Life is filled with decisions. Will it be toast or cereal for breakfast? Will you go to college or immediately look for a job? Will you market your product to this niche or that one? Will you follow this philosophy or that religion? While Venn diagrams won’t make these decisions for you, they can make it easier for you to make them. They give you the ability to compare and contrast two or more things.…
Do you remember your high school English teacher telling everyone to draw two overlapping circles on a piece of paper? Over one circle, she said to write something like ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ Over the other she said to write ‘West Side Story.’ Then, she told everyone to write the differences between them on the outside and their commonalities on the inside. That was a Venn diagram! They’ve been around since John Venn, an English logician,…
What is a Pyramid Chart? A pyramid chart is one of the earliest types of charts many of us end up seeing. That is because of how it’s able to represent concepts and ideas visually. The first instance for many would come from the Food Pyramid example. This graphic organizer shows what amount of each food group we should consume to have a balanced diet. Yet it is only one of many ways to be…
Crafting a bestselling novel isn’t for the faint of heart. And not just because of all the writing, editing, and marketing. Trying to keep all those plot points, characters, settings, and other details straight can be a major challenge. And the further in you get, the more difficult it becomes. Fortunately, there is a way to streamline your writing process and reign in the complexity of your story’s world. Mind mapping for writing can help…
Very few events happen in isolation. Most causes have causes themselves. And effects often turn into causes. In other words, life is complicated. But a multi-flow map can turn all of that complexity into clarity. Whether you’re a business owner, app developer, or someone who wants to understand something better, multi flow maps can help. Read on to discover what a multi flow map is and how you can take advantage of them. Along the…