Microsoft founder Bill Gates once said: Mind mapping will be the main way for us to get information in the next stage. Boeing Company of the United States encountered problems when designing Boeing 747 aircraft. If ordinary methods were used, it would take six years and the cost would be too high. When their engineers switched to mind mapping, the problem was solved, the time was shortened to six months, and 11 million dollars were saved.
here, you may be surprised by the charm of mind mapping, and even want to learn mind mapping. However, there are various ways to draw mind maps, including eight basic forms, at least eight kinds of software, and finally countless training courses with their own advantages. Therefore, many people think that mind mapping is difficult, or they want to learn but don't know how to choose, so they can read the book about the introduction of mind mapping first and follow the principle of easy before difficult. This "Mind Map in Daily Life" is such a simple and easy-to-understand book.
Mind Mapping in Daily Life is a book suitable for beginners, which covers the application of mind mapping in life, study and workplace. No matter you are a student, an office worker, or a housewife, you can draw a mind map when you have the idea, pen and paper you want to learn.
The author of Mind Mapping in Daily Life is Miyuki Yasushima. She is a trainer of Mind Mapping, and her lecture on Mind Mapping is very famous in Japan, which has benefited many ordinary people.
a mind map has three indispensable things, that is, the central image, lines and words. For beginners, these three things must be mastered. As the author Yasushima Miyuki said: It is necessary to master certain rules, and the painting method that I have figured out is easy to confine myself to the inherent thinking frame, but obeying the rules can break through the previous thinking mode and gain a new perspective.
the first element of mind map is the central image
the central image is the starting point of brain thinking, and it is also the expression form of the theme. Scientific research has found that when people begin to focus on things, our brains have not yet entered the state. The human brain is divided into left brain and right brain. It takes a certain time for the right brain to be active, and this is about five minutes. The time to draw the central image is controlled within five minutes, which is beneficial to the thinking of the brain and the drawing of the mind map.
Different central images have different themes. For example, the theme of time can be a clock, and the theme of business trip can be a picture of yourself pulling a suitcase. If you think your painting level is not high, you can post photos, or just use words and abstract images. Don't worry that others can't read it. Mind mapping is for your own better thinking. Draw whatever central image is conducive to thinking. Don't pursue the beauty of the central image, but spend a lot of time on it, and don't give up your familiar central image for others to understand. These practices are putting the cart before the horse, which is not conducive to the development of brain thinking.
the size of the central image is about five centimeters in diameter. Some people worry that if there is too little space left, it will not be easy to draw, so they draw the center image slightly smaller. In fact, it is more convenient to draw the central image later if it is properly drawn larger. If the central image is too small, the corresponding extensible lines will be reduced. Lines guide our thinking, that is, they will limit our thinking. In order to better grasp this point, the author Yasushima Miyuki suggested that the center image should be drawn with reference to the size of a fist.
The second element of mind map is line
It is a branch of mind map, which is responsible for dividing the theme and extending from the central image to the periphery. The more lines around the central image, the more you think about the theme. The longer the line extends, the deeper the thinking about the theme. Knowledge is acquired not by memory, but by thinking and thinking deeply. In other words, lines are the process by which we understand things.
there are certain requirements for the shape of a line, which is a thick, medium and thin curve. The extended lines are divided into three grades: thick, medium and thin. The first line extending from the center image is the thickest, and the last line is the thinnest. Just like, the relationship between trunk and branch is the same. In this way, lines have a sense of hierarchy and importance. This kind of mind map can help us manage our time better and handle our work better in accordance with the principle of giving priority to important matters. Also, the lines are not straight lines, but sexy curves. For example, a Coca-Cola beverage bottle designed with reference to the female waist curve, the line of the bottle body is a sexy curve. Seeing the smooth curves around the central image makes people feel happy. After drawing smooth lines, you will be more interested and motivated. For beginners, it may appear that you can't draw a smooth curve. The author Yasushi Yasushima suggested that palmprint is a good reference. You can draw the lines in a circular arc shape and bend the ends upwards.
Most of the mind maps in "Mind Maps in Daily Life" are colorful, and the author Yasushima Miyuki also encourages all kinds of colors on the lines when drawing mind maps. The coloring of lines increases the interest of drawing mind maps and highlights the personality, which is helpful for us to know more about a person from a mind map. For example, a mind map drawn by a usually serious man has thin lines and all the colors are pink. Perhaps, this person looks tough, but in fact he is a delicate person. One more thing, color can stimulate the brain. For example, after World War II, hospitals in Britain were all dominated by white, such as white walls, white sheets, and white hexagrams of doctors and nurses. Babies who grow up in such a white environment are considered to be prone to physical and mental diseases. It shows that the color of lines is very important. Try to choose your favorite color or bright color. This can avoid the negative influence of color on our brain and help to develop our thinking.
The third element of mind map is words
Words are written on lines, which are explanations or summaries of line extension. A book usually has many chapters, and each chapter has a title that explains or summarizes the contents of the chapter. Similarly, lines and words are chapters and titles of mind maps. In addition, words and lines are corresponding, with thick lines and color differences, which further highlights the intuition of mind mapping.
the rule for words is: one branch and one word, that is, one line corresponds to one word. The fewer words, the better for the brain to think. For example, if the words on a line are red apples, the types of apples are limited, because there are at least green apples and yellow apples. If you write about Apple, you can avoid the fixed thinking of your brain.
in addition, the order of words is also very important. For example, we break down the sentence "I have an apple" into words and write them on a line. If the first word is "I", it means who owns it. If the first word is "apple", what kind of apple is next? Just by changing the order of words on the mind map, we can look at this matter from different angles. Although this rule is recognized as the most difficult mind mapping rule in the world, it is beneficial to analyze and think about problems. The more you encounter key problems, the more you need to persist. Perhaps by changing the order of words or the words themselves, you will have a brand-new way of thinking about problems.
Mind Mapping in Daily Life makes us realize that mind mapping is a happy tool, which can help us to handle everything in life well. Mind mapping is also a profound knowledge. The more we use it, the more skilled we become, and our lives are increasingly inseparable from it.