How I Mindmap and Why We Should: A Step By Step Guide

#Adrian #Mind Map #learning
My web page for this video:
theprinciples.co.uk/mindmap/
Suffering information overload was me in the mid-1990s. Thankfully I found a perfect solution with mind maps and mind mapping..
Do you mindmap? If not then may I suggest you take a look and give it a go? Developed by Tony Buzan, a genius.
Learning how to mindmap back in the early 1990s completely changed my life and approach to learning, note making, not taking and pretty much everything else. Meeting Tony Buzan was an eye opening and mind altering event.
Finally I had been given the keys to my brain and could produce on paper what was going on inside my head and get to see the big picture and all the detail at the same time. I could get stuff out of my head quickly, and efficiently and then work with it. Nothing is faster and more accurate for learning and mastering information than mind mapping.
I would encourage you to start with paper drawn maps. Combining them with computer mapping is a very powerful mix. Each type of mapping has its place and I am still very fond of hand drawn maps.
Master the basics first and create at least 100 sticking to the basics and then develop your own style.
Resources:
How to Mindmap: • How to Mind Map with T...
KZbin search for Tony Buzan: kzbin.info?searc...
Books - Tony Buzan has written many books on the Subject such as:
Mind Map Mastery: amzn.to/3nnq9HP
The mind Map Book.
Mind Maps for Kids: amzn.to/3sbDWF9
Hint: You might be able to find copies as pdfs and other file formats with a little internet searching in case you want to try before you buy :-)
You don't have to be even a little artistic. You may find your drawing and other skills improve as you mind map, mine certainly did. As you use more of your brain all things improve.
These are to give you ideas and inspiration (like I said though maps can be fast and rough, these are far from that): www.mindmapinspiration.com/cat...
SOFTWARE I use:
iThoughts HD: www.toketaware.com/ - went out of business January 2024
I would now recommend simplemind.eu/
Ayoa: www.ayoa.com/
Great for collaboration. I also use their task boards for planning the videos.
Linux: View your mind: www.insilmaril.de/vym/
Supplies I use for hand drawn maps:
PENS AND PENCILS:
Staedtler 334 Triplus Fineliner Superfine Point Pens, 0.3 mm, Assorted Colours, Pack of 20: amzn.to/3nhSn6M
Staedtler 323 Triplus Colour Fibre-Tip Pens, 1.0 mm, Assorted Colours, Pack of 20: amzn.to/35hIEai
KOH-I-NOOR 5311 5.6mm Diameter Mechanical Clutch Lead Holder Pencil - Black: amzn.to/35jzlqC
KOH-I-NOOR 5900 2mm Diameter Mechanical Clutch Lead Holder Pencil- Black: amzn.to/3nnAkfm
KOH-I-NOOR 2B Grade Graphite Lead for 2mm Diameter 120mm Mechanical Pencil: amzn.to/3osjD3G
Faber-Castell TK-FINE 2315 0.5 mm Mechanical Pencil - Black
amzn.to/2MD5iDv
Pilot Hi -Techpoint V7 Cartridge System Pen Black Ink: amzn.to/3pZnZzE
Pilot BXC-V5 / V7 Black Refill Replacment Spare Liquid Ink Cartridges For Hi-Tecpoint V5 & V7 Cartridge System Rollerball Pen (Pack Of 3 - 9 Cartridges): amzn.to/3bjhCTG
LAMY 2000 Medium Nib Fountain Pen (NOT cheap!) I use oblique medium: amzn.to/38lLWeA
PAPER:
HP Papers CHP852 A4 90 gsm FSC Premium Paper, White: amzn.to/399StIH
ALSO very useful to have 100 gsm A3 paper on hand
and some files to keep things in.
Oxford Black n' Red, A4 Notebook Hardcover, Casebound, Plain Notebook, 192 Page, 1 Notebook: amzn.to/38k3fga
As always please do your own research, thinking and draw your own conclusions.
If this resonates with you and you feel, as I do, that it is worth sharing please share as far and as wide as you see fit.
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[@ceafva]

I’ve been mind mapping since 1965. And I learned from Tony. Even though this video is three years old and I know a lot about my mapping. I really enjoyed your presentation. Thank you for posting this. I subscribe just so I can see if you did others on this topic.

