Mastering Concept Visualizations: A Simple Workflow for Creating Effective Visuals

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29 May 202322:24

Summary

TLDR在这段视频中,Jolt介绍了概念可视化(concept visualizations)的概念、用途以及他创建简单概念视觉的个人工作流程。概念可视化不同于精美的艺术作品或数据可视化,它们是抽象概念或想法的功能性视觉表示,通常包括图像和文本。Jolt强调,即使不擅长绘画,通过多年的实践,他发展出了一套流程来弥补绘画技巧的不足,从而能够创造出简单的视觉图像和图表来表达他的想法。他分享了七个步骤的工作流程,并提供了一些建议,比如不要等待灵感的降临,不要急于寻找现成的图片,而是应该从思考想要传达的信息开始。Jolt还推荐使用现有的图标和图像库,以增强在类似Obsidian这样的系统中思想的连通性。最后,他鼓励观众通过实践来锻炼创造力,并通过每日练习来提高概念可视化的技能。视频以一个练习结束,邀请观众思考如何可视化一个特定的概念,并分享他们的视觉解决方案。

Takeaways

  • 🎨 **概念可视化**:概念可视化不同于艺术作品或数据可视化,它是对抽象概念或想法的功能性视觉表现,通常包含图像和文字。
  • 🧠 **思维模式**:即使不擅长绘画,通过多年实践,可以发展出一套工作流程来弥补绘图技能的不足,从而创造出简单的视觉图像和图表。
  • 📚 **书籍示例**:通过《The Crown》一书中使用表情符号讲述故事的例子,展示了即使没有语言,人们也能通过视觉理解复杂概念。
  • 🚀 **视觉隐喻**:概念可视化可以采用简单的视觉隐喻,如打字机代表“作者”,火箭代表“发射”,或盒子外的人代表“创造性”。
  • 🔄 **流程和指导**:可视化也可以更抽象,如表示过程、指导或流程,例如个人知识管理系统(PKM)的步骤和它们如何组合在一起。
  • 📈 **应用场景**:概念可视化可用于演示、讲故事、市场营销、解释概念等多种场景,因为它们使信息更易记、更易理解。
  • 🚫 **避免错误**:不要等待灵感降临,也不要立即搜索库存图片,而应该首先思考想要传达的信息和关键词。
  • 🔍 **搜索策略**:使用关键词、同义词、反义词进行搜索,以找到合适的视觉表现,同时可以使用AI工具如JGPT来辅助这一过程。
  • 🌐 **资源利用**:在互联网上寻找灵感时,优先考虑使用现有的图标和图像库,以最大化重用并增强思维的连接性。
  • 🔄 **认知循环**:通过绘制、分享和反馈来形成认知循环,这有助于提炼和完善所使用的视觉元素。
  • 📝 **实践建议**:建议持续实践,通过每日练习,如使用Midjourney创建视觉,或在Discord服务器上分享和讨论,来提高创造性思维能力。
  • 📌 **概念练习**:通过练习可视化特定概念,如“有效阅读”,来锻炼将复杂想法转化为简单视觉的能力。

Q & A

  • 概念可视化是什么,它与艺术和数据可视化有何不同?

    -概念可视化是将抽象概念或想法以图像和文本结合的形式进行功能性展示。它不同于艺术,因为艺术强调审美和情感表达;也不同于数据可视化,后者专注于通过图表等形式展示数据和统计信息。

  • 概念可视化通常由哪些元素组成?

    -概念可视化通常由图像和一些文本组成。仅有文本不构成可视化,仅有图像则难以传达复杂概念。

  • 使用概念可视化的目的是什么?

    -概念可视化可以用于演示、讲故事、营销和解释概念等。它们使信息更有趣、更易记忆,并且如果选择合适的可视化,信息更容易被受众理解。

  • 在创建概念可视化时,为什么不应该等待灵感降临?

    -等待灵感降临可能导致拖延和缺乏进展。大多数艺术家和创意工作者通过开始工作来激发创意,而不是坐等灵感。概念可视化是一个需要主动参与的过程,而不是被动等待的结果。

  • 在开始搜索图像之前,为什么要先思考想要传达的信息?

    -在搜索图像之前先思考信息可以避免使用不恰当的库存图片,这些图片可能无法准确传达你的意图。深思熟虑的信息可以帮助确定搜索关键词,从而找到更精确和有影响力的可视化。

  • 如何使用关键词来寻找合适的概念可视化?

    -可以使用关键词和它们的同义词、反义词来搜索图像或插图。此外,可以使用AI工具如JGPT来生成支持搜索的关键词,甚至推荐相关的诗歌或艺术作品,以激发创意。

  • 在Obsidian系统中重用图像有什么好处?

