I’ve been using my trusty set of Tombow dual brush pens for over 5 years and I find these are the best set of pens to mind map with. However by using a paintbrush pen you can create the thick to thin branch in a few simple strokes. To create this effect with a fine tip marker requires a lot of colouring in. You see, most mind maps have branches that go thick to thin. The good news is you can keep using coloured pens by using a paintbrush style marker. It’s a real shame to give up using coloured pens on your mind maps though. I sometimes just circle key information in a coloured crayon or highlighter. Your mind maps may not look as exciting but you can always add a bit of colour to the branches as you review the content later on. By not having to change coloured pens, take lids off and put them back on again, and decide on what colour to use next, you can save a bit of time. Here’s how –Īs much as I love colour, I’ve occasionally used just a black artline pen to create my mind maps when I’ve been short on time. Finally things made sense.Īll that being said, I do see some students mind map at a painfully slow pace which is unnecessary. Why? Because I actually understood the content. But I came to see the extra time spent as an investment in my studies. Yep, that’s right, 3 whopping times longer. When I started to mind map as I read, it would usually take me 3 times longer to study. I frequently felt confused and overwhelmed. Mind mapping as you read will always take longer than simply reading a book, but you’ll save time in the long run.įor instance, I used to spend an hour reading a textbook but often I’d get to the end of a chapter and think “What was that all about?” I had no idea what I had just read. But like anything, there is no escaping the fact that mind mapping takes time. There are several ways you can fast track the mind mapping process. I’ve been asked on more than one occasion “Is there any way I can speed up the mind mapping process?”
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