別讓腦圖唬人

腦圖這個學習技巧，發展歷史有數十年，用途十分廣泛。

從商業機構到教育人員，腦圖已經是很有價值，或者必不可少的一部分。

腦圖的感染力，在於它倡導的擴展大腦的潛能。用左右來區分人腦：左腦主司文字；右腦主司圖像。左腦用文字的功能用得多；右腦用圖像的功能用得少。

腦圖擴展大腦潛能的說法，非常受歡迎。

人腦的生物學，我不在這裡詳談。

用常理而論，一大堆一大堆的文字，的確較難消化。畫腦圖則不然。腦圖包含用圖像表達，有利一目了然。除非文字水平高，除非熱愛文字，否則，一大堆的文字很容易變成負擔，而且是挑戰文字理解力的沉重壓力。

即使是簡單的符號，加在腦圖上，引發的共鳴，可能佷大。例如：星號，可以表示晚上，又可以表示榮譽。

用常理去瞭解腦圖的功能，別讓腦圖唬人。

Mind map for organization 腦圖用作組織

正如 Moleskine 記事本，腦圖可用來組織日常生活。(Moleskine 記事本，在合上時可由繩索繫上，而打開時，左右頁面之間由金屬相連，因金屬一按即穩固的設計而頁面便於平放。)

用圖或者用文字，又或者圖文並重，把生活的點滴在紙上呈現出來。

腦圖強調相關之處，在近的空間表示比較相關，在較遠的空間表示關聯甚少或者表示不相關。在腦圖之中，相近的文字圖像，可能是同一類，這就培養了分類的良好習慣。


參考網頁：

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/24/195726.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moleskine

Mind map for higher speed 用腦圖求速度

Things have to be fast at the workplace. Decisions have to be made very quickly under pressure. Be aware of the problems and consequences as soon as you can.

在工作場所，萬事求快。即使備受壓力，下決定也要快。竭盡所能，很快地意識到前因後果。

Learning a kind of language is similar to things happening at the workplace. Many unknown words may cause frustration. You look frustrated and tired of learning any more. Drawing mind maps can help to reduce your frustration. According to Tony Buzan, a picture is better than a thousand words. Therefore, drawing mind maps will raise learning effectiveness. If you learn more quickly, do you feel better?

學習語言的要求也類同。遇上大量不明瞭的文字，會有力不從心的時候，畫腦圖有助減少困擾的時刻。根據 Tony Buzan 的意思，因為一圖勝千言萬語，所以畫腦圖會提升學習果效。如果你學習得更快，你會覺得更好嗎？

References 參考網頁：

http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/
2008/03/17/44907/think-better.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlabrWv25qQ

Karen Sullivan used mind maps to learn Italian 用腦圖學意大利語

Karen Sullivan learned French at university.
Karen Sullivan 在大學學習法語。

She mentioned that she started learning Italian with mind maps.
她提到她開始用腦圖 (mind map) 來學意大利語。

Sullivan wrote that she learned Italian vocabulary items with mind maps.
Sullivan 寫道，她用腦圖學習意大利語的生字。

She could associate vocabulary items with images as babies could. Imagine you were just a baby.
如同嬰兒般，她可以聯繫生字和圖像。想像你就是嬰兒。

She suggested a useful way of learning the language. She put mind maps on the walls. Then she could refer to them when she wanted to.
她提議學習該語言的有用方法。她把腦圖掛在牆上。之後，她甚麼時候想看，都得心應手。

The useful tips have been colored in orange above.
上述的有用提示都塗上橙色。

If you want to learn English well, you could follow the same methods. Leaning a new kind of language could be painful as in Sullivan's case of learning French (at university), as she described. Try different methods. One of the methods may suit your learning style.

如果你想學好英語，可依循相同的方法。學習新語言可能如 Sullivan 所述，學習法語一樣千辛萬苦。試著不同的方法。眾多方法的一個，可能適合你的學習風格。

References 參考網頁：

Please have a look at the following page if you are interested in Karen Sullivan's experience in using mind maps to learn another kind of language:
如果你有興趣瞭解 Sullivan 用腦圖的學習語言經歷，請訪問下列網頁：

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/
body_and_soul/article3458729.ece

讀腦圖(學習技巧)

讀腦圖(學習技巧)

讀者的事

讀腦圖，在這兒不是談腦部結構圖，而是學習技巧。

腦圖不是一條線般讀：

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腦圖以圍繞中心來讀，真是看一幅圖畫一般：
可以的話，找作者描述一下自己的腦圖講甚麼。
沒有作者在場，讀者也可以表達對腦圖的看法，好像看一幅畫一樣。


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An advantage of using mind maps to learn English over using paragraphs

An advantage of using mind maps to learn English over using paragraphs
用腦圖勝於用段落，怎樣好？

Basic differences:
A mind map is like a picture with the main (most important) idea put at the center.
A paragraph is a block of texts with the main idea sometimes signaled by a topic sentence.

基本不同：
腦圖好像圖畫，最重要的意念放在中央。
段落由"一塊兒"的文字組成，最重要的意念有時由旨句帶出。


An advantage of using mind maps to learn English over using paragraphs is the clarity brought by visualizing the importance of ideas. Visualizing literally means "making visual" or putting texts or other things (not pictures) into pictures.

用腦圖勝於用段落，怎樣好？在於清晰。意念各有輕重先後，腦圖把這個有多重要的層次視像化出來。視像化字面上是化為視像的意思，或者由文字/其它不是圖像的材料轉化為圖像。


Example 例子:

Compare the following paragraph with the mind map. Which is clearer if you take a look at each of them for the first time? 比較下面的段落和腦圖。倘若你第一次看以下的一段或一幅，這段文字還是這幅腦圖更為清晰？

Writing a good story is as challenging as drawing a good picture. A good story consists of many elements, including good description of characters and good narrative strategies.

Why mind map (for learning English)? (in Chinese)

為甚麼要用腦圖學英語？

甚麼是腦圖？腦圖的特點？為甚麼要用腦圖學英語(語法、詞語)？

http://mindmapapp.com/why_mindmap/why_mindmap.html