Get to meet the Mind Map Maestro Tony Buzan

Some of you may already know or have heard of Tony Buzan. If you are into mind mapping, you will invariably bump into this guy.

Buzan has written a series of books on how best to make use of your brain and mind. Both of them meaning much the same thing but their definitions may differ, depending on who you are speaking to.

Mind mapping is an art that can be cultivated to work to your advantage. The gist of it simply translates to compartmentalising all bits of information into neat little packages that your mind will store and be recalled in an instance.

It helps if you are studying for a post-graduate degree or if you are a professional who needs to be very versatile mentally.

Few people really know how to make use of their brain. We all have it but for some of us, it is still in pristine condition.

I used to have a standing joke with my close friends and colleagues. Sometimes when I am in the mood, I will tell them that I wish to sell my brain when I die because it is in pristine condition on account of the fact that it is hardly used.

Thank God for someone like Tony Buzan who came along to help those of us who want to use our brains to our maximum advantage but don't know how to.

Many years ago, there was another chap by the name of Edward De Bono. He too had published a series of works on the human mind and the ways and paths through which we can tread, so that the best can be squeezed out of the grey matter.

But some people may find De Bono a bit too high falutin for them. In other words, he may be found to be talking "above their heads". It is no fault of De Bono because he's like that.

Buzan on the other hand has simplified the entire process and has successfully made his books reader-friendly.

I strongly urge all those who want to get the best out of their brains to digest Buzan's books, one by one and internalise all his lessons.

Apart from using common sense, Buzan's tips on mind mapping is the next best thing. My late mum didn't have a high school education, let alone, a university degree but she had more common sense than a lot of heads of state.

Her common sense came from hard knocks from the university of life. There were many things she unconsciously taught me when I was growing up. One of them was not to ignore people like Tony Buzan when he comes along.

We are all not too old to learn. Learning new things is a wonderful pastime. They say you can't teach an old dog tricks. I beg to differ. You can, and you should. Otherwise, all the old dogs would be good for nothing except wait to be put to sleep.

Make up your mind to make use of your mind. It is easy. I have tried it and it is like a walk in the park.