People often leave me messages or emails asking me how to use mind maps more effectively to study quickly and pass exams. Today, I have time to talk about my experiences and feelings. Welcome to express your views. Today, let's talk about how to use mind mapping to learn quickly. If you don't know what a mind map is, please read what a mind map is.
1, making a good mind map needs to be revised many times. People often see some very beautiful and beautifully made mind maps in books or online, but they can't make them themselves. Whether it is hand-painted or made by computer, it is always inferior to others', just a simple connection. I usually make a mind map after many revisions. If I use it on PPT or print it out, I usually need some suitable pictures. When hand-drawing mind maps, it often takes several times to make them. When making mind maps, you need to make adjustments according to your own ideas, and this adjustment will take several revisions before it can finally take shape.
2. The memory effect of hand-drawn mind map is better than that made by computer. It is convenient to use software to make mind maps, but it is definitely not as impressive as hand-drawn mind maps. If you think it is troublesome to draw by hand, you can also make a mind map with software first, and then draw one by yourself. You will find that you will remember more after drawing a mind map.
3, hand-painted mind map, it is best to use various colors of highlighters. The most important thing about mind map is that each branch uses different colors, which not only looks good, but also deepens your impression when you draw it by hand. Sometimes you forget the content, but you can remember it with colors. Using multiple colors will impress your right brain more deeply.
4. The picture I drew is ugly. Can I not draw? The ugliest painting, as long as you draw it, is definitely better than what you don't remember. Drawing can exercise your right brain for memory. A suitable graphic will make you remember it firmly. You can also spend some time learning stick figures or reading "Think Like an Artist" series, which will help improve your painting skills. Remember that painting is a natural skill and you can learn a lot in a short time.
When your mind map is too big, you can break down the main part into separate mind maps. In many cases, mind maps will be very large and look inconvenient. At this time, you can break down the key or main part of this mind map into separate mind maps. For example, when students make mind maps for science teaching in a certain subject, they can be divided into separate mind maps according to their importance or chapters.
6. Simplify the content of the book with mind map, determine the overall framework and understand the core content. When making a book into a mind map, you can use keywords and points to determine the main idea of the book. 80% and 90% of books can be reduced to a paragraph, a sentence, a phrase or a word. The following is what I got from reading. Tao Te Ching is Tao, The Analects of Confucius is virtue, and The Classic of Wisdom is wisdom.
7. When you want to learn a kind of knowledge in depth, you should read a lot of classic books in this category and summarize your knowledge and feelings through mind mapping. Summarizing a book can get you started. Summarizing 10 book can make you understand the overall framework. 100 book +2000 hours of practical experience can make you reach the intermediate level. If you can summarize these 100 books or 1000 books into a book or 1 picture, and you can explain the contents of this picture to a child of 10 or someone who doesn't know this knowledge at all, you are already an expert in this field. It is best to read books recommended by experts in this industry. Never pursue quantity, but quality.
8. Tall buildings have sprung up. When reading a professional book, you may not be able to make a mind map for a while. At this time, you need to make a mind map of technical terms and classify these technical terms according to their categories and importance. When you make this mind map and can clearly explain the meaning of this term, the test method can make a child of 10 or a person who doesn't know this knowledge at all understand what you mean. At this time, if you make this book into a mind map, you will find it easy. If you are still not satisfied, refer to point 7.
9. Use mind maps to confirm the knowledge you don't have. Each chapter of the textbook is made into a separate mind map by using the software, and the main content, class notes and personal opinions are inserted into the keywords of the node by using the note-taking function of the software, and these chapters are summarized or linked into a picture according to the categories and important procedures. After all the production is completed, start with the most important chapter and hand-draw the content of this chapter completely from memory. The more detailed, the better. It's all done, let's see how much knowledge you have. Then compare my hand-drawn mind map with the mind map made by software. What you haven't accomplished is what you haven't mastered or won't. This part needs more review. Repeat this process until you can complete all the mind maps without any help or tips.
10, review quickly with mind map. Print out the completed mind map, put it on the bed, put it in the office or other places where you often go all day. You can watch it in the morning, before going to bed at night and during work breaks. The mind map of review should not be too big. And the main branch should be within (7+-2), no more than 9 branches and no more than 7 layers. A text or a chapter is the most appropriate. Generally speaking, it only takes 2-5 minutes or less to read mind maps, and it only takes 20-30 minutes to review a book, and it should be reviewed at least twice a day. You can also turn the mind map into an image, set it as a computer desktop and send it to your mobile phone as a screen saver. In addition to morning and evening, you can also keep reviewing while driving, before eating, after eating, during rest and so on. Repeat point 9 at the same time.
1 1, test with mind map. You can draw a simple mind map during the exam, and arrange the exam questions according to the degree of mastery, the score of the question type and the time of answering questions. In principle, the test questions should be completed according to the shortest answer time, the highest score and the degree of mastery.
12, find a partner to complete the mind map together, which will make you more motivated and efficient. It will be much faster for two people to make a mind map together. They can read different books and reference books separately, and integrate their own experiences and their class notes into the mind map, which will have higher knowledge and accuracy. When reviewing and testing, you can take turns to check and supervise. Two studies are much more motivated and take less time than one study.