[@The_Principles]

Thank you. I enjoyed making it. I have not made other videos on mind mapping but have been thinking recently I may well do that. 60 years of mind mapping under your belt, that is amazing!

[@ShelleyhitzTV]

For the iPad, Concepts is an unlimited canvas. Freeform can now do that as well.

[@mindstarbysandhyasurve5515]

Found your video while searching for Tony Buzan’s video ... I was a certified MindMaps trainer a few years back. I attended the training in Dubai and spent almost 4 days with Tony! He was a brilliant person! A great teacher! He would have been so happy to see your video!

[@The_Principles]

Yes he really was. I

[@Wingedmagician]

the brain science has been updated btw but this video was great and I love how you say in the beginning something like we’re drowning in information and mind-maps help tremendously.

[@tzodearf2596]

Pauses video to get mind map materials to map how to mind msp his mind...I still have Buzan's Mind Map Book I got in the 80's.

[@Rabbitunderground]

Another helpful video for us all to enjoy!! Marvellous. I love creative planning tools like mind mapping.

[@The_Principles]

Thank you.

[@alicat2069]

stupendous advice! Just what we need with the sheer bombardment of info today. Big Thank you.

[@The_Principles]

Glad it helps and you are very welcome.

[@michelleroxy4409]

Thank thank you. I have started 😉😂😂 Your amazing in all your help you give to us all. 🙏🙏👏👏

[@The_Principles]

You are very welcome. I really cant speak highly enough of mindmapping.

[@mountainlion4853]

I truly know in myself that we are made to be right-brained and see a tree for a tree and our left side fills in the gaps, everything about this present time is backwards, thank you for your great content.

[@The_Principles]

You are welcome.

[@WereldisMooi]

Thankx Adrian the most clear presentation of how to do this mindmapping. Thank you

[@The_Principles]

You are welcome.

[@joanminto654]

Thanks Adrian - a reminder of a great tool I'd forgotten about 🙂 And so clearly presented 🙏 🤗

[@The_Principles]

You are welcome, and thank you.

[@ZappninLLP]

Thanks! Very helpful and inspirational. I am a retired professional with a lifelong interest in tools -- everything from hammers and screwdrivers to power tools to memory, learning and analytical tools. I have known about mind maps for many years but for whatever reason did not settle down to really learn and do them. I have more time now and will do it.

[@The_Principles]

You are welcome. I am sure you will really enjoy them. After all these years I am stil finding more and more uses for them. I am being interviewed about mindmaps in a few weeks on LawfulRebel.com I will post the video here as well.

[@Silwiz]

Been trying to mindmap without much success for a while now! You are brilliant Adrian. Thanks

[@The_Principles]

watch the tony buzan videos or get the books. you will get hang of it and thank you.

[@hopepeace4956]

Hi Adrian, I am very left-brained. Years ago I was very proud that I just functioned off logic, and would almost look down on someone that wasn't as logical. What a complete idiot I was 😞 Somehow I got to learn that a balanced brain is way better (it seems so obvious now), and got into a few things to try and develop my right side, including a bit of drawing and some Sacred Geometry stuff. I think the mind maps will help a lot, especially the ways you've described using it. I will for sure try and make mind mapping a habit. Thank you so much again. The content in this channel, and the way you deliver it, never ceases to amaze me.

[@The_Principles]

Hi Hope Peace. Your first and second sentences described where I was until I found mind maps / art on my search for balance. The two actually fit perfectly hand in glove. Thank you for your kind words about the content and delivery, much appreciated.

[@goal7779]

Thanks Adrian🥂

[@micheleroberts1006]

I think of myself as a very linear thinker, but my notes have always been covered in doodles and scribbles. With your explanation of how to mind map I can't wait to give it a go and see what evolves.

[@The_Principles]

I reckon you will really enjoy this.

