Mind mapping is not a simple hand-drawing tool, but a way of thinking.
Mastering mind mapping can help improve work efficiency and stand out in the workplace.
Learning mind mapping is to improve thinking ability, followed by the expression of thinking skills. It can condense huge information content, and the brain will continue to expand and extend knowledge during the process of drawing mind maps.
How to learn mind mapping, you must first master the core principle of mind mapping: divergent thinking. According to the official definition of mind mapping, mind mapping is a visual thinking tool with a divergent structure. We can call it a "thinking map" or thinking note.
There are two ways to draw mind maps: hand drawing and software drawing. It is best for beginners to start with hand drawing. The advantage of doing so is to give the brain and body a rich and intuitive sense of participation and experience.
It can be concluded from the above mind map examples: Mind maps have two characteristics. One is that they contain text and pictures, that is, both pictures and texts are included; the other is that the structure is divergent and the colors are rich. In the process of drawing a mind map, the brain will connect various knowledge points, just like neurons. Although they are intricate, they are all traceable, and mind maps are a learning method that simulates brain neurons.
1. Don’t treat mind mapping as a painting class.
2. Don’t treat all graphic notes as mind maps.
3. Don’t draw just for the sake of drawing a mind map.
Ps: Speechless, I feel like I have firmly stepped on these three pitfalls before.
So how do you tell if you have stepped into a trap? After you finish painting, ask yourself, have your problems been solved? Because drawing a mind map is a way of thinking, which is used to solve problems or provide constructive plans and ideas for solving problems. If after drawing your problem is still a problem or you have not received inspiration or ideas, it means that you have drawn it. A fake mind map.
To activate it, first understand its two categories and strategies.
Free association and imagination. For example, if you talk about "self-guided travel", you will naturally think of: destination, tickets, luggage, people, attractions, food, strategies, etc. You can write wherever you think, which is more free.
This method is more targeted, and it is better to list the inescapable "self-guided tours": how to go, who to go with or alone, tickets, attractions, etc.
The first strategy: internal decomposition.
The second strategy: external connections.
Comparison of these two strategies:
After filling in the nine-square grid, choose the part that interests you most or is most important. At this point, the overall practicality of your divergent thinking has been improved, that is, the pertinence of solving problems. Then sort the content according to its importance and list it in the mind map. The mind map drawn at this time will be very targeted.
For example, when you think of the word "family", you will think of the closest people such as parents, brothers, and sisters, and more broadly, grandparents, uncles, aunts, aunts, etc.
Summary: This lesson is about the first lesson of "Can Draw Mind Maps with Zero Basics": the core thinking of mind maps - divergent thinking. Focusing on divergent thinking, what kind of mind map is a real mind map: A real mind map must be able to help you solve problems or provide constructive solutions to your problems. Understanding of three mistakes that beginners of mind mapping often make, two types and strategies to stimulate divergent thinking, and the use of the auxiliary tool Jiugongge. And how to use multi-level divergent thinking of mind maps.