The basis of Mind Mapping is the creation of a graphical representation of large quantities of information (texts, tables, relationships etc.).
During his attempt of several years to improve the linear method of creating notes, Tony Buzan developed a method which would later be referred to as Mind Mapping. His method is based on scientific research about the inner workings of our brain.
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By using an hierarchical structure, keywords, colours, drawing and arrows you’ll be able to fit a lot more information onto an A4-paper. Besides that, it’s also proven to be a lot easier to remember information in the form of a visual and colourful picture instead of page after page of black and white notes.