Why Single Tasking Is So Much More Productive

by Arjen on September 3, 2010

(or How To Get An Additional 8640 Seconds To Work On Your Future)

Often when I look at the name of this website, I remove the word map from it, Mind(s)Unleashed. I believe that is what we are all working on and trying to accomplish. We want to use our minds in a much more productive way.

One of the biggest reasons why people fail is not because people are not smart, don’t work hard or lack skills. One of the biggest reasons is because they use their limited amount of time on far too many things.

Just go with me on this one. We have 86400 seconds each day. About 1/3 of that is spend sleeping and eating. Let’s say we have 1/2 of that to work on our goals (including our work time of course).
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Presentation Is Everything

by Arjen on August 27, 2010

I am always amazed about chefs who create 3 star dishes. The way they take only a few ingredients and make it look like a work of art is so inspiring! They take 3 kinds of vegetable, a little bit of sauce and… voila, edible art is created.

When you watch amateur chefs who try to do this, the result looks strange, busy or even unorganized perhaps. TV shows where these aspiring chefs show their dishes is very beneficial. You know what the biggest mistakes are they make (according to the people who judge them)? [click to continue…]

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Vic’s Picks – The Master Software List

August 26, 2010

When I first got started with mindmap software tools, I created a website which showcased many different tools. This was back in 2001. I collected about 29 different mindmap and visual mapping software tools.
Another person had an idea similar. His name is Vic Gee and he did something amazing. He collected information, screenshots and more [...]

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Busy, Busy, Busy… And Loving Every Minute!

August 10, 2010

Here’s an update of what you can expect and a special time saving tip when mind mapping.
These last couple of weeks I’ve been busy in a good way. I’ve been teaching a number of clients who wanted to use mindmaps. They all needed different solutions. I trained them and created a practical [...]

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How often do you create mindmaps with others?

July 20, 2010

More and more mindmap software tools are offering the feature of working together on your mindmaps, this is often called a collaboration feature. In the past, I created some mind maps with others using Mindmanager. A couple of months ago I started to work with MindMapper version 2009.
When I look at the number of [...]

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Do You Also Trust My Ideas? Mindjet Does!

July 8, 2010

I’ve been working with people for so many years now to improve their visual maps through my personal coaching, (online) training courses, many e-books, podcasts and articles.
Yesterday, to my surprise, I received a message from the people at Mindjet. Mindjet is, as you probably know, the creator of the MindManager mindmap solution (and other [...]

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