Mind mapping update

I've read just about a quarter of the book and I'm finding it interesting. Some of the physiological information I could still remember from A level biology which was quite a surprise. The upshot is this: our brains are amazing organs and we have the capacity to learn and build associations far beyond anything we are ever likely to use. We have over the millenia condensed our thinking into a symbolic form (writing) and believe this to be the only way to learn/think. If you think of note taking in particular, we tend to write things down, verbatim, in a linear order because that is how we believe we will gather and retrieve information most efficiently.
We don't. In order to maximise our capacity to learn (store and be able to retrieve at will) information we need to use appealing imagery, colour and non linear forms in order to keep our brains interested in the material to be learnt or referred to. Because our notes then contain key words that will trigger by association, it is less wordy and stuffy. The diagram is also appealing because it has visual stimuli. Basically to capitalise on the millions of potential pathways that our brains can use to associate with a particular word or image, a Mind Map will stimulate the brain into storing and retrieving the necessary information.

I think that's it. I guess if you want the info without the waffle, you'll have to get the book!