Your brain is busier than Dhoby Ghaut MRT interchange at peak hour - between 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts cross your mind every day.
With so much going on, your mind doesn’t have time to trace a linear path from one thought to the next. Instead, your mind buzzes from one thought to another. If you remember this when you are studying, you can make use of your brain to connect several thoughts, ideas and concepts around a central topic. And the best way of doing with is with a Mind Map.
What are Mind Maps?
Mind Maps form a fundamental part of learning. They allow you to use both hemispheres of your brain by combining your creative and logical potential. For visual learners, Mind Mapping gives you an overview of information in a visual format that will make it easier to remember. Not only do Mind Maps allow you memorise information more easily, they also show the connections between different ideas, and how systems work together as a whole.
Why I need Mind Maps?
Mind Maps can be a great way to connect a wide variety of thoughts (like law, marketing, mathematical calculations) and see how concepts are related together. Complex ideas are simplified, and you can memorise large amounts of information easily. It allows you to visually structure your ideas to help with analysis and recall.
Mind Maps can be used to help you to memorise new information or understand complex concepts. They also help you to brainstorm for upcoming projects or exams.
How to make Mind Maps?
Think of the central concept and make this the middle of your Mind Map.
Start writing down related ideas and information around the main idea. Expand out the new concepts out from the central idea so that your Mind Map doesn’t become too confusing. There are many kinds of Mind Maps and yours can look like a spider web, a root system or the branches of a tree.
Link each new idea to the central idea and show how ideas are linked to each other. Use graphics and different coloured markers to show which concepts are related. Leave lots of space between different areas so that your Mind Map doesn’t become overcrowded.
A Mind Map can turn a long list of boring information into a colourful, memorable and well-organised diagram that works in line with your brain's natural way of learning.
Finally, remember to update your Mind Map as you discover more information or new connections.
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