Using Mind Maps to be More Successful

Mind Map Tools, Resources, Tips and Techniques to help you be more successful

We cover the use of Mind Maps to be more successful in yourpersonal life, at work, in business, in your career and in your education.

The Mind Map Below gives you a quick overview of the some of the topics on this website. Many of the articles start with an overview Mind Map like this and all our tools use free OpenSource Software, so that you can get started immediately.

Having an overview Mind Map helps you to learn faster and easier, as itprovides the brain with a framework and structure.

Get hold of our Free Mind Map Tutor Handbook on creating and using Mind Maps by filling in the form on your right and start using Mind Maps today!

What is a Mind Map?

From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia:

'A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid to studying and organizing information, solving problems, making decisions, and writing.'

While many people have an idea of what a Mind Map is, using Mind Maps in the various facets discussed on this site are not as prevalent as it could be. We therefore intend to educate you and provide you with tools and templates to make using Mind Maps in your daily life easier and more effective.

Mind Maps and the brain

The brain is divided physically into two hemispheres and are often termed the 'left brain' and the 'right brain'.

Many scientists believe that the left side of the brain and right side of the brain are largely responsible for different functions. The left side largely governs the logical, structured, ordered side and the right side governs the articstic, creative, imaginative side.

Whether you believe this to be true or not doesn't matter. What does matter is that Mind Maps naturally appeals to both your artistic, creative, imaginative side, as well as your logical, structured, ordered side.

This factor makes Mind Maps the ideal tool for many purposes - in fact, most purposes, as you use your brain for every action. This site will help you in using Mind Maps in your daily life.

Many of the articles start off with a Mind Map, so that you have a quick overview of the article. This will provide you with 'hooks' for the material that follows.

I trust that you will start using Mind Maps more and more to give you a competitive advantage - And have some fun at the same time!

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