[@LawfulRebelTV]

What a great tip! Fabulous insight.We should all be using mind maps to bring order to our mental map of reality. Thanks for sharing this,

[@The_Principles]

Thank you and you are welcome.

[@spikewetmore9011]

I use an app on my iPad called Concept. It is graphics drawing app. It of course has any type pen, pencil all colors etc. The main advantage is that canvas/page can be infinite in size.

[@bobholyoake7790]

it’s so true , thanks

[@anothergoogleuser]

Thanks for sharing.

[@The_Principles]

You are welcome

[@homebodyheaven6114]

Would love more info on mind mapping. I have to write things down To remember them. I am a visual learner so I think it helps to remember seeing myself write it down plus the benefits of muscle memory. I have kept a hand written daily journal for the past 50 years. I have notebooks full. Sometimes I’m tempted to throw it all away but I can’t bring myself to quite do that. I also keep a small notebook where I write downQuestions to God and the answers he gives me. Sometimes I just sit down and write in that notebook the first thought that comes to me and then the next and the next. They turn out to be a beautiful letters from my heavenly father.

[@The_Principles]

I once threw out a lot of my mindmaps and have regretted it since. Might be good to keep your journals. I also have my notebook of questions where I wait for the answers - i have not been writing down the answers, something I will now have a think about doing based on what you have said. I am with you. Visual works best for me. Any information books / videos by Tony Buzan are great for more on mindmapping. you can find pdfs online of his books. If you message me via fortheloveoftruth.co.uk/contact-us/ I can point them out to you.

[@infullbloom3246]

The powers-to-be, did everything opposite. We were thought linear, but we should think holistic, we should use both sides of the brain, not just left. In Maths, we are thought: t1 (time), d1,d2,d3,dx (distance, what IF its, opposite? t1,t2,t3 (3 time lines), d1 (one distance)?

[@The_Principles]

These days i look at everything I have been taught as suspect and invert it to see if it makes more sense. It often does.

[@anjurathore6039]

Really enjoyed all the information , thanks

[@The_Principles]

Thank you and you are welcome.

[@mikewhite4768]

Very interesting... I watched it twice! Makes a lot of sense.

[@The_Principles]

It is very interesting and liberating. The books are worth hunting down too, to help build your knowledge bank. I will be doing more content in the same vein.

[@mikeshinn1407]

A gentle and enlightening exposition, not over-prescriptive, yet leaving the viewer eager to explore. Inspired teaching.

[@The_Principles]

Thank you.

[@crystalfelicia9924]

Would be useful if u created one, a straight to the point tutorial!

[@Roberto-cc7rt]

I will try this.

[@The_Principles]

enjoy. may it serve you well.

[@filovessinging]

Fantastic video, Adrian. I remember reading a book by Tony Buzan years ago. Will revisit. Your maps are beautiful. You have inspired me to have a go. By the way, I always wrote in turquoise ink at school and got told off! Madness... thank you. x

[@The_Principles]

Thank you so much! Another who likes turquoise ink! Enjoy the mapping :-)

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[@fordeden638]

@Tucker Axton Instablaster :)

[@tuckeraxton9064]

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[@tuckeraxton9064]

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[@ralphmalph6824]

Alongside varying colors, one will further this endeavor with an actual dip pen, and, bottled ink. One can apply greater line variation and control. Thanks brother. Was doing something similar when I turned on the screen.

[@The_Principles]

A dip pen, how wonderful! Also, you are welcome.

[@ERNIE555]

Wow...I started doing this...

[@The_Principles]

@@ERNIE555 Enjoy!

[@ERNIE555]

@@The_Principles funny, while and I am still listening... I wrote Imagination 💭.... I m magi(c)Nation as in collective consciousness And I have been dissecting words lately..no matter what language I think in

[@The_Principles]

@Annette Haas Words are magical, dissecting words is fascinating as is etymology. 😀

[@jabellz3380]

This is a great video about mind mapping. I've been doing it for years although I should be a little more consistent with it. I like what you said about only using one word if you can instead of phrases. I tend to put more phrases down. Drawings really do help with remembering things. I put down a lot of drawings. I did have a thought during your video when you were talking about using a mind map for a travel log. It got me thinking about journaling. I'm a big fan of journals. Not so much of writing down my thoughts but what I do as well as my family for that day. It ends up being a sort of track record of what happened to us that day, good and bad. Could one mind map your day and pass that on to their posterity where they would consider it valuable? I might have to try it and see what I think but I'm curious of your thoughts about it. Keep making good videos that has good value! These are great!

