Sublime

memory is primarily an imaginative process. In fact, learning, memory, and creativity are the same fundamental process directed with a different focus,” says Buzan. “The art and science of memory is about developing the capacity to quickly create images that link disparate ideas.

Tony Robbins’s Date with Destiny program, which he feels helps people improve their “operating system.

Using your mind actively means assessing the people and events which give you the greatest difficulty and then deciding on new mental efforts to make them work for you.

Use single words or very short phrases for each line. Remember, this is a visual as much as a verbal system. Use uppercase letters for key words and upper- and lower-case for others. Each key word or image should have its own line. Make the lines the same length as the word/image they support. Make the lines flowing and curving rather than straight

memory systems to my schoolwork.

As an example of this technique, here’s a simple mind map of the structure and main themes of this book: