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As knowledge of the alphabet and its permutations and combinations is to traditional literacy, and as a knowledge of numbers and their permutations and combinations is to mathematics, so a knowledge of the biological and conceptual alphabets of the brain and its apparently infinite permutations and combinations is to mental literacy.

Tony Buzan

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Tony Buzan (2 June 1942 – 13 April 2019) was a British writer and educational consultant. He developed mind mapping and coined the term mental literacy. Buzan was born in London and received double Honours in psychology, English, mathematics and the General Sciences from the University of British Columbia in 1964. He was probably best known for his book, Use Your Head, his promotion of mnemonic systems and his mind-mapping techniques.

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Birth Name: Anthony Peter Buzan

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Even traditionally well educated and literate individuals are significantly restricted by the fact that they are able to use only a fraction of the biological and conceptual thinking tools which are available (the mind map)

Normal linear note taking and writing will put you into a semi-hypnotic trance, while mind mapping will greatly enhance your left and right brain cognitive skills.

The old linear pattern of thinking by reading and describing from left to right, top to bottom has many problems in organizing information coming from eyes, ears, etc. For example, the ability to read and understand the context of a book is different from memorizing them simply as sentences.

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