So you want to learn to make a mind map. You’ve undoubtedly heard the general description of the technique: place a word or concept in the center of a page, and then brainstorm with all the ideas you can think of that relate to it. Write them on the page as well, and when you’re finished, you will find patterns and categories that suggest themselves, and organize the concepts into those categories. This is a type of visual thinking that helps you find new relationships among these ideas, and even possible new solutions to problems.
The lists of resources for teaching you to mind map, though, suggest that it may not be quite that simple to learn the technique. But whether it’s simple or hard, you will find courses and books in any format you need that will teach you. Just one search on Amazon, for example, yields many books written in the past couple of decades. “Mapping the Mind,” by Rita Carter, was written in 2000. And Tony Buzan, the most prolific enforcer of this learning method is well represented, as are many other authors.
If you prefer ebooks or online training to learn visual mapping techniques, then there are several websites that offer this as well. For example, Blackbelt Mindmap Training sends PDFs to subscribers over a period of five days, at the end of which they receive their “black belt” in the technique. There is also software available, both as freeware or purchased programs. These, however, are primarily applications used by already experienced mind mappers. Most will likely have tutorials, but you might want to learn by other means, so you can evaluate which program you’d prefer. The www.mind-mapping.org website can be a great help in sorting through this wealth of resources.
And there are in-person classes as well. The Tony Buzan mind mapping courses are probably the best known, and can be discovered at his website (www.buzanworld.com). But his organization doesn’t just teach people how to mind map, but also trains people to go out and conduct their own courses. So whether you just want to stay home with a book, practice on a computer program, or go and learn in a class where you can ask questions on the spot and learn with other people, there is a multitude of options available to help you to become an expert.
Sarah Lomas is a foremost expert in the yeast infection home remedy field. Her work has been extensively published in various online publications in the areas of yeast infection remedies. For more information on the treatment for yeast infections, visit remedyforyeastinfection.com.
