Bill Gates mind-maps. So do Jack Canfield, Deepak Chopra, and Al Gore. Leonardo da Vinci was the most famous mind-mapper of all, his visual style of note taking immortalized in his notebooks. Mind ...

Have you ever felt like your notes are more of a chaotic to-do list than a helpful study tool? Many of us rely on traditional, linear note-taking methods—jotting down every detail in the hope that ...

Mind mapping is a powerful learning technique that can significantly enhance memory, processing speed, and depth of understanding when mastered at the highest level. The technique is divided into ...

Our devices are just as powerful as tools of distraction as they are for productivity. One way to return your devices to helpful status is to stuff them with apps like MarginNotes, a handy ...

As a concept, mind mapping is widely attributed to inventor Tony Buzan who believes they are the best way to take notes. Buzan says a mind map "harnesses the full range of cortical skills—word, image, ...

There's something romantic about the traditional mind map—pen in hand, paper spread out, branches flowing organically as ideas come out of your head. I've clung on to my notebooks and sticky notes for ...

It has made it much easier to research topics.

Mind maps show how visual structure connects ideas and establishes relationships between complex topics. Mind map examples highlight how layout, hierarchy, and color choices influence focus and ...

Freeform is a brand new iPhone, iPad, and Mac app from Apple that lets users create multimedia boards on an infinite canvas that include text, images, drawings, links, files, and more. It’s an ...

Steve Richards has posted a very nicely done book review of Daniel Pink's A Whole New Mind. What makes Steve's review so interesting is that he's done it in a mind map. This is a technique I have used ...