Back in 2003 I had a frustrated attempt to use Mind Mapping to improve my thinking process. I tried different methods and tools but nothing really came out. I thought there was something wrong with the methodology and not with me, as I strictly followed the rules. Turns out that the problem seemed to be with me. Just like other best practices and methodologies, like Lean or Agile, it will take you a deep journey into the principles in order to understand and take real advantage of it. Mastering any of those may take some time.

So here I am in 2010 giving it another shot. I feel like I finally understood and everything is going pretty smoothly this time. Now I can think of several relationships around a main topic and found mind mapping way the best way to catch them. Besides, since my last attempt, tools have incredibly evolved helping substantially in this task.

Last night, following “Mind Mapping – How to Liberate Your Natural Genius” instructions I created my first MM, listing all possible uses of MM to me.

Mind Mapping

If you have given up or never tried Mind Mapping, my suggestion is: give it another try. The worst thing that can happens is you never listen to me again. That’s fine! :)

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In a next post I will bring a review of the application I have chosen to work.