The PERFECT Mind Map: 4 Step Framework
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video I want to talk about mind maps or spider diagrams as they are an effective tool for learning efficiently but the problem is lots of people don't actually know how to use them correctly.
I cover my COCD 4 step framework which stands for Chunk, Organize, Connect and Doodle and I also share my screen and show some examples of mind maps I've used for medicine and construct a #mindmap in realtime to give you some insight to how I create the perfect mind map.
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🧠 🗺️ In case you missed it in the comments here's a full summary of the research behind Mind Mapping from Tony Buzan the creator of the original mind map concept and do let me know how you've used mind maps and spider diagrams in the comments below:
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My favourite type of Mind Map is multiple layers of timelines that are related to the same time period. I like to see timelines for political events, Wars, and Famine layered on top of each other.
4:24 Oh. This is new. To start your mind map from memory. This. This is good. Real good.
Great video! One point I'd add is making a mindmap more visual! Use colors to separate ideas, use images instead of some words since the brain processes and remembers pictures way better/faster than words!
A couple of things I'd add, as someone who has used mindmapping pretty much daily since the early 70s
1) Use the Buzan concept of Keywords. He's too dogmatic on many issues, but he's right on the mark with this one.
2) Explicitly structure the map around a question or hierarchy of questions, harnessing the power of enquiry-based learning.
How is this useful for highly data intensive subjects like biology and history
@@g12nm It's very useful actually. With such dense and info-heavy subjects, mind mapping allows you to see the connection between information that is the foundation of all the details and minutiae so that you don't become steeped in a heap of chaos and confusion with seemingly disparate pieces of info scattered about. Chunking (the deliberate practice of finding the connections between multiple different pieces of information and forming conceptual units that are easy and manageable to remember and understand) is a big part of the process of effective mind mapping and deals with information overload by simplifying complex topics down to three or four chunks, or conceptual groups.
Try thinking of any subject you might be interested in but are new to. If such is the case you probably wouldn't have a lot of expert knowledge in said subject but might know two or three things about it from prior knowledge. Always begin with what is relevant, easy, and rather broad. Then map out these concepts to find the connections between them. The nature of the connections between concepts should be such that it just makes sense to you; which is to say, make your learning intuitive. This isn't the same as following the logic of your textbook or lecture slide. Learning is about catering the information to the framing and understanding of your mind, not your instructor or the author of your textbook.
Perhaps speaking in the abstract is of little use so I'll give an example. Think of a grocery list of items you need to find at a supermarket or grocery store; you have to grab and purchase 24 items. How would you go about doing this in a way that is not overwhelming, and efficient?
Well, this largely depends on your individual psychology and intuitive understanding of things.
I think one really intuitive way to do this would be to go by the type or kind of food you have on the list, e.g. 1. Vegetables, 2. Wheat, 3. Meat, 4. Dairy Products. You could then break these down further into 1a. leafy greens, 1b. roots 1c.tubers and 1d. cruciferous. You could yet break leafy greens down into chunks or groupings by what recipes you use each ingredient for so 1a1. leafy greens for salads, as 1a1a. kale, 1a1b. spinach, 1a1c lettuce; 1a2. leafy greens for soups, as 1a2a. mustard greens, 1a2b. chard, 1a2c. broccoli rabe; and so on.
Hopefully this illustrates my point. The mind craves relevance and the more you can leverage this by creating interest and building on prior knowledge the better. This is precisely why mind mapping is so effective if done correctly because it can allow you to see how a subject's smaller parts are just variations on the fundamental concepts of the subject as a whole. I would say, though, that there will be very small, isolated facts that don't connect up into any larger concept, and must therefore be memorized via active recall and spaced repitition. Think the dates of a certain period in history or the technical name of a species of bird in biology.
hope this was helpful! ;)
TLDR; mind mapping is an effective solution to information overload, allowing the mind to process information via manageable conceptual groupings called chunks.
thank you ❤❤❤
Thank you so mich
I do linear notes then when I study I read it summarize it and then break it down to understand it. I used to use this for cramming but not I believe it can help me test myself as well as make connections and help me remember it
what mind mapping program do you recommend?
Very good video, you mentioned you use both Miro for calibration work and Notion for your notes. Did you use Notion for the typed mind maps in your video? Not sure if you used Notion and a template or if it was another program. TIA
I’m in PA school right now and I’m having a huge disconnect with the material (ie I’m devolving into regurgitating things I don’t really understand and have no connection to prior knowledge) Specifically in my case I was an anatomy teacher. I prefer to use something I think is similar to this to learn but i kinda gear it more towards differentiation of conditions and rationale for tx …. (So I guess it’s more like a tree ie lung disorders broken into restrictive vs obstructive then location etc) but the issue I’m running into is that I can’t do it fast enough and I constantly have to go back and look what things mean. (Like oh shoot I made it all the way to restrictive and down my differentiator and see erythema nodosum associated with sarcoidosis but I forget what that is and I spend 5-10 minutes going back to find it)….. so getting to my point is there a good program I could utilize or a learning tool that just hyperlinks so I click on erythema nodosum and it takes me to it quickly? Or is there a premade resource I could utilize that has key differentiators between diagnoses made and guideline / rationale in diagnostic study/treatment options? I suppose even a very efficient way to confirm that I’m properly analyzing the information so I’m not checking myself 50 times a night and thus falling behind on material would be helpful.
How to do mind mapping for math ?
You can do mindmaps of formulaes and conceptd and also of problem types. Lots of possibilities there
By chance, did you use Mind Maps to help for exam studying or Mind Palaces?
Throw this into Anki to see if you know the nodes for testing knowledge.
Spider diagrams??
Name of the drawing app please 😊😊
Xmind App
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But how do you mindmap an a book of hundreds of keywords on a A4 piece of paper? I can hardly write 5 words. Also the words means nothing without context. Thats why people write sentences for notes because the connects is there. Example "To start a car, turn the key into the ignition, put into gear, release handbrake and drive. Key words: car, ignition, gear, heandbrake. Without context ists a load of mumbo jumbo. I could look at my mindmap and say "To start car, hammer the key into the ignition" See I would just be changinging the meaning or inventing new words that don't go.
Well I do both traditional notes and mind map
As I understand it, the point of the mind map is to structure it so that when you see the mind map, the relationships and hierarchy in the mind map builds context in YOUR HEAD. So it’s just a representation of what’s going on in your head with the context you applied
From your example the issue is that you’re using the BOOKS KEYWORDS. These are just keywords without meaning or context. You’re right in your conclusion that it’ll probably be confusing based
Instead use keywords that have a context that makes sense to you but is still correct i.e Power (Engine -> oil, water, layout), Agility ( Steering wheel, Transmission -> suspension, gear box -> gear ratio)
The above is how I think about it and whenever I see Power, my immediate thought are the things I labelled above so my context is in my head but triggered by the mind map and how I’ve decided to do it
What happens when your context is wrong ???
REDO IT !! You have to re learn and understand why your original context or understanding isn’t correct, once you have the eureka, you change it again and start the process again
That’s why chunking is so helpful because not only does it reduce cognitive load but it also gives a context to what you learning because you’ll know which chunk/group it comes from
Mind maps aren’t meant to answer the details of HOW EXACTLY TO turn the ignition but It will tell you how the ignition relates to the transmission
The details are sorted out by your active recall techniques (just test yourself)
Get a drawing tablet/pad and do the map on the computer/tablet. You might end up redoing the mindmap several times as you learn new things.
That’s why you don’t use A4