Master of Memory and Mind Maps Tony Buzan

Tony Buzan was a true master of memory. And although he passed away far too young, Tony Buzan mind maps, both his own and those created by many others, ... Searchthesite Menu HOME ABOUT FREECOURSE BLOG Memory Learning LanguageLearning Reading Thinking Productivity PODCAST MEMBERS MasterofMemoryandMindMapsTonyBuzan TonyBuzanwasatruemasterofmemory. Andalthoughhepassedawayfartooyoung,TonyBuzanmindmaps,bothhisownandthosecreatedbymanyothers,willhelpyouthinkmoreclearly. Evenbetter,they’llhelpyouaccomplishmoregoals,andofcourse…rememberanythingyouwantmuchbetter. Astheco-founderoftheWorldMemoryChampionships,TonyBuzanwasborninPalmersGreen,Enfield,Middlesex. ForaCanadianlikemyself,itwasexcitingtolearnthatmymindmappingandmemoryimprovementherowenttoschoolinVancouver(evenifonlyforabriefwhile). Buzanactivelypromotedmemoryskillsalongwithmindmappinginawiderangeofbooksandsoftwareprograms. Becausehefocusedonbothtraditionalandnewmedia,hewasabletohelpalotmorepeoplethanmostauthorsinacceleratedlearning.EvenMichaelJacksononcesoughthimoutinordertogaindeeperinsightsintohiscreativityandmentalabilities. AndIdidtoo. Nodoubtaboutit: TonyBuzanwasamazingtomeetinperson! AnthonyMetivierwithTonyBuzan MyFavoriteTonyBuzanBooks ThemostfamousTonyBuzanbooks(andalsomyfavorite)include: *UseYourPerfectMemory *MasterYourMemory *UseYourHead *TheSpeedReadingBook *TheMindMapBook *MindMapMastery FormorememoryimprovementbooksIrecommend,checkoutthesememoryimprovementresourcesforlearningandremembering. WhyTonyBuzanMindMapsImproveMemoryAndCreativitySoQuickly Buzanwasnotonlyonlyaprolificauthor.Hewasalivingdemonstrationofhisowntechniques.AlthoughI’mnotpersonallyintospeedreading,TonyBuzanwasamasterofthattopic. (Incaseyou’recurious,here’showIreadfaster.AndherearewhatIthinkarethebestspeedreadingbooks,ifyoustillwanttogointhatdirection.) Firstofall,astheco-authorofnumerousbooks,thesehavebeentranslatedintomorethan25languages.Infact,TonyBuzanrankshighinmylistoftopmemoryimprovementbooks:   Inadditiontomemory,speedreadingandmindmapping,Buzantalkedaboutspiritualintelligence,creativityandGQ(geniusquotient). Thesecontributionsarehuge,especiallywhenitcomestodevelopingmasterywithmindmapping. TonyBuzanhasalsoinfluencedmanymemorycompetitorswhohavebecomefriendsofmine,likeMarkChannonwhocameonmypodcasttotalkabouthowtorememberanything. FormoreonthesemattersandmyFREEMemoryImprovementKitwithvideos,checkthisout: TonyBuzan’sMajorMindMapGuidelines Buzan’sapproachtothemindmapischaracterizedbyseveralguidelines: 1.Themindmappershoulduseatleastthreedifferentcolorsandstartinthecenterofthemapwithanimageofthewordorsubjectratherthantheworditself. 2.Symbolsandcodesshouldformthematerialofthemindmindwithwordsbeingusedonlysparingly(thoughwordsareinsomesensenothingmorethansymbolsandcodesthathavebecomewhatCarlJungcalled“imago,”orimageshyper-chargedwithmeaning). 3.Wordsthatdoappearinthemindmapshouldbekeywordsonly. 4.Wordsshouldrestonalineinthemapandbeasisolatedaspossible,probablysothattheeyecanfollowthepathbywhichthewordsarereachedwithease. 5.Thelinesonthemapshouldstartoutverythickwhentheyprojectoutfromthecenterandbecomethinnerandthinner. 6.Linesaresaidtobeespeciallyeffectivewhentheyareonlyaslongasthewordstheyunderline,butlinescanalsobebrokentoeffectivelythreadanumberofkeywordstogether. 7.Colorsaregoodformorethanjuststimulatingyourmindasyoulookatthemap.Theycanalsohelpgroupideastogetherorcodifythem. 8.Eachmindmappershouldworktodevelopanindividualstyleusingtheseguidelines. 9.Highlighting,underliningandboldcolorsshouldbeusedtoemphasizemoreimportantideas. 10.Mindmapsshouldbeasclearaspossible,whichsuggeststhataverygoodmindmapwillalwaysbeasecondversionofaninitialdraft. WhetherornotmindmapshavetheimpactthatBuzanclaimshasbeencalledintoquestion,here’sthemostimportantpoint: Arguingagainstthevalueofsuchintensivecreativityiscounterproductive.Mindmapsclearlyengageboththemindandthehandsandfocusattentiononthegenerationofknowledge.Thistakesyoubeyondjustmemorizationandrecitation. There’sreallynoarguingagainstthefactthatusingmultisensorylearing,whichmindmappingreports,canbeanythingbutagoodthing.Nowthat’susingyourhead. TheUltimateTonyBuzanBiography Inadditiontothesemattersofthemind,RaymondKeenelistsmanyofBuzan’sotheractivitiesinTheOfficialBiographyofTonyBuzan:TheManWhoIntroducedtheWorldtoMindMaps. ItisaverygoodreadanditisworthnotingthatRaymondKeeneisamasterofmanymindactivitieshimself,includingbeingaseniorChessGrandmasterandcorrespondentformanynewspapers.Keenehasapparentlywrittenover100booksandhaswonmanyawards.Heisalsotheco-founderoftheWorldMemoryChampionshipswithTonyBuzan. OnethingthatI’vealwayswonderedaboutisthis: CanTonyBuzan’smindmappingsoftwarecanbeusedinconjunctionwithaMemoryPalace? OrevenasaMemoryPalace? I’vedonesomeexperiments,andrecentlyI’veexperiencedsomehugebreakthroughs,despitethesomewhatlinearpropertiesoftheMindMaptechniqueintermsofconstructionandRecallRehearsal. OnereasonI’veseensuchgreatadvancementsisthankstoTonyBuzan’sworkandinfluenceonMindMapswithMemoryPalacesthroughthelensofmydiscussion,HowToCombineMindMappingAndMemoryPalacesWithPhilChambers. PhilhasanamazinglittlebookaboutusingMindMapsbetter.Checkitout: Ifyouwanttoknowhowtomindmap,Ican’trecommendthatbookhighlyenough–providedyou’vereadTonyBuzan’soriginalmaterialonthispowerfultechnique.   Onapersonalnote,TonyBuzanhasinspiredmetodomorethanjustmindmap. I’vealsotakenwhatI’velearnedfromhisBBCdaysandothermediaappearancestothestreets. Why? Because,likeTonyBuzan,IwanttohelpmakeacceleratedlearningtechniqueslikethemindmapandMemoryPalacemorevisual.Moreconcreteandtangiblesomorepeoplecanunderstandwhattheyare,howtousethemandwhytheyshould. Ifyoufoundthatresourceinterestingandhelpful,hereare7morementalexercisesforthebrainfromaroundtheworld. MoreTonyBuzanMindMapResources TheDirtyTruthAboutHowtoMindMap MyInterviewWithTonyBuzanOnTheMagneticMemoryMethodPodcast Share3Tweet3Share6Shares LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*Comment*Name* Email* Website Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. 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