title: Mind Mapping: How to Liberate Your Natural Genius
author: Michael Gelb
description: Michael J. Gelb is internationally recognized as a trailblazer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning and leadership.
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  [Foreward](01%20Foreward.htm)
  
  
  [What is a Masterthinker](02%20What%20is%20a%20Masterthinker.htm)
  
  
  [How to become a
  Masterthinker](03%20How%20To%20Become%20A%20Masterthinker.htm)
  
  
  [The Intelligence Trap](04%20The%20Intelligence%20Trap.htm)
  
  
  [Active thinking and reactive
  thinking](05%20Active%20Thinking%20and%20Reactive%20Thinking.htm)
  
  
  [The Thinking Techniques](06%20The%20Thinking%20Techniques.htm)
  
  
  [Bones](07%20Bones.htm)
  
  
  [Muscle](08%20Muscle.htm)
  
  
  [Nerves](09%20Nerves.htm)
  
  
  [Fat](10%20Fat.htm)
  
  
  [Skin](11%20Skin.htm)
  
  
  [Health](12%20Health.htm)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [FOREWORD](%40Index.htm)
  
  
  
  
  
  The main difficulty with thinking is confusion. We try to do too much in
  
  
  our minds at once. We need some simple way of paying attention to one thing
  
  
  at a time. In this way we can build up a sort of map. With such a map we
  
  
  know where we are. We can then take appropriate action.
  
  
  In this book I put forward a new framework which allows a thinker to
  
  