Memorizing the information
* If you need to memorize the information, review it at progressively increasing intervals like an hour, a day, a week, a month and a year. The review process should include creating a copy of the Mind Map without looking at the original so that you can make sure that the information has really sunk in – make sure you use the same topic shapes and colors, because this will trigger the memory of the words and associations of ideas.
* The three main ways we remember things are by hearing them (auditory learning), doing things (kinesthetic learning), and seeing them (visual learning). People differ in the amount they learn by each of these learning styles, but we all use all of them to some extent. With the strong visual input of TV and computers, visual learning tends to be one of the strongest for many people. When you take notes using Mind Maps, you use all three of these learning styles. You have received the information in auditory form when you heard it during the presentation and every time you either read it in your head or out loud, in kinesthetic form each time you recreate it, and in visual form every time you review it.
* Also our brains are divided into two hemispheres with the left side being stronger at logical associations, and the right being more visual oriented. This is why when you are Mind Mapping you use keywords with lines connecting them, and also make your Mind Maps look good. The logical associations of words and visual patterns together form a powerful way for you to remember and recall the information.