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Marshalling ones thoughts with Freemind

Not too long ago, I was sitting at work with a thousand and one things to do and no idea where to start. I ended up surfing the Internet. What else does one do when one is swamped with work? I was thinking at the time that I knew of a way to get things straight in my head. Mind Mapping was always a useful tool that allowed: Structure concepts in a logical order Link things together in ways that don't seem apparent at first Brainstorm Prioritise You have heard all this before. Mind maps were all the rage when I was in school and later in college. It was the miracle answer to study. Never worked for me though. At least in school. I guess, like so many things that other people suggest, application of ideas to one's own situation often requires a little experimentation, trial and error and a lot of perseverance. In short, there is no easy solution to anything. So back to my "hell day." There I was surfing the internet, steadfastly ignoring the pile of work I ha