For my study in Economics I use mindmaps and space repetition. After I have read a chapter and taking notes, I start making a mindmap. And I use the space repetition to review the mindmap.
The only down side of it is I can not recall the information on the mindmaps without the mindmap. If I want to recall information I need the mindmap for it. Without is possible but sometimes hard and not all the information.
Do you guys know how I can memorize the mindmaps?
I have thought about using the journey or palace method. Only I doubt the usefulness, because if you memorize information and use the same journey or palace for other information you will get confused.
What I want is to create an archive in my memory. And every time I want to recall information I go to that archive and search for that specific mindmap and pull out the information.
Mindmaps are fine. What you want is to make is a doorway to that mindmap.
My doorway to all things Greek is . . .well, a Greek Island.
One of the other meanings for loci, is background. The important part is that the background has to be âstickyâ for you.
A book doesnât work for me. A IPad screen does. An unimaginable image can be worked. Word rhyme, key wording, absurd association, association to a similar phrase etc
Itâs doable.
Mindmaps are best remembered as an overall shape. Pan out, get a feel for the whole thing. Arrange branches as a clock; color code branches ie black, red, orange, yellow. Review branches in an ordered way . . .maybe clockwise, maybe anti clockwise. Start at 12 oâclock high.
Nice thing about a mindmap . . . .shrink it, print it out, put it in your wallet, doodle the shape. âStickâ the shape to some background meaning ful to you . . . Cover of a book.
Isnât a mindmap usually used as a representation for things you already know ?
I saw a link to a Ron White video talking about re-using a loci system with different information, basically most of the time your brain sorts out the information for you.
I think it would depend on the size of your mind map, but I would take the mind map and put it in a format of lists with bullet points, Or above the room in every stop on your journey label the door with a representation of the stop on your mind map. Then use the points inside the room to remember the little branches- but it does depend on how much information you are mapping. When you are done with one room move on to the next. I have not really studied Mind Mapping but I donât think the direction the lines go has much to do with anything other than to make your paper image more ascetically pleasing, and the colors donât really seem to make that big of difference. I donât see why you wouldnât be able to make it into a list.
I can see how the idea of having a library of these maps in your mind all of the time is appealing but to be honest with you I think it would be a lot easier to take a picture of your mind map and put it on your i-phone.
You might also try using the Memory Graphs from âThe Memory Bookâ.
But donât listen too much to me I am just commenting in this thread to get notification of a better answer.
also If anyone knows how to memorize a flow-chart or binary tree I would love to know.
I use flow charts in work a lot. One way to memorise them is to assign an image to each step in the flow chart, then link images that are related. You also need a symbol for decision points.
Mindmaps are interesting things. When I was researching mnemonics I stumbled across mandalas. Usually theyâre associated with Buddhism, but they exist in Hindu tradition as well.
The tradition goes that monks have to draw a mandala with colored sand, and that it has to be done perfectly. The mandala tells a religious story. In one sense, itâs a mindmap, in another . . .a meditation. In the first sense, itâs no different to Navaho art, or for that matter Australian Aboriginal art. Thereâs probably a good case that itâs meditative. In any case, a story and a journey is being told which has significance and engages memory.
thanks, basically it a binary tree- http://riaanhanekom.com/images/binarytree3.jpg - is a flow chart where every spot on the chart has 2 possible directions to go. for example on your journey every spot would give you the option of going left or right, i want to be able to navigate a journey not just remember which order to put the numbers in.
For example on the chart in the one space there could be a question : Is it square ?
then the 2 spot would be 'Yes" and the 3 spot would be âNoâ
let say the answer was yes so you would get another question is it bigger than bread box ? and that would also have a y/n option. If the answer was no it would have an entirely different question and Y/N option,
It is like the game 20Q ( a twenty questions game on the computer)
On your flow chart I donât see how you are linking them together when they have multiple options ? Are you going thru the flowchart in your head or are you simply reproducing it ?
For the Binary tree I would assign a 1 for yes and a 0 for no (or vice versa)
How many levels are in your binary tree? This is important.
Basically list out your yesâsand noâs as 1s and 0s and give the result e.g.
1110010101 = result 1
Using the major system you can assign letters to each group of 3 binary numbers to make a word(words) (or use a similar system) and link that word to your result
Then place each set (words + result) at a loci (using some kind of logical order
such as 0000000, 0000001, 0000010, 0000100 etc etc
feel free to put up an example or PM me,
With regard to flowcharts I go through them in my head, they are process flows in a quality system/manufacturing setting
Okay here are some superhero names, just as an example
The Y/N questions are asking if they have a certain letter in their name if you get a yes response you go down, if you get a No response you go sideways.
N
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| R
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| | Flash
| HawkGirl
E
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| Batman
M
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| Green Lantern
U
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| Wonder Woman
H
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| Superman
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Martian Manhunter
with one letter you rule out possibilities of others, and change the path of your journey. But you have to remember the question (in this case the letter) and then the two possible answers, each answer can have have up to two possible outcomes. (it is like giving you a penny on the first day, on the second day you get two pennies, the third day you get 4 so on and so forth, by the end of the month you have over $1Million dollars - But hopefully you stop before then if you have to remember everything.)
