Monday, April 11, 2005
Mapping your Mindmaps - learning from the masters

It's really encouraging to see the folks at MindManager joining the ranks of bloggers. Although I would have labeled myself a power user of MindManager, I'm learning new things with every post. This happens to be specific to how to make better use of MindManager, but others relate to broader issues of how to use your technology as a partner in doing your knowledge work.

Mapping Your Maps. I don't know. Maybe most of you MindManager power users (or even not so power users) out ther have been doing this for years. I just figured it out...I don't like the file folder metaphor. And yet, that is how, form day one, I have been saving all my maps. When I try to conjure up [...] [The Mindjet Blog]
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Distinguishing doing something from doing something useful

A nice thought to mull over, courtesy of Betsy. It can take a long time to be comfortable with the notion of leaving well enough alone.

"Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good."
Thomas Sowell, via Niek Hockx
I'm off to the airport, where Frank and I will meet the famous Niek, and then get on a plane for Saudi Arabia. I told Niek to keep his eye open for somebody wearing solid black from neckline to ankle and wrist. Not sure if I'll be able to blog from Riyadh, but la vida es una buena aventura, and this certainly will be a big adventure.
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