Foreword and Instruction in week1

1.FOREWORD
When there is a problem,there is a key or at least a will attempt to slove it. Likewise, the exploration of a efficient,easy and natural way of thinking is comming from a dilemma.
As he stated:Like others around me ,i was going through the typical student's "pilgrim's progress":the slow realisation that the volume of acagermic work is increasing and that the brain is starting to buckle under the strain of all the thinking, creativity,memory,problem-solving,analysis and writing required.Again like others, I had begun to experience not only diminishing returns nut accelerating non-returns.The more I took notes and sudied,the less,paradoxically,I seemed to succeed!
The logical progression of either situation led me to catastrophe.If I cut down my studying,I would not absorb the necessary information and would consequently do progressively badly;if I were studying harder,making more notes, putting in more time,I was similarly spiralling into failure.
As a result, he assumed the answer must lie in the way he was using his intelligence and thinking skills. However,there were no relevent books about how to use the brain rather than operate it medically.
For if such books were not available,then he had happened upon virgin territory of the most staggering importance.
He began to study every area of kownledge such as psychology,the neuro-physiology of the brain,semantics,neuro-linguistics,information theory,memory etc. which would help shed light on the basic questions:

• how do i learn how to learn?
• what is the nature of my thinking?
• what are the best techniques for memorising?
• what are the best techniques for creative thinking?
• what are the best current techniques for faster and efficient reading?
• what sre the best current techniques for thinking in general?
• is there any possiblity of developing new thinking techniques or master technique?

Gradually he realised that the human brain functioned more effectively and efficiently if its various physical aspects and intellectual skills were allowed to work harmoniously with each other,rather than being divided.

The tiniest things produced the most significant and satisfying results.For example,sinply combing the two cortical skills of words and colours transformed my note taking.The simple addition of two colours to my notes improved my memory of those notes by more than 100 per cent,and perhaps even more importantly,made me begin to enjoy what I was doing.

MIND MAP was ready for show.

2,Introduction

PURPOSE

You will discover some astonishing facts about the brain and its function,and will take your first major steps on the path to freedom of mind.

• To introduce you to a new concept in the development of thought--Radiant Thinking
• To introduce you to the revolutionary new tool that allows you to use Radiant Thinking to best advantage in all aspects of your life-The Mind Map
• To give you a profound intellectual freedom by demonstrating that you can control the nature and development of your thinking processes,and that your abillity to think creatively is theoretically infinite
• To give you practical experience of Radiant Thinking,and in so doing to raise sinificantly the standard of many of your intellectual skills and intelligences.
• To give you a sense of excitement and discovery as you explore this new universe

THE MIND MAP BOOK AND YOU

You who now read these words are doing so with your own unique personality and uniquely developed set of learning skills.You will therefore progress at a pace and rythm particularly suited to you.In the light of this,it is important that you measure yourself primariliy against yourself. The examples contained within the book should be used not as standards that must be attained but as beacons to guide you towards your goal.