As a visual person, I have always been attracted to the concept of mindmapping. Yet, I have struggled to adapt to it. While attempting to organize my ideas through mindmapping, I write down ideas as fast as they come to me. Then the organizer in me comes to the surface and I find myself running into obstacles. I realize that I have placed an item in the wrong category. If I am using a pencil, I grab an eraser. If I am using a pen, it is instant writer’s block.
The solution seems to be to abandon the paper and use mindmapping software, except that I have yet to find one that I liked. That was the case, anyway, until this week. I was introduced to Mindjet MindManager software and I downloaded the 30 day trial. I love it. It was easy to install. The software is intuitive and I hit the ground running. I am sure that being able to use all of the powerful features will be a learning curve. However, from managing every day tasks to outlining projects, I am already improving my productivity by using this software.