Mind maps are diagrams that aims to organize and hierarchise informations around a single concept or idea in a non linear way. The main subject is drawn in the middle of a blank paper and the major ideas are branched out to it. The hierarchy between ideas is made mostly by distance from the central idea : the closest is the idea, the higher it is in the hierarchi. Mind maps are great when we need to synthetise a non linear subject on a tiny space to have a great overview of it. They're also great pieces to be creative. The goal here is to make the subject very visual to improve the learning and the [Note-taking process](The%20zettelkasten%20method%20and%20how%20to%20take%20smart%20notes.md). The benefits are mostly for memory: as we're condensing the subjects through the graph organization and abstracting concepts using drawings, we're decreasing the number of things to remember. It help our [Working memory](Working%20memory.md), sayed to be limited to 7 things  The concept have been popularized by Tony Buzan with his eponym book "Mind maps" References : - [La Lecture Rapide - Tony Buzan](La%20Lecture%20Rapide%20-%20Tony%20Buzan.md)