Mind maps has been my favorite since my school days. It helped me learn stuff easily and more than learning it helped me remember what I learnt. This wonderful tool helps you capture your thoughts in a creative fashion that will help you remember and act upon it whenever you want. A mind map is a diagram consisting of nodes in the form of a tree spread across a sheet of paper. The brain learns in an associative fashion linking various senses (visual, auditory, touch and so on). This associative learning helps in storing and remembering information again associatively. The more you associate with various senses more chances are that you will remember what you learnt for a longer period of time.

For example you could think of a friend whenever you see a restaurant or have a delicacy that you both had when he/she was with you in a restaurant. Your brain has associated your friend’s image with the perception and view of the restaurant, with the look and taste of a particular food. If this associative information is recalled very often, the brain marks it as a useful information and leaves a lasting impact. When you can simulate a way to denote this association and forcefully look at it few times you will remember what is there and reproduce it any time. This is very effective than writing down your thoughts and reading it. We will see more about it in the coming posts.