This One Mistake Made his Mindmap Useless

Coaching Zilu on effective big picture integration in mind-mapping.

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=== Timestamps ===

00:00 Intro
00:59 Diagnosing the student's processes
04:56 Consolidations and explanations of the student’s problems
07:35 How do you fix a messy mind map?
14:40 Big-picture integration: the most important mindmap principle
17:01 Zoom out to avoid this specific mistake

=== About Dr Justin Sung ===

Dr. Justin Sung is a world-renowned expert in self-regulated learning, certified teacher, research author, and former medical doctor. He has guest lectured on learning skills at Monash University for Master’s and PhD students in Education and Medicine. Over the past decade, he has empowered tens of thousands of learners worldwide to dramatically improve their academic performance, learning efficiency, and motivation.

[terminallucidity]

As someone who has finished the course, I can confirm that zooming in and zooming out is a fundamental skill in making a good MM

[DouglasThom]

💡 mind mapping is not a note taking scheme, it's a knowledge building scheme.

[IamKudos]

Videos like these are absolute gold for specific instructions about when it comes to mindmapping. And would absolutely love it if these keep on coming. Thank you Dr. Justin for making these a reality! I think the most realest and killer mindmap video would be to take a topic and you study it through and sort of document how you're vieweing the topic by saying it to the camera. And what are your initial steps of approaching, how would you go about mindmapping, and what you would do at very certain and specific positions into the mindmap and share that process step by step to everyone.

[megh_na]

This is the most fundamental video that I needed to watch on mindmapping that Justin has been teaching us.

[memeranque]

Your weekly videos helped me to identify at least one thing that I can improve weekly. SO MUCH value. Been struggling with overwhelming concepts and fitting it in for weeks while making my knowledge schema. This particular skill of zooming in & out either mentally or spatially does not came intuitively for me. Your explanation is a godsend. Thank you so much for sharing this!

[enbxxjt]

I can't believe I've been rearranging and zooming out on my own, but still showing me that what I'm doing is right is what I'm thankful for, Thanks Justin❤

[ReflectionOcean]

- Work on zooming in and out when creating mind maps to ensure clarity and coherence. 0:06

- Take a pause after adding new keywords and concepts to restructure the map for better organization before it becomes overwhelming. 0:10

- Address the issue of low retention rate by continuously improving the quality and structure of mind maps. 1:05

- Focus on developing a deep understanding of main concepts before expanding into more detailed information. 4:59

- Avoid segmental mapping and anti-spider webbing to prevent the mind map from becoming messy and hard to follow. 5:13

- Constantly reevaluate and rearrange the mind map as new elements are added to avoid overwhelming density. 6:20

- Regularly zoom in and out mentally to ensure the connections between different elements are clear and well-structured. 10:53

- Work with a manageable number of keywords, around 30 to 50, instead of overwhelming yourself with 100. Delay exploring certain keywords rather than skipping them entirely.

- Create a list of all keywords, then prioritize the more important ones to focus on first, and revisit the others later. This approach helps in being more deliberate with learning.

- Avoid just reading and rewriting notes without retaining the information. Focus on effective learning methods that help information stick in memory.

- Be cautious of assuming you've learned something just because you've covered it superficially. Ensure that the information is actually retained in memory for effective learning.

[awesbensaid]

Your insights on mind mapping resonate deeply with me. The idea of 'zooming-in' and 'zooming-out' is spot-on, highlighting the challenge of rearranging mind maps effectively. It's reassuring to hear about this struggle, as I've been intuitively tackling it myself. I'm particularly intrigued by how doodling can enhance this process, as it's an area where I've been struggling. Your videos are always inspiring, and I look forward to applying these strategies. Keep up the great work!

[raulhernandez]

Thanks for this video. Future video idea:

Do this same thing, except guide a student through a pomodoro block, as in your Guided Study video.

So, the student might be studying chapter 3 from a textbook, and, along with you, they:

1. Scope out the subject
2. Maybe map it
3. Start evaluating their mind map

The first 30 minute evaluation should be enough to help some of us get a better understanding

[knw-seeker]

This was in my opinion the best coaching video yet

An example video of scoping the subject with a text of a new subject would be great

[talab]

I had the same problem with wanting to add all the informations at once, but I am learning to prioritize (which is real hard with ADHD) and really go from linking the simplest concepts and see the big picture and then adding the details. That's the only way I can repeat reviewing the informations without feeling frustrated and bored; thank you for your tips Justin

[mamadj]

These are really good. In each of them I can find answers to some of my issue.

[emi]

This was really helpful. I’m writing the introduction part of my thesis and was getting overwhelmed.

[ivantare]

As always, learned a lot. Appreciate the content

[nadeem-cpis]

great video justin, yes i like this type of content a lot, thank you so much, it helps me a lot with my problems or even sometimes when I don't realise where is the problem

[Siniorus]

We need a video about how to learn maths correctly !!! Great video as always btw

[jsssii]

Hi Justin — can you react to one of Chris Do's whiteboard sessions and breakdown his mindmapping skills? Would love to see what you think!

[ahmathuqail]

Holy crab, this is an eye-opener solution for my 90 % prb
Thank you so much

[BIMMMM-klhx]

Hi, Dr. Sung, can you please do one with an accounting student?

[Syzyro]

What program are you using to take notes at the start? thanks :)