How to decorate mind maps

If you can do the above, you can not only draw by hand, but also draw a high-value tour guide map with software. Next, we will talk about how to draw a high-value tour guide map with XMind: ZEN from the perspectives of structure, color and image.

//Structure//

Structure is the backbone of mind map, which embodies the logic of your thinking. Clear structure and prominent focus can greatly improve the readability of mind map.

Regarding how to sort out the logic, it is strongly recommended to read the tweet intensive notes before reading | Read through the "Golden Pagoda Principle". Today, the structure is mainly from the perspective of face value.

1/ Flexible choice of thinking structure in software

XMind: ZEN provides various thinking structures in the software. You can choose a specific structure to disperse and organize your thinking according to your own thinking logic.

☆ Balance diagram: the most basic structure of mind map, which can be used for divergence and deep thinking.

☆ Logic diagram: express the total score relationship or total score relationship, etc.

☆ Timeline: indicates the sequence of events or the sequential logic of events.

☆ Organization chart: It can be used as the personnel composition or pyramid structure at the organizational level.

☆ Fishbone diagram: clearly express the causal relationship.

☆ Matrix diagram: It can be used for project task management or personal planning.

2/ Different thinking structures can be mixed and matched.

When your thinking and content are rich and complex enough, you can consider mixing different structures to fully express your logic. Because every guide map made with XMind can be combined with many different structural forms, and each branch can be a different structure. You can combine various vertical and horizontal ways of thinking to express complex ideas in your mind.