Use coLORs throughout, which are as exciting to your brain as are images Color adds extra vibraney and life to your mind map, adds tremendous energy to your creative thinking,and is fun! Connect your MAIN BRANCHES to the central image and connect your second. and third-level branches to the first and second levels, etce. Your brain works by association. It likes to link two (or three, or four) things together. If you connect the branches,you will understand and remember a lot more easily. Make your branches CURVED rather than straight-lined,because having nothing but straight lines is boring to your brain. Use ONE KEY WORD PER LINE