Category: iMindMap

Mind Mapping and Concept Mapping are two terms often confused with one another. Whilst they may appear very similar on the surface, these two tools are visually different and carry their own distinctive functions. The most appropriate map for your project will depend on how you intend to arrange your information and what you hope to achieve from creating it.

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Stress is something we’re all familiar with. While stress can affect many different areas of our lives, you’re probably most familiar with the effect that stress can have within your workplace and day to day working routine. Stress is something that can hit you at any time and isn’t always the bad thing we see it as. In small doses, a little bit of stress can do wonders for your ability to take on new challenges and give your productivity that extra boost. However, while experiencing some stress in the workplace is normal, excessive stress can have a severely detrimental effect on your mental health, causing you to feel overwhelmed, anxious and can even take a toll on your physical health. According to recent studies, stress amounts to nearly 40% of all work-related illness. Yet, even with stress affecting so many of us, many employees may feel reluctant to talk about it in work. But ultimately, dealing with stress when it occurs can help to improve our health and happiness in all areas of our lives.

Whether it’s your workload that’s causing you stress, or perhaps you’re struggling to come up with a good idea for your next project; Mind Maps are a great way to think outside the box and tackle your stress with a different approach.

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The phrase “tech diet” has been flying around a lot in recent weeks – it seems there is a growing appetite for people to find new ways to cut down on their device usage. Social media is a particular pain point for most people, with the average adult losing nearly two hours a day to social media. While it may be tempting to lock away your phone and unplug the broadband, the inevitable truth is technology is an ingrained part of our daily routine. What really matters isn’t the time you spend on your devices, but what you use that time for.

Few would argue that mindlessly scrolling through social media is in any way life-enriching. In fact, overusing social media leads to further addiction and can come paired with even more unpleasant side effects, such as low self-esteem and unhealthy sleeping patterns. The trick to taking a true tech diet is about evaluating when, why and how you use your devices. Once you’ve done that, you can effectively adjust your tech consumption to achieve a better, healthier relationship. Here’s how you can get started:

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Want to make 2019 better than 2018? You’re in the right place. To become who you really want to be, you’re going to need to make some changes. Change doesn’t happen overnight and there are no shortcuts to success. But, with the right tools, and the right mindset, you’ll be able to develop a key set of skills that will lead you to your most successful year yet.

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Did you know only about 8% of people actually achieve their new year’s resolutions? Major mistakes include quitting everyday habits or the sudden introduction of new and unfamiliar changes. Effective goal planning requires a little more thought than going ‘cold turkey’. It’s important to adjust your mindset to think of your goals as a gradual process rather than expecting immediate change.

While the effort to choose a new year’s resolution shows a great sense of positive intent, a more effective alternative is to adopt new goals for the next year. Read on to discover how you can set goals for 2019 that you’ll actually achieve.
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Merry Christmas everyone…

As the year draws to a close, we’d like to wish a Happy Christmas to every Mind Mapper, innovator and creative pioneer who make up our vibrant community. By all accounts, it’s been an exciting year for iMindMap – with the release of iMindMap 11 – our most powerful software to date.

We’re incredibly proud of iMindMap 11, and equally proud to see all the wonderful and amazing things you have been achieving with it. Without you, none of this would be possible, so once more Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We say it every year: we just can’t believe there are only two weeks left until Christmas! No matter how early you start to plan for the holidays, it always seems to creep up on you quicker than you expect. With the twinkling lights decorating the streets to the smell of mulled wine in the air, the last thing you want is to let your never-ending to-do list dull your festive glow and zap away your holiday spirit. So, if you’re feeling a little flurry of panic at the thought of getting everything ready, then fear not. Christmas is the perfect time to inject some fun into your festive planning, and we have just the thing you need to avoid feeling stressed and actually enjoy the lead up to the big day.

Read on to discover how iMindMap 11 can help you organise your to-do lists and come up with some fun festive ideas for a Christmas yule never forget.

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