Mind mapping

• Basics
  • central theme
  • associations
    • made with curved lines
  • keywords (single words, DO NOT BE VERBOSE)
  • proximity
  • mind can only grasp about a maximum of 7 levels of associations
  • color & images
• Reading
  • Reading order
    • from 2 to 10 o'clock
  • Ordering principles
    1. General to specific
    2. Abstract to concrete (put "is" between links, and it should be logical reading from outside in)
  • Whole to parts ("is part of", "is member of" from outside in)
  • Techniques
    1. general/specific
    2. abstract/concrete
    3. whole/parts
  • Identify patterns
  • Story telling model
  • Answers versus questions