Re: Freemind

"Chris Dollin" <eh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Joann Zimmerman wrote:

In article <Sjlug.82991$181.46820@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
eh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...

I'm just going to note that mindmapping works rather well with
coloured writing-sticks and a decent sized piece of paper.

I have, however, never tried a computer version, so while
my expectation is that I'd get along with one about as well
as a cat gets along with a hedge-trimmer, I can't offer a
comparison.

The thing aboutcomputerized versions is that if you decide stuff fits
together differently, you can move it around on the screen. Or relabel
it. Does *not* require many fresh sheets of paper.

The limited use of mindmaps I had made wouldn't require more
than a single fresh *** per map(let) anyway.

Also for me a mindmap is important for process rather than
output. While the final map has lots of useful clues on it,
it's the /constructing/ of the map that's useful, and even
a map with squished-in things and long arrows and SEE ELSEWHERE
bits is doing its job.

I don't know if what I do qualifies as mind mapping but
I agree that the process is often more useful than the outcome
which I often lose. For me certain types of thinking need
the assistance of pen and paper. It took me years to be able to think
using a keyboard rather than a pen and that was a move worth undertaking
because it is easier to edit on screen and the finished product is
more legible, more professional and acceptable to publishers.
I can't see the benefit of doodling on screen - as there is
little more portable than a notebook and a pen.

I'd likely feel differently if I was producing mindmaps for
presentations, ie, to show other people.


Yes, though I think that hand produced diagrams have quite an
attractive quality and are often more revealing.
Kids and teachers are often interested in mine because they are
personal - scrawled in different colours of ink with crossings out.
You can see that they are part of a dynamic process and people can
imagine doing something similar themselves.

Nicky


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