Mindmapping

What is mind mapping?

• a graphical method to represents ideas and concepts
• replace an inefficient method of linear taking notes to a more interesting method by combining words, pictures or symbol, colors that will make you understand better
• help to structuring information, analyze better, recall and generate new idea
• improved learning and clearer thinking
• summarizing information
• thinking through complex problems

It has 4 important characteristics:

1. subject is represent by central image
2. main theme of the subject radiate from the central image as main branches
3. all the minor theme are connected to the main theme
4. all the branches are connected forming a nodal structure

How to make a mind map?

1. Generate a topic. Choose a topic that you want to elaborate. It can be a word or an image
2. Topic been put at the center of a paper. Why? Because it give your brain more freedom to spread out the ideas naturally and circles, colors, or bold the topic to make it the main idea you would be thinking
3. Start to write your idea. When your idea comes, draw a branch from the main topic and make it simple
4. Begin branching.Try to extend your thought from one idea to the next. Draw a line between thoughts to create lateral thinking. To make it more effective, make your branches curves rather than a straight-lined because it can be boring for your brain
5. Use one keyword per line. Single key word give your mind map more power and flexibility
6. Use more images. Its is because its make your mind map more interesting and make it easier to remember and its also worth a thousand word