Aug 30th, 2007
nowMap (sort of) with MindManager
I have been a huge fan of PigPog’s post about his nowMap templates and method for months. It’s sort of a loose-form concept mapping to help you get it together as you go about your day. I have used them when away from computers and running around, and also while sitting at computers. However, I also like to keep something similar in MindManager. It’s a little different, because MindManager doesn’t do concept mapping. I haven’t found this to be any trouble at all, since I will print these out, with the background, and write all over them while I’m running around or away from computers. Since the information is split between the computer and my written notes, it saves me some data entry time.
Here is what they tend to look like (click for a larger version). The data is falsified, but it should be obvious to anyone reading this that I need a vacation.
I have a template that I use to pop these maps out as quickly as I need them, and a style that I can use to convert any map to this look. I use styles a lot to organize my maps so that I can see at a glance when I switch to MindManager and tab through my documents what sort of thing I’m working on.
I’ve made the template, the style, and a converted image of PigPog’s template that you can try out as a background (though this isn’t a very flexible option … it’s easy to run out of space) available as a download:
You can also try printing the original template first, and then printing your map on top of it, turning off the printing of the background image. I got this idea from a similar topic at the Mindjet forum.