[@The_Principles]

Thank you. I have my daily mindmaps - i dont make them everyday but still there are several hundred each year, archived in folders each year. I find it useful to look back at the end of the year and reflect on things. i also use the annual planner and monthly planner maps to help me quickly locate things of interest. The archive mindmaps are there for my daughters and future generations to read, enjoy, and learn from should they choose to now, and in the future. wether they will is up to them. there is a lot of information in there and they know how to inner stand my maps and comprehend the infromation.

[@New_Harmony]

Hi, love your chanel. I guess I missed the purpose of the mindmap, never heard of it, can you please explain reason and purpose.

[@The_Principles]

Thank you. Mind maps are a reflection of the brains natural internal process of information gathering, storage, thinking and retrieval and utilise both left and right brain. Traditional note making and note taking etc largely force one side of the brain to be dominant and shut down ones real ability and potential. Imagine being told you have to run but must only use one arm and one leg, with the other tied to the one you can use....

[@New_Harmony]

@@The_Principles thank Adrian, great info. I appreciate your work.

[@The_Principles]

@@New_Harmony You are welcome.

[@mkhanm_k_p8175]

Love from Saudia____Since I am a student and wants to precise my notes in that particular way, which book will you suggest? Secondly, do you prefer digital mind mapping or hand-written mind mapping though in digital mind mapping one has got a great deal of space along with the clarity.

[@The_Principles]

Any or all books by tony buzan are excellent. bith paper and digital have their place. i love the paper ones because I have to giver careful consideration to each branch and word image. i also have better recall from the hand drawn maps. some interesting things happen between hand eye and paper. the digital maps are excellent because they can grow large - through I use rolls of lining paper for very big hand drawn maps, and it is simple to move branches about, edit them, create new maps from branch and hyperlink them. so I am a fan of both styles and use them both all the time.

[@amyharry3071]

I really want to use mind maps to learn languages. I am at a loss as to how to do this. Any first steps or sample to share with me? thank you

[@The_Principles]

I don't have but you might get some inspiration from this search: www.google.com/search?q=mindmap+new+language&oq=mindmap+new+language&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgGEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgHEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgIEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyBggJEC4YQNIBCDI5NzVqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[@amyharry3071]

Muito obrigada!🎉

[@shoshanafox727]

I'm hoping this can help with decision making, which I find difficult.

[@The_Principles]

I find it very good for that.

[@shoshanafox727]

@@The_Principles it was beyond best. I realized I am a completely visual person and all my feelings are wrapped up in the visual realm. It is the key for me. 😄👍👍👍👍👍

[@The_Principles]

@@shoshanafox727 That’s wonderful to hear - they have been a life changer for me as well.

[@saurabhdahat8991]

Yo ADRIAN, I did it.

[@The_Principles]

Well done!

[@shoshanafox727]

I sent an email to thank you. It's kind of funny. The chicken in the picture that I drew is laying an egg. Lol 😊

[@The_Principles]

Thank you I look forward to reading it.

[@shoshanafox727]

@@The_Principles I sent you an email about a year ago. Now apparently I don't have your email address. It was sent back. I'll send my contact info.

[@ramonmena4269]

What is the best way to organize paper mind maps?

[@The_Principles]

can you clarify - do you mean how you organise the drawing of them or how you store them? in any instance if it was me I would draw a mindmap with the question in the centre and a bunch of blank arms and then fill them in with the ideas as they come to me. then I can give a weighted average to each once complete to decide what the most appropriate once for me will be in my own circumstance.

[@maqeelqureshi]

Is it the pink salt lamp on the table?

