Mind Maps and GTD
I use Mind Maps as the heart of my GTD system. I use Mind Manager Business Edition on my PC and Mind Manager Mobile on my Pocket PC.
Each day I create a Diary Mind Map (from a template I've created for each day of the week). The Mind Map has branches for each of my GtD contexts. In my case they are Home, Errands, Computer, Work, Telephone, and Waiting For. There are two additional branches: Values and Log. In Values I have branches devoted to the current "virtue" I'm emphasizing this week. The Log branch is the root of any journal-type information I want to record that day. For example, meeting notes are sub-branches of Log.
At the start of each day I print out a copy of the previous day's Diary Mind Map and stick it in a binder. This provides me with a complete summary of that day's activities in one page. I've never been able to find any other method that presents so much information in such a concise format. Of cource I also keep the original soft-copies to allow me to do automated searches.
In addition I have a My Projects Mind Map that contains branches for all my current projects, both work and personal, and a Someday/Maybe branch. This is used in the Weekly Review.
Finally, I use Mind Maps for brainstorming, project planning (Mind Manager syncs with Microsoft Project), creating presentations (Mind Manager automatically create PowerPoint presentations), and capturing key ideas from books and articles I read.
I've been using Mind Mapping for over 5 years and I've never found any technique that rivals it for the organizing information.
Michael Connick
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