I once read a quotation of Bruce Lee. He said he emphasized on the style of no style.
Later on I saw a movie which had a young student of kung fu. He said he wanted to master the art of fighting, without knowing how to fight! When he said that, his master looked at him and shook his head…
Lets stop right here. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could fight without knowing how to fight?
We should bring this into our own life and our mindmaps. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could use mindmaps without knowing how to create mindmaps???
Think about that for a moment.
You would be able to use mindmaps like a pro yet you would not have to spend time learning how to create them!
You would benefit from visual mapping while not knowing how to map your thoughts and information!
I believe that is exactly what we need.
The moment your eyes are opened, you agree with me that you don’t want to create mindmaps. You may not even want to use them. You just want the result or benefit you get from using them.
If I could give you a mindmap with the information you gave me, organized and outlined, ready to be used by you: WOULD YOU LIKE THAT? (so you wouldn’t have to create the map!)
Of course you would. You would be able to implement the knowledge from the map and move forward.
That’s what I want to teach people: Knowing how to USE visual thinking without being bound by rules to CREATE visualmaps.
Our mind is the best and brightest visual mapping device we have. Unfortunately we have distanced ourselves from a proper use of that wonderful tool. By creating mindmaps, by visualizing your thoughts, ideas and information, you will become a more visual thinker.
I firmly believe that by becoming a more effective visual thinker, you may not even have to create mindmaps for yourself anymore (in time). Right now, mindmaps are a tool to organize your information. Create the map, see it and use it. By improving your brain, you will not have to create a map on paper or on your computer anymore. You SEE the big picture and UNDERSTAND where information fits in.
The above created scenario will not be something you can do in a few days. It takes time. Also, you still (may) need to use some sort of visual map to express your ideas with others. The situation I described is more for the personal side of visual mapping/thinking.
Since most of the maps we create (on paper, your computer or in your mind) are personal overviews, we have a tool which offers enormous potential. It is available 24×7 and always around. It works on issues even when you are not thinking about it. It is called your brain!
Become a visual thinker without consciously using your visual mapping skills. You will benefit so much from this!
Let’s discuss this together.
Arjen
(my mindmaps work for me)
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