Mind mapping cartoon
I have a small confession; [whisper] while I do occasionally use mind-mapping myself, I remain a bit of a skeptic when it comes to some of the frankly miraculous claims made for it's supposed efficacy. Generally, lazy superficial maps are as bad as lazy superficial notes, only less meaningful.
Anyway, here's an irreverent take on mind-mapping that looks to puncture much of the unwarranted hype surrounding it.
Tony Buzan, take note.
http://www.core77.com/blog/cartoons/core-toons_mindmapping_15326.asp
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Loved this. They can be such twaddle. Despite the need for an essay plan, bullet points or an ordered list, I tried to write a TMA from a mind map and got myself as ludicrously tied in knots as it had been. My A' level Geography teacher had the best approach: an essay should look like a flower with six petals: six ideas, the stamen the topic, the stem the introduction and conclusion. A shorthand doodle at the end of an essay would often feature such a flower with ONE huge leaf until I got the picture. An essay plan or treatment, unlike a mind-map, requires effort, concentration and thought.New comment
Like the flower visual metaphor, Jonathan. I might give that a go!