Mind mapping, a method of brainstorming, "effectively presents an overview and summary of a body of knowledge that fuses words and pictures; helping simulate logic and creativity for proficient and effective thinking practices involving the 5 senses."
• Improved capacity to see the bigger picture. • Improved capacity to see detailed information. • Improved capacity to remember complex information. • Improved capacity to remember related chunks of information. • Improved capacity to cope with mental clutter. • Improved capacity to cope and manage periods of information overload. • Improved imagination. • Improved memory and retention. • Improved levels of concentration. • Improved note-taking ability. • Improved level of interest in the content or subject one is studying. • Improved problem solving ability. • Improved management of study and revision time for Academics. • Helps unlock hidden understandings within information chunks. • Helps unlock unexpected creative insights and ideas. • Helps save time. • Helps make learning fun. • Clarifies goals. • Clarifies plans of action. • Clarifies ideas. • Clarifies habitual patterns of thinking. • Triggers creative associations. • Triggers comparison of facts, stats, data and ideas. • And much more that is based upon personal experience, need and ability
“How to Mind Map: A Beginner’s Guide." Academic Success, IQ Matrix Maps. 7 Mar. 2009. Web. 1 Mar. 2011.
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