Mind Mapping For Dummies

The exception proves the rule

All rules have exceptions and this is also the case with this Mind-Mapping rule.

In two situations it’s sensible to depart from this rule:

Personal names: If you want to write the name of a person, organisation or product in your Mind Map, then it’s placed on one branch, even if the name consists of several words, because it’s a single unit.

Quotations: For example, if you read a text and it’s important to transcribe the precise wording of something on your map, then this can be written as a quotation on a single branch. You should mark it as a quotation, for example, by using speech marks.

Even though there are exceptions to the rule, always try to use single words and not interpret everything to be written on the Mind Map as a quotation. Otherwise, the advantages created by using single words are lost. Using keywords alone ensures that a Mind Map remains clear and uncluttered and a lot of information can be packed into it.

Using Mind-Mapping software and the text memo or notes function means that whole texts can be embedded within a keyword and recalled at will. This allows you to insert just one keyword but, at the same time, add further information. ...