I’ve been wondering what time of the year we most enjoy pictures and images that make us feel good and stimulate our ‘visual thinking’.
Yes, I know that the summer time is a great time to enjoy but… I think it is not the best visual mapping and visual thinking time of the year.
After meeting with my team of wise people, we concluded that December is the best visual mapping and thinking time of the year.
Here’s why:
- December is a time with less daylight and lots of darkness. We tend to use nice lights to create a warm and nice ambiance for ourselves and our loved ones. December is the time where we seek the light and we create the images around us.
- December is a time to look back at the year that has past and find out what we did, learned, received and shared.
- December is a time where businesses and individuals look forward to the new year. They make plans and think about what they want to do in the upcoming year.
That is why I believe December should be International Visual Mapping and Visual Thinking Month. This month is the perfect time to look back to what we experienced and did and look forward to what we want to accomplish next year.
There are many, many visual triggers around us that help us think more visual.
We, visual thinkers and mind mappers around the world, deserve this special time of the year because it is the most visual time of the year.
That is why:
DECEMBER IS INTERNATIONAL VISUAL MAPPING MONTH!
Spread the word.
Let your co-workers, friends, family and everybody else know that mind mapping, concept mapping and all other forms of visual mapping deserve special attention in this dark time of the year.
Enjoy this last month of the year. Enjoy your own Visual Mapping Month!
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Did you ever start doing something and before you knew it, you were working on something else than the goal? I can assure you… we all know this (some people better than others).
The problem is that you get ’sucked into the activity’ and you don’t really know where you are heading. The only thing you do know is that you should finish your current task.
Many people know this, most don’t take action to make it stop.
You and I have an advantage.
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You probably create your mindmaps yourself. You may even be working together with others on mindmaps. Bottom line: You are working on the mindmaps you need and use.
Here’s something to think about.
Do you remember creating book reports when you were in school? I do and I know that I didn’t really like to create them. I love(d) to read books, yet writing a report on them while and after reading… not the most interesting thing to do for me.
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I’m sure you heard before of the Pareto principle or the 80/20 rule (or principle).
This principle tells us that 20% of what we do accounts for 80% of our outcome. This is of course an average number. There are numbers that tell us there is an 70/30 60/40 or a 99/1 ratio. The interesting thing is that in nature the majority of these ratios is unevenly divided. Balance tends to lean towards 100/0 in stead of 50/50.
Today, I want to make you more aware of this powerful principle in mind mapping.
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Did you hear that some people tell you that you can save an hour each day simply by mind mapping your thoughts and ideas?
I wonder if the only reason for this is them creating a mindmap. An hour a day is a lot of extra time!
Sure, by using a mindmap you will be more organized. You can create a nice planning and know when to do what. Still… an hour each day is a lot of time for people like you and I. (I mean people who are already enjoying an above average level of productivity 
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Perhaps you’ve been doing a self-improvement training. You may have received a set of juggling balls. I received one during a training and later on a friend gave me a second set. I learned that juggling helped you in creating more balance between both brain sides.
You see, I never was that much into juggling. Why should I… I have a clear and balanced brain (really ).
Then, when cleaning the attic, I found these balls again. And some disturbing times started…
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