Tony Buzan's Mind Mapping - The Ultimate Thinking Tool
The basic learning principles of Mind Mapping have been around for centuries, and have been used by some
of the greatest creative genius’ and most influential individuals in history such as Leonardo Da Vinci,
Galileo Galilei, Richard Feynman, William Blake and Albert Einstein. However, the term ‘Mind Mapping’ was
not founded until the 1960s by Tony Buzan, a psychologist and leading expert in areas of the brain such as
learning and memory. Today millions of people around the world use Mind Mapping for a wide variety of actions
ranging from simply becoming better planners or more confident public speakers, to aid problem solving on a
much more substantial scale.
Tony Buzan states a Mind Map is the ultimate organizational thinking tool, it is the easiest way to put
information into your brain and take information out of your brain. It’s a creative and effective means of
note taking that literally ‘maps out’ your thoughts. Mind Maps have a natural structure that radiates from
the centre and use curved lines, symbols, words and images according to a set of natural and brain-friendly
rules. A long list of boring information can be transformed into colorful, memorable, highly organized
diagrams with Mind Mapping that reflect your brain’s natural way of thinking and encourage synergetic thinking.
Linear note taking and list making is the worst way to encourage creativity and thinking as it locks the brain
behind ‘prison bars’ that methodically disconnects one thought from another. Whilst Mind Mapping branches stem
outwards to form another level of sub-branches that flow with your thoughts and ideas. The mind, although may already
contain the knowledge or information, is usually highly disorganized and can have trouble retrieving the stored
information when required. Mind Maps help you learn, organize and store information in a way that gives you access
to your brain when and where you need it.
Imagination and association are the two main principles that make Mind Mapping so effective. Our brains work with
sensory images with appropriate links and associations radiating them. Mind Mapping reflects the brain’s natural,
image filled thinking processes and helps reinforce the ‘maps of thought’ in your brain. This is why the ability to
Mind Map comes so naturally to many people and should be used as a natural study tool. Such an approach opens the way
for phenomenal improvement in your thinking power.
When developing creative skills you are not only improving your ability to come up with innovative ideas you are
also, by default, enhancing your ability to remember things. This is because creativity and memory are vertically identical
mental processes – they both work best when you are you imagination and association.
The brain is split into the left and right hemisphere. Each hemisphere processes different mental skills, for example,
the left develops verbal, mathematical and analytical abilities, whilst the right is connected to drawing, music, spatial
awareness, and imagination. The hemispheres are completely separate systems and are rarely used together. However, Mind
Mapping uses aspects of both sides of the brain. If used together, each side of the brain simultaneously reinforces the
other in a manner which provides limitless creative potential and strengthens the ability for greater associations leading
to greater intellectual firepower.
Correct Formula:
iMindMap File
Jpeg Image
PDF Document
Please Note: All the example Mind Maps were created using Buzan's iMindMap™ - The
offical software from Tony Buzan, inventor of Mind Mapping.
To open and edit these files you will need to have iMindMap™ installed. If you do not
have iMindMap™ you can easily download and try the software for FREE by clicking
HERE.
About iMindMap™
Tony Buzan is the world’s leading expert on the brain and is the inventor of Mind Mapping®, the thinking
technique used by over 250 million people worldwide. Whilst many products have claimed to allow you to Mind Map on a
computer, none have managed to fully duplicate Tony’s world renowned process. Until now that is… iMindMap™ gives you
the infinite visual variety, portability, freedom, brain friendliness and effectiveness of traditional, highly proven
Mind Mapping® techniques. iMindMap™ is the ultimate thinking tool which allows you to work, learn and think smarter
so you can excel in any area of your life.
For more information on mind mapping, free videos, additional articles and to download a free trial of iMindMap™ visit www.iMindMap.com.
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