Einstein is said to have already known it. We humans only use a small part of our spiritual resources.
As outlined in the “Learning Techniques” section, there are a number of techniques that can help you make
full use of your brain's capacity. Mind mapping is one of these methods.
What is mind mapping
The technique of mind mapping is first and foremost a brain-friendly method to collect ideas and ideas and to represent them graphically in a simple way. In the graphical representation, relationships are established between different terms. The central theme is placed in the middle of the sheet. It is formulated as precisely as possible and can also be displayed as an image. Various main branches branch off to the outside of the leaf with further sub-branches that represent the relevant information in a hierarchical manner. There is always only one word on the branches. When creating, colors and images should be used to reflect the creative workings of the brain.When is mind mapping used?
Mind mapping can be used, for example, for the simple gathering of ideas, for brainstorming, for the recording and structuring of complex content, for the creation of presentations or lectures, for taking notes in lectures, for structuring knowledge, for drafting texts, for planning and organizing things and for exam preparation. Applications can therefore be found in schools, through business and science.How does mind mapping work
Mind mapping is therefore well suited for exam preparation, as the most catchy presentation of the learning material is worked out in creative steps, and the learned material is consolidated later by systematically repeated engagement with this reproduction. Such a clear arrangement of the semantic structure of knowledge promotes stable memory over long periods of time. When building the MindMaps, no more than 7 sub-branches should be assigned to a branch. This promotes that you take a photo of the MindMap while learning and go through it systematically in your mind during the exam. In this way, extensive information (such as lecture notes) can also be reproduced.The combined verbal and visual mind map is a very compact documentation of hierarchical structures. It is argued that creativity and learning efficiency are increased by synergy effects, which arise when addressing both the predominantly verbally oriented and the predominantly figuratively oriented hemisphere at the same time.
Successful mind mapping
In order for you to have the desired success with mind mapping, a few basic rules must be strictly adhered to.- free development of thoughts
- constant further development of ideas
- Quantity comes before quality
- Criticism and censorship are strictly prohibited
After you have drawn all the ideas in your mind map, now comes the phase in which you rate your ideas according to their importance. Go through each branch of your mind map and test this idea for feasibility. You can also highlight particularly important points in color. Please do not discard ideas that currently seem a bit absurd to you. It is often the case that after a few days, new perspectives arise that allow new approaches to solutions.
Mind mapping software
Mind map tools are already widely available as software, from freeware to sophisticated business applications. The particular advantages of computer-aided mind mapping (also known as business mapping) are its ease of use and quick and precise structuring. The simple change options promote teamwork and also increase creativity. Different formatting allows thoughts to be weighted better. The MindMap tools often extend the classic MindMaps with special branches that can be used to create references to files or internet sources. The MindMap also brings together external data sources that are thematically related. MindMap tools also use MindMaps to map projects and checklists. In addition to classic single-user mind map tools, there are also networked solutions in which the participants work on the same mind map in parallel.Whoever sees such a picture often feels animated to change and add to it, which is much easier possible in this arrangement than in a linear, list-like arrangement of the bullet points. This prompting character for further processing makes the productivity reserves, which are hidden in this principle of the graphic representation of a meaning fabric, clear.
From a formal point of view, mind maps consist of labeled tree diagrams. If the terms can be linked to one another in a more complex way, one usually speaks of conceptual maps or semantic networks or ontologies. In contrast to Mind Maps, the latter also have defined semantics, ie the relationships between individual terms shown with lines and arrows have a defined meaning.
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Inventor Tony Buzan
Mind maps were introduced by the British psychologist Tony Buzan as a work tool to be taken seriously. The first ideas for this came up while working on his book An Encyclopedia of the Brain and Its Use in 1971, and in 1997 the Mind-map book appeared. Today mind maps are used in a wide variety of areas - for personal or family affairs as well as in education or in business. They are suitable for taking notes, for brainstorming sessions and generally for summarizing, reviewing and systemizing ideas. For example, mind maps can also be used for lecture notes in order to record the most important points or key words. In contrast to brainstorming, in which a number of unsorted terms are usually produced and then sorted, with mind mapping a networked structure is created from the start. Mind maps can also be used for lecture notes in order to record the most important points or key words. In contrast to brainstorming, in which a number of unsorted terms are usually produced and then sorted, with mind mapping a networked structure is created from the start. Mind maps can also be used for lecture notes in order to record the most important points or key words. In contrast to brainstorming, in which a number of unsorted terms are usually produced and then sorted, with mind mapping a networked structure is created from the start.Where does that come from? Simple. Because you never learned it:
learning to learn .
