and started to promote the Mind Mapping technique, which is specifically designed to address both hemispheres of your brain. Recent research shows that both hemispheres are used for the processing of different tasks.įor most people, the left hemisphere is used for rational thinking, logic, language, numbers, linearity and analysis, while the right hemisphere is mainly responsible for spatial conception, imagination, color, rhythm, form, pattern recognition and dimensionality. The human brain has a left and right hemisphere. Introduction - Why should I create Mind Maps?