Customer Reviews
Good ... if you agree with mind mapping as planning tool - By: A. J. Grogan, 30 Nov 2008 
This is a decent book with some good thoughts & ideas on learning ... hence any student would do well to read this. However, it is also very much a hard sell on the mind mapping doctrine & at times becomes a hard sell for other 'Buzan' products. Eg ... The book says you need a mind mapping pad (bought from Buzan's company) & special mind map pens (again, Buzan's company). However I found plain A4 paper & tesco's value pens worked just as well.
In short, there is some good stuff here & hence it is worth getting but accept that the is written to sell mind mapping.
A must-have book for everyone - By: Ian Ward-Bolton, 25 Aug 2008 
This book tells you everything you need to know about what Mind Maps are, why they are so effective on such a wide range of applications, & how to create them. It's full of colourful examples too.
Why is this a must-have? Because mind maps are such an invaluable toolin the arsenal of anyone who has ever needed to write an article/essay/book, plan a project, learn something & actually remember it later, develop ideas, etc, etc. They work so well because they mirror how your brain actually works, which is also explainedin the book, & encourage whole-brain thinking to maximise the results of your brain power.
Since learning Mind Mapping, I have become much more productive with work & personal projects, cut down on procastination when writing, & seen improvementsin ideas generation. And, had I known about Mind Maps when at school, I'm sure I could have remembered everything beyond the exam period too. I will definitely be teaching my kids how to Mind Map once they are old enough!
Note: Once you get started, you may decide you want to do your Mind Maps on your computer, so be sure to check out imindmap, which is endorsed by Tony Buzan.
