| Our brain does not work in a linear or list-like manner (yeah.. not like the guy on the right). From the textbooks and blogs that we read everyday we are all aware that print is laid out in a series of lines or rows… but our brain is multidimensional…
the information as it is being absorbed could be travelling sequentially to our brain, but internally it is not being serviced in simple lists and lines. There is a complex process of sorting and selecting and the whole network of words and ideas are being juggled and interlinked in order to have a far better meaning. We also receive each word that we read in the context of the words that surround it and also basing it on our own special interpretation as dictated by our experiences and personal information patterns. |
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You can see from the illustrations below, that just by looking at them particularly on the key words and connections we could easily get the whole idea about the topic…
| Tony Buzan’s mind map of his bio | Mind map of Oracle Products (not updated) |
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And this is where the Mind Map is very useful.. the non-linear structure of words and topics and interconnections makes us easy to “slot in” and relate to the main idea and branch out as dictated by the individual ideas and general form of the central theme.
I also do this when reading books and important articles, on the meetings, and doing presentations. Which is also very helpful for recall and retention and going back to the state of my mind when I’m studying that particular topic or idea. Yes.. there are really moments that I become very forgetful about stuffs on the time that I really need it, and I just get back on my notes/sketches to refresh and get things done Image may be NSFW.
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As for my files I also file and organize them on my “knowledge folders”. As an Oracle database consultant, I need to learn and read a lot of stuff (whitepapers,presentations,howto,etc.) about Oracle and related technologies… as time goes on, I’ll be reading more and more and will add up to my body of knowledge… just like the concept of Mind Map, these folders and the documents in it are well organized and very useful to get things done Image may be NSFW.
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| Then, a friend of mine, Tommy Lim mentioned something about a personal wiki his friend shared him that is very useful for his Java development work, all of his useful stuffs are there all on one single file and could even be stored on a USB and shared to others… Yes.. this is the TiddlyWiki, a self-contained wiki Image may be NSFW. So I tried it, I first got the empty TiddlyWiki file here (from TiddlyWiki.org) and started playing with it and put some contents. Yes, it was just one file.. see the image on the right —> |
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| And then I realized that I wanted something hosted so people can make use of my TiddlyWiki and also I will be able to access my useful stuffs and cheat sheets anywhere that has a browser and internet connection.. so I made use of Tiddlyspot (FREE!) BTW, I made use of the MonkeyPirateTiddlyWiki (MPTW) flavour for its powerful TagglyTagging feature for organizing the TiddlyWiki data (to avoid hand maintaining “index” pages of the tiddlers). Still not convinced? Check here for more info.. |
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So will I still be blogging? …
what can you get from my TiddlyWiki?
YES I will still blog! For me, each blog post has its own story and experience just like what I’ve shared on my past entries that will be very useful for people who have not yet been on a similar problem or scenario.. (yeah, still more to come Image may be NSFW.
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But the sequential nature of the blog makes it difficult to organize things just like the concept of the Mind Map.. So expect my TiddlyWiki to contain more cheat sheets, howtos, guides, scripts, test cases, notes, and links to important documents or sites.
In short, more on my body of knowledge.. BTW, RSS is also available Image may be NSFW.
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You can start making your own hosted TiddlyWiki by following this video:
Below are some links for further reading about TiddlyWiki:
Reviews:
http://jaybyjayfresh.com/2008/01/23/tiddlytemplating-using-tiddlywiki-to-create-webpages/
Howto:
http://faq.tiddlyspot.com/
http://www.giffmex.org/twfortherestofus.html
http://tiddlywiki.org/wiki/TiddlyWiki_Resources
http://tiddlythemes.com/#Home
http://tiddlyspot.blogspot.com/2007/09/tiddlythemes-images-now-work-on-your.html
http://tiddlywiki.org/wiki/How_To/Setting_Up_TiddlyWiki_As_a_Website
http://parand.com/say/index.php/2006/01/06/howto-using-tiddlywiki/
Tiddlywiki Formatting Guide
Intro to TiddlyWiki
Facts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiddlyWiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki_software
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