Reading Time: < 1 minuteJamie Nast, author of the popular book Idea Mapping and the Idea Mapping Success Blog, is one of the most world’s most prolific trainers and speakers on the topic of visual mapping. In this interview, she candidly explains why it’s critical that executives learn to express their ideas visually, using hand-drawn idea maps and mind mapping software, and the risks of not doing so.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLuciano over at Litemind has posted a great article that shows 120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power. These are things you can do starting today to help you think faster …
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne key theme that keeps popping up at me is the critical need to alleviate information overload, and find techniques that let you focus on what matters most.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLate last year I enthusiastically blogged about a new service I created to let you share and embed your mind maps directly into your website.
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minuteChuck Frey, author and blogger of the Mind Mapping Software Blog, has recently consolidated all
of his research and reports on mind mapping into a central location. From Chuck’s newsletter:
During the past few years, I have published a variety of surveys, reports and resources that have
helped to expand the global body of knowledge…
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Comprehensive Mind Map Research and Reports
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minutesLeo at Zen Habits has posted another great article on productivity. The following is an excerpt
from the article on Emerson’s thoughts on creativity and productivity. Write Everything Down “Men
are born to write… Whatever he beholds or experiences, comes to him as a model and sits for its
picture. He counts it all nonsense…
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Ralph Waldo Emerson On Productivity
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minuteNietzsche and Integral Philosophy…. 2 of my favorite topics. I’m in the middle of reading the
latest issue of the Integral Review, and found a great passage from Nietzsche on recurrence:
“What, if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say
to you: “This life as…
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Nietzsche, Eternal Recurrence, and Integral Time
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOK, so last month I blogged about the proliferation of microblogging sites like Twitter, and how I just don’t get them! I received some great feedback on the post, and decided that I probably should give Twitter a try before I totally dismiss it.
Reading Time: 6 minutesSince I last posted about Vannevar Bush’s vision for a Personal Memex, I decided to focus my efforts on building an impressive personal travel journal, and share the results to illustrate the capabilities of a Memex.
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou can call this an uninformed rant if you like, but I seriously can’t comprehend all the buzz that is surrounding the “MicroBlogging phenomenon”.