[@The_Principles]

it is a salt lamp yes.

[@JonnyChaos]

Can mind maps help with addiction. I've been an addict for a few years. The substances fluctuate. It used to be kratom which was the safest but I don't want any habits. I always put in my diary to try and quit but seem to fail all the time. I quit 10 days the other month and I could have stayed off shit but I thought cos I went that long I'd have some control. Soon as I went to get some shit I was back to square one. I tried to quit again last week and anded up lay in the dark with no TV on or phone just in dark depressed and low as fuck. Was writing again in my diary today and wrote my main goal to keep me off shit. It was to put my simcards in a time locked safe cos I can't buy shit then. But then I remembered this video and instead of the usual line by line shit, I branched off reasons why I want to stop, how it benefits me, the damage its doing etc. Can it have any impact on that at all or is it really focused on tasks or planning?

[@The_Principles]

As a tool to focus your mind on the key points and the whole picture at the same time and keep you from getting distracted I would say they are ideal. Visualise you’re life addiction free as clearly as you can. The mind maps can help there too. Keep making that picture so clear and vibrant until it becomes your reality. Draw the representations for you. Good luck brother. Focus. Breathe. Remember you are in charge and that you have the power of choice in every Moment.

[@homebodyheaven6114]

Your imagination becomes your reality. Guide it.

[@huevonesunltd]

What is that buzz in the audio? is that some kind of binaural beats going on?

[@The_Principles]

no, just bad audio

[@majellamcdonald5919]

I would find mind mapping very confusing.

[@The_Principles]

May I ask why you feel that way? You can make them as simple and clear as suits you and they are to help you not confuse.

[@majellamcdonald5919]

@@The_Principles I guess my brain just sees it as disorganised and sooo much information spreading out on the page. I use vision boards and journaling more than mapping. Maybe I am more used to these forms of mind work. I am interested in learning a bit more about mind mapping though.

[@The_Principles]

@@majellamcdonald5919 I can see that, maps are very personal to the creator so it’s a visual presentation of how the information is hooked up and associated. If the map I draw is cluttered and confusing it also is a good indication to me that the initial information "dump" or gathering was also confusing and erratic so the map is giving me more info that just a page of clean writing or typing that may look well but conveys less meaning and typically carries less information. Isn't a vision board a form of a mind map - a visual representation of things? You could draw your vision board and that would be a mind map. You do capture a lot of information in a mindmap. This video you watched was based on 2 mindmaps and i was talking for almost 30 minutes based on just 2 pages of A4 paper. So you can capture and convey a lot of information as needed, or just a little. Perhaps you could try to journal with a map instead of writing it our longhand if that is what you do? Have fun with it and stay curious. :-) , we learn by trial and error and the more you create the more you will get from it.

[@anjurathore6039]

5G....😂

[@JonnyChaos]

My brains fucked. I draw and write left handed and i'm a professional illustrator, but I play tennis right handed, I throw right handed, I play pool left handed, I kick right footed, I use scissors right handed, I shoot a rifle/shotgun left handed but a pistol right handed. No wonder i'm a mental mess hahaha. It's all scattered, plus i'm colourblind.

[@The_Principles]

Seriously, it sounds to me like to me like you are much better in balance than many. The colourblindness and being an illustrator must be interesting at times!

[@JonnyChaos]

@@The_Principles it is a struggle. When I was at college I did a self portrait and I was painting myself green until someone pointed it out hahaha. I work freehand on photoshop now so I can sample colours so I don't make a mess when doing commissions. Black and grey isn't an issue obviously. I'm on Instagram if anyone wants to check my work out (cheap plug) haha @jonny_chaos

[@The_Principles]

@@JonnyChaos Just had a quick look, good on you mate - you are highly skilled.

[@JonnyChaos]

@@The_Principles thanks mate. Highly appreciate that from yourself. Belated Happy New Year, as well.

[@The_Principles]

@@JonnyChaos You are welcome, well earned. Happy New Year to you as well.

[@AmyJackson-_-85]

Why so much talking