Modern Mind Mapping for Smarter Thinking

As Picasso once said “all children are born artists, the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.

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6. Mind Maps for managing information and creative ideas

13: Memory techniques and Mind Maps

How to set goals

How to set goals
The flexibility of Mind Maps allows you to set goals on a number of different levels.
Before you start - If you prefer to draw by hand, first sketch a Mind Map of your desires and wishes as well as your responsibilities and constraints. You can then review this and work up a more polished, considered and colourful Mind Map. Alternatively, you can use Mind Map software which will give you a natural visual representation of your goals, and you can easily adjust or re-group your goals with just a few clicks of the mouse. When you put your hopes and dreams down on paper, first create your ‘big picture’ of what you want to do in the long term; that is, the large-scale goals you want to achieve. Next, you can break these down into the small-scale targets or actions that you must meet to reach your large-scale goals. You can even outline your goals in a series of Mind Maps which, when combined, will make a ‘life dashboard Mind Map’ for managing all areas of your life. The following process provides you with guidelines for creating a Mind Map to set out your goals and the

Keying in key words

you even begin your central theme, take a minute to ask yourself the question, “What is this Mind Map for?”. Try the ‘who, what, when, where, why, and how’ thinking process to identify the purpose of your Mind Map.

Remember, the best memory techniques are based on the two fundamental elements of Imagination and Association

Key Words free up your mind.