Re-read a book in less than 15 minutes.
December 4, 2006
I have used this method since I was a University student:
The same time I'm reading a book I'm taking notes in a mindmap following the next rules:
1. Write the book's title in the center of mindmap
2. Create a branch with book's general info [Writer, Publishing House etc]
3. For each book's chapter create a different branch using its title
4. For each chapter's branch write sub-chapters titles
5. If there are any important info you have to remember, just put it on the appropriate branch.
Could you imagine what will happen the next time you will review the mindmap?
NO?
OK. Do you ever have read Guy Kawasaki's great book "The Art of the Start" [~220 pages]?
If yes then take a look in this mindmap [PDF] and will feel the "deja vu" effect as never before...
Thats all folks ;-)
PS: Take a look here for mindmapping creation tools.
Comments
#1 hello check out this 3d mind
hello
check out this 3d mind mapping tool Nelements http://nelements.net
zahid
#2 I'm going to download and
I'm going to download and test your app.
I looks very interesting...
#3 I am relatively new to using
I am relatively new to using software for mind-mapping, but I realize now that I have been mind-mapping from way back in my notebooks.
On the weekend, I created my first official mind-map using MindManager, which my friend Anton came over and taught me how to use. I bravely sent my first effort off to someone who is considering a project proposal of mine to do with social media.
Then today, I found this post on using a mind-map to summarize a book, and thought: "WOW, HOW COOL!" I was immediately thinking of just how many applications it could have. Right now, some of the stuff I am studying (law, and legal issues) is pretty wordy and pretty dry, so I plan to put this concept to immediate use.
#4 *Tari: I'm happy to see that
*Tari:
I'm happy to see that somebody is going to use this technic!
#5 The act of creating the mind
The act of creating the mind map and typing out those headings will also further commit and reinforce the knowledge from those books. This is a great technique!
#6 I love the mindmapping
I love the mindmapping techniques. I'm loving your tips and tools here. I've been mindmapping since the early 90's just using poster board and magic markers...This is great stuff here! Thank you so much!
#7 As a pastor, I have to read
As a pastor, I have to read broadly. I have always used underlining as a quick way to review what I thought was important on my first read-through. But this mind-mapping technique makes a lot of sense for reviewing the contents quickly even without having the book physically present.
I have read "Art of the Start" and was amazed at the kind of review your mind-map provides. Thanks for the tip.
JLP
P.S. I just started using FreeMind for all my mind-mapping needs.
#8 I also use Freemind, which I
I also use Freemind, which I like.
This seems like a great technique. I can't wait to try it.
#9 Great site. I've been
Great site. I've been mindmapping for about 1 year. Downloaded a demo version of Mindmanager after trying Freemind and not being satisfied. I kind of forced myself to "play" with it at first but quickly realized , as I looked over past note books, that I've been mindmapping my whole life. It's just how my brain works.
Co-workers were skeptical at first and most still don't understand the utility and that's ok. Everyone works in different ways. I just know that I've found my channel and use it mostly for work especially on projects with lots of information (I think it's a superior tool for organizing large amounts of info). But I use it for much of the smaller task in my life as well. Have a mind map for camping checklists, etc.
Hadn't considered the book mind map but as usual it makes perfect sense and I will take advantage of your example.
Love The Art of War map as well.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.....
r
#10 As a venture capitalist, I
As a venture capitalist, I guess I have been doing the same thing, but with business plans. Using the same idea, I put the company's name in the center, and make branches for every heading, and the appropriate child branches for each sub-heading. If we decide to go forward with the investment, and I need to create the due diligence report, I now have a much easier way to write the report, and just refer to the mind map to organize the entire report.
I haven't thought about using this method for reading a book, but I am sure that it can work for just about any kind of document. I think it would take too much time to go through all of the different legal documents though...
#11 thank, useful information
thank, useful information
#12 nice trick and what a
nice trick and what a wonderful time saver... 15 minutes and you refresh your memory back about that particular book.
#13 thank for link book))
thank for link book))
#14 have tried all the Mind
have tried all the Mind Mapping software out there, and like NovaMind - it is very quick to create and they look great even with the default branches, and you can put the branches where you want them - I always used to get frustrated with Mind Manager's forced layout of the Mind Map.
#15 f this original sound was
f this original sound was recording in say a wave file, does encoding it into an MP3 compress it and change the frequencies a bit?
I remember the mosquito sound that supposedly repelled young adults from standing around in front of a store. The sound you could download but the wave file sounded diffrent from the mp3. Maybe I'm just nuts. In that case just ignore this comment :D.
cheers! And crazy find!
#16 Another way to re-read a
Another way to re-read a book in LESS than 15 minutes, that I have used for a long time: when reading a book, underline with a pen anything that’s a key idea, or that you find compelling for whatever reason, and write notes in the margins with any pertinent thoughts as you’re reading. A year later, when you pick up this book again, all you need to do to re-experience the book is to read your underlined passages and margin notes. I know many, many people do this and it’s not an original idea, but it’s still worth describing for those who don’t already do this.
#17 Kevin this classic method
Kevin this classic method you mentioned is a serial model.
The use of Mindmaps is the visual model helping peoples to digest all the info with an easy way...
#18 I've used this method and it
I've used this method and it works out great.
#19 Hi, I think it would be
Hi,
I think it would be really interesting if you could also share the mindmaps of the books you have read!!
Thanks, great blog!
Regards
David
#20 Hi, I think it would be
Hi,
I think it would be really interesting if you could also share the mindmaps of the books you have read!!
Thanks, great blog!
Regards
David
#21 Thanks for the great tips, I
Thanks for the great tips, I have been using mind jet for a lot of my small and big projects, but never thought of using it for mapping a book.
#22 Nice site and good design!!!
Nice site and good design!!! I like it!!!
#23 What a GREAT job you're
What a GREAT job you're doing on anabubula: thank you. I've recently discovered http://bubbl.us/ which is a really attractive, simple, free, web-based mind-mapping tool and allows sharing and collaboration. Worth a look? Dave
#24 I 've been using software
I 've been using software for mind-mapping for two years already. A very handy technique.
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#26 Thanks a lot for this
Thanks a lot for this article.
#27 Good article. Mind mapping is
Good article. Mind mapping is really help for remember the information.
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