How I Mind Mapped My First Post

   

This is how I came up with my blog.  

It started with a simple phrase: “Now I know it!” which I encircled and after a few minutes of thinking, it branched out as more ideas popped.  Now, that is the beauty of mind mapping! Thanks to my friends Sarah and Donna.  With mindmaps, they showed me how effective it is to introduce a topic to kids.  I saw how it helped kids think and collaborate among themselves.  If it is good for these kids, I thought it must benefit a cluttered mind like mine as well. 

Try mind mapping. Try it in times when it is just really hard to come up with ideas or when you have overflowing ideas.  Yes, grab those pencils and papers and start drawing your idea in the center.  Draw lines connecting to your central idea as information keeps on popping on your head.  Go ahead, free your mind and be surprised.  Oh well, I know you will have fun with it.  Now, to spice it up- try Spicynodes!  It’s a free web-based mind mapping tool.  It’s how I came up with my blog.  Once you tried, let me know what you think of it.