I then recorded what I deemed most important in each of those areas. What comes up for me when I consider the topic? What else? What else? When I began my mind map of chronic disorganization (CD), a portion of which is captured at the right, the initial areas I captured were Characteristics of CD individuals, Organizing Techniques for CD, Processing Modalities, Causes of CD and Definition of CD. I begin a mind map by putting my topic in a circle in the middle of the screen and then brainstorming around that topic. It’s a mind mapping tool called iThoughtsHD and it helps me create orderly outlines, so that I can more easily share my ideas with others. This week’s productivity tool for the iPad allows me to change that pattern. What doesn’t abound though is the ability to capture and document my thoughts and organize them in a linear manner that will allow a final product to emerge. Ideas and connections between ideas abound. This is a blessing and somewhat of a curse: a blessing in that I’m brimming with ideas on all sorts of topics, a curse in that it’s super challenging to get my brain around an idea to the point where I can fully explore it.įor example, I never have trouble coming up with something to write about, be it for a blog posting or a paper for a class I’m taking. A colleague of mine calls those of us who think relationally Global Creatives. Like many folks with ADHD, my thought process tends to be more relational than linear in nature. CMD+A Select All (visible) topics Arrow Keys Navigate around the map (topic to topic) CMD+ Cut/ Copy/ Paste BACKSPACE Delete selected topics (including child topics) CMD+BACKSPACE Delete individual (selected) topics (not including child topics) CMD +/- Increase/decrease size (image, font etc.Today I want to share an iPad app designed for non-linear thinkers. Undo is available to recover any reverted text. ESC Abort edit and revert to original text or deselect all.

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