You can go out and buy more memory for you computer when it needs it. Wouldn’t it be great to do the same with your brain?

Great news is you can… sort of.

Recently I replace my old computer. It reached it’s memory upgrade limits and took forever do something while chronically freezing up. This meant rebooting a minimum of six times a day. Talk about productivity interruptions.

So a new computer showed up on my porch and I’m ready to pick up where I left off and get back into the swing of things.

Only one little caveat. Several projects received a premature completed checkmark due to the computer freeze ups. I need to back track through all the projects.

My friend Bob Jenkins (a.k.a. Ask Bob the Teacher) introduced me to a great tool at TimeMindMapping.com to help track it all.

I used this mind map tool to create the projects in the first place. So I can easily retrace the steps.

I started a new mind map to list all things that need finishing from each project. Of course, while doing this, my brain comes up with more project ideas. So I decided to throw them on this mind map too.

Mind mapping frees up your brain’s memory since you don’t need to store the information in it. A very useful tool for blondes and those dealing with baby boomer brain.

TimeMindMapping.com is free (cheaper than buying memory for your computer) and comes with a training video. It cuts down on the time to lean it.

While you can’t go out and buy more memory for your brain, mind mapping is the next best thing.

Do you mind map? Please share your experiences and thoughts.