Mental map

The mind map is a technique of logical structuring of the contents widely used by students, in fact there are not few student centers that dedicate classes and subjects to students with the aim of helping them to develop this technique. It can be used in almost any scenario where information is handled, allowing to organize, synthesize and distribute it in an efficient way.

Through this guide we will review the basic concepts related to this technique, so that you can know what it is, in order to add it to your study sessions, and we will also give you some recommendations to make it easier for you to develop your own mind maps.

What does it consist of?

The mind map technique is based on creating an outline that relates the information we want, using various resources such as lines, colors, images, etc.. By means of these schemes, we dissect the information in the key aspects we want to point out, at the same time we generate links between concepts, topics and subtopics. A mind map is not writing the information in a box, but knowing how to synthesize it to its key fundamentals, assigning them a logical order and looking for the relationship they have with each other.

By making a graphic representation of the content we are studying, our brain tends to assimilate the information more easily, since we provide it with valuable visual resources that allow us to relate the information quickly.

This technique is not at all modern, in fact it has been applied for many years in professions and careers that work with large volumes of information. Such is the case of police investigators, who regularly resort to this resource in order to organize their ideas and review events.

A mind map can be used not only to reflect the information we need, but also to help us structure our ideas, develop a work, among others. You can make use of a mind map to organize your studies, to solve everyday problems of your day to day or simply for what your creativity is capable, at the end its objective is to fulfill the function of being a useful support to show us a structured information, related and with facility to develop it more.

Some recommendations to make a mind map

Making a mind map is not very difficult, especially if you take into account that it is a customizable element that adapts to the needs of the person who makes it. However, here are some basic recommendations that you could take into account when developing yours.

Use large spaces to draw it

You can make a mind map drawn on paper or in an electronic document, it depends on your t