Mind Mapping

Mind maps serve the messy first pass - branches, bubbles, relationships - then export to atomic notes.

Key Concept

• Mind maps are the messy first pass - branches and bubbles before linear notes.
• Level 1: Draw messy branches and bubbles first - like sketching a spider web of ideas on paper before you write neat sentences.
• Level 2: Mind maps are the messy first pass - branches and bubbles before you force linear order.
• Level 3: Mind mapping externalizes structure before prose - sketch connections, then convert to atomic claims.
• Level 4: Spend ten minutes on paper with the topic in the center - linear notes come after the map shows what connects.
• Level 5: Creative Blocks break when you stop forcing outlines - Atomic Notes inherit the branches once one claim earns its own page.
• The map shows relationships at a glance; atomic notes are what survive review and linking.
• Export each branch to its own note after the shape is visible - not instead of writing notes.

Examples

• I sketched a bubble map of our season goals on paper, then each branch became its own drill checklist.
• I sketch a messy bubble map before our road trip, then each branch becomes its own packing list on the fridge.

Note Relationships