I think the mind map is an excellent idea. I definitely agree with Buzan that rigid concepts and thoughts are harder to build upon. Fluid concepts can often help generate new ideas and turn very simple things into something that is extraordinary. The use of pictures to express or demonstrate thoughts can often help "bridge the gap" between people. All too often we get caught up in talking when really a picture can say everything with just one look, like the old saying goes "a picture is worth a thousand words." As infants pictures are how our parents taught us what things were, my mom would hold up a flash card and say "apple" because the card had a picute with an apple on it. I feel that as adults we tend to stay away from using pictures to express ourselves because they remind of us childish things, and I think that what Buzan was trying to say is that we need to go back to that way of thinking because it is much clearer and more universally understood.

I really enjoyed this video. It’s especially appealing to me, because as an accountant I tend to be very rigid and linear. All of my notes are lists in nice neat columns. My son however, tends to take notes more along the lines of the mind map and that’s how he learns best. He is a very visual learner while I am much more hands on. I find the differences in how we learn and remember things very interesting. I agree with the need for association to remember things. Without that association, we don’t have anything to tie back an idea to. I find this concept interesting and plan on using it in the future.
I really enjoyed this video. It’s especially appealing to me, because as an accountant I tend to be very rigid and linear. All of my notes are lists in nice neat columns. My son however, tends to take notes more along the lines of the mind map and that’s how he learns best. He is a very visual learner while