Depends
I think whether or not you enjoy using MindManager for project planning probably depends on how you think. I tend to think of many different things at once...and that makes me think of something else entirely. When I've tried just straight linear project planning, I've found myself getting disengaged with it pretty quickly.
So, if you think in a more linear way, it may not suit you. Since I'm "all over the place", it helps me organize my mind in a way that virtually nothing else can.
As for learning more about MindMapping, I learned it first from a book by Jamie Nast called Idea Mapping. I started drawing maps by hand at first, but bought MindManager literally within days. In fact, I first heard of MindManager in Jamie's book.
You might also want to check out posts by Michael Deustch...he's MindJet's Chief Evangalist and a regular contributor to this forum.
I'll be interested in more posts along these lines.
Jon Walthour;65958 said:
I'm with Barb and Oogie on the chores. But I don't blame GTD. I chalk it up to sheer laziness. Now, when my wife asks me about whether or not I did something, she's inclined to ask if I have it on my lists and just chose not to do it. That's usually the case.
On an off-topic point, I'd like to take off from Barb's statements about MindManager and find out how it's possible to learn more about mind mapping. I've got the MindManager software and use it occasionally, but I just don't seem to get it. I'm a computer professional and tend to think so linearly (do this then this then this then this) that mind maps look amorphous and lacking in definition to me when it comes to using it as a planning tool. I can see the value when it comes to laying out a "big picture" of a static (or relatively so) thing (a la David's "DA World" mind map), but what's the value in looking at a linear project plan in an associative way?
If this is too far off topic, I can post this elsewhere if that would be better.
j