What you need now are brain-friendly instructions for learning. And that's exactly what learning and mnemonics are. They are a powerful tool for efficient and effective learning. Learning techniques, that suit you and that you are confident in, help you to structure the learning process, give you a sense of control and, most importantly sense of control and most importantly, they help you save learning time.
To help you get an overview of proven learning and mnemonics, here you will find methods that will help you to make your learning process faster, more effective and less stressful .
Pick the learning techniques that suit you and then use them regularly.
Guaranteed success with these 7 learning techniques
#1 Pomodoro-Technique
Pomodoro means tomato in German. It is actually an egg clock with the appearance of a tomato.
with the help of which you can significantly improve your learning and time management.
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#2 Flashcards
The flashcard is a classic tool for systematic learning. For this purpose, a keyword (e.g. vocabulary, date, etc.) is written on the front of a card.
(e.g. vocabulary, date, etc.) is written on the front of a card and the solution (the fact to be learned) is written on the back.
With the help of several subjects it is possible to repeat exactly the facts that have not yet been internalized.
There is also flashcard software.
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#3 Picture System
Modern man is unfortunately very "cerebral" and thinks mainly logically and analytically. But each of us has a powerful a powerful memory turbo, which we would only have to switch on and train a little. The memory turbo works with images that are linked with numbers. You will be amazed how easy it is. more
#4 The Loci-Method
The loci technique (Latin locus = place) is one of the oldest and most proven methods of remembering things in a certain order. The Greeks and Romans used it to memorize important concepts in free speech, which often lasted several hours. of free speech, which often lasted for several hours. However, the loci technique requires ambition and practice. Many memory artists work with this method to memorize a lot of information in a very short time. more
#5 The story system
Especially children and teenagers learn excellently with the story system. This mnemonics technique is about being creative and inventing memorable stories for the facts that have to be learned by heart. more
#6 Mindmapping
The concept was developed by the British Tony Buzan. The technique of mind mapping brings
rational thinking into the learning process and addresses the creative as well as analytical areas of the brain.
of the brain. Roughly speaking, in this technique all thoughts are recorded and visualized with the help of a "mind map".
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#7 Memory spells
Mnemonics are mnemonic devices for easy learning of factual knowledge. Mnemonic phrases are often are often funny or memorable sentences that rhyme. Mnemonic phrases are used when pure factual knowledge must be factual knowledge that is not related to knowledge that is already known. Things, that cannot be related to other things are difficult to memorize. more
What are mnemonics
Mnemonics are a kind of brain-friendly instruction manual for learning. These techniques help you to store information
quickly and permanently in your memory without much effort.
The origin of mnemonics is around 500 BC. Greek speechmakers have already used these methods at that time
in order not to lose the red thread in free speech. The basis of all mnemonics is association.
Associations can be, links between pictures, words, numbers, symbols or places.
Most mnemonics are easy to learn and can, if used correctly, increase memory performance many times over.
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Increase of memory performance
The learning techniques presented on this page are all related to the improvement of memorization and
Memory Performance. By applying these techniques, the capacity of your memory will be increased and at the same time
and at the same time significantly increase learning efficiency.
The pages are designed in such a way that you will understand the principle of the presented learning techniques without any previous knowledge.
Each learning technique is briefly described, with examples often given for better understanding.
A good trick to memorize learning content is also the unusual challenge of explaining what you have learned to another - real or imaginary - person. real or imaginary person. For example, when a law student explains rules of the STVO to a foreign guest rules of the road traffic regulations to a foreign guest, or when a student explains the Pythagorean theorem he has just learned not to his teacher, but once his grandmother explains.
Memory tricks were successfully used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to remember the sequence of Topic points with speeches to remember. To the application an elementary principle of the learning research comes: must the brain has to deal with the information presented, then it learns best. Most learning techniques work according to this principle.
