2 hours to read, the rest of the week to find a good book
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Mind Maps are very powerful tools, which help you to organise information better by mapping key concepts and their relationships. Unfortunately this book does the technique a grave disservice. Full of padding, repetition, and pseudo science mumbo jumbo, the worthwhile parts of the book would fit on a couple of pages, or one mind map! The claim that readers will understand mind maps in a week I assume is two hours to read the book and the rest of the week to look for a better book! A better alternative is the single chapter 7 of Tony Buzan's "Use Your Head". In addition to this chapter there is plenty of well written concise information in the rest of the book. I got my copy of Understanding Mind Maps in a Week this morning and I have binned it this evening.
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Best introduction to mind maps available!
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The best quick introduction to a very useful tool (mind mapping). I have used the book with students (school and university) who have found the technique helpful and effective in their studies: It has increased both comprehension and retention, stimulated "intelligent" questions, and improved organisational skills and writing. This book cuts a lot of the slack found in other introductions and, if followed day-by-day, will quickly change your approach to learning/ understanding! I was impressed.
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