    -在Obsidian系统中重用图像可以增强思想之间的连接性。通过重用现有的图像资源,可以构建认知循环,并通过xcoli脑图看到不同思想之间的联系。

  • 为什么在创建概念可视化时,建议先从现有的图标库开始搜索?

    -从现有的图标库开始搜索可以帮助最大化重用性,从而在Obsidian等系统中增强不同概念之间的连接性。此外,这也有助于避免立即搜索可能导致的平庸想法。

  • 如何建立自己的认知循环来提高创造力?

    -通过将想法外化、观察、讨论并重新塑形它们,可以建立认知循环。这包括尝试不同的概念、即使绘画技巧不强也尝试绘制、与他人分享想法并获取反馈,从而不断精炼所使用的可视化。

  • 为什么持续实践是提高概念可视化技能的关键?

    -持续实践可以帮助建立创意思维的‘肌肉’,通过不断的练习,可以更熟练地思考和创造出有影响力的视觉概念。

  • 在视频脚本中提到的日常练习方法是什么?

    -日常练习方法是每天选取一句名言,然后使用Midjourney创建一个视觉化表示,并在Visual Thinking虚拟Discord服务器的每日名言频道中分享这个视觉化作品,有时还会分享在创作过程中产生的额外想法,并与社区成员讨论。

  • 如何将概念可视化应用于跨学科阅读的理解?

    -可以通过创建两个视觉化表示来区分‘支持系统’和‘冲突系统’。例如,将支持系统比作协同工作的滑轮系统,而将冲突系统比作一个中心点被多个方向的力拉扯,以此来探索不同学科内的理解。

Outlines

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🎨 概念可视化介绍

Jolt在视频中讨论了概念可视化是什么、它们的用途以及他创建简单概念视觉的个人工作流程。他承认自己不擅长绘画,但作为一个视觉思考者,他通过多年的实践,发展出了一套方法来弥补绘图技能的不足,从而能够创建出简单的视觉图像和图表来表达他的想法。视频还区分了概念可视化与美术作品和数据可视化的不同,并举例说明了概念可视化的多样性,包括简单的视觉隐喻和更抽象的过程或指令的可视化。此外,Jolt还强调了概念可视化在演讲、讲故事、市场营销和解释概念中的实用性,因为它们可以使信息更加吸引人、容易记忆和理解。

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🚫 避免的错误做法

Jolt建议在创建概念可视化时不要等待灵感的降临,因为大多数艺术家和创意工作者都是通过开始工作来逐渐形成想法的。他还警告不要急于寻找现成的图片或图标,因为这往往会导致表面化的想法,无法准确传达预期的信息。相反,应该首先思考想要传达的信息,考虑关键词及其同义词和反义词,这些可以帮助找到合适的视觉素材。Jolt还推荐使用AI工具,如Journey,来生成关键词和创意灵感。一旦确定了想要传达的信息和关键词,再考虑所需的插图类型,可能是图文结合、图表或单独的图标,并开始在互联网上寻找灵感。

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🌐 图标和图像的利用

在考虑使用互联网上的图标或图像之前,Jolt建议首先利用现有的图标和图像资源。特别是如果你使用的是Obsidian这样的系统,通过重用图像可以增强思想之间的连接。他展示了如何通过Obsidian Vault中的图标库来重用图标,并强调了这样做可以如何通过图像连接来增强思考的网络。Jolt还分享了他在Obsidian中如何使用Xcolibrain来可视化和连接不同的想法,并通过重用图像来构建认知循环。

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🔄 创建认知循环

Jolt推荐创建认知循环,即通过将想法外化、审视它们、讨论它们,并通过这个过程塑造它们,从而激发创造力。他建议尝试不同的概念,即使绘画技能不佳,亲手创造简单的视觉图像也能大大激发创造力。此外,他还鼓励与他人分享想法,获取反馈,并通过这种循环来完善所使用的视觉图像。Jolt分享了他的日常实践,即每天选取一句名言,然后用Midjourney创建一个视觉图像,并在Visual Thinking虚拟Discord服务器的每日名言频道中分享。他认为这是练习如何为名言创建合适视觉的绝佳方式。

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📚 有效阅读者的概念可视化

Jolt提出了一个概念,即在学科内成为有效的读者,必须学会识别对于任何给定主题,它是否最好被理解为支持系统的系统,如数学和科学,或者是冲突系统的系统,如哲学、心理学和经济学。他要求观众暂停视频,思考如何为这个概念创建可视化,并在准备好后继续观看视频以比较解决方案。Jolt分享了他的解决方案,他为支持系统和冲突系统分别创造了两种视觉图像,用滑轮系统比喻支持系统,用多个方向拉扯的中心点比喻冲突系统。他鼓励观众分享自己的想法,并在评论区或Discord服务器上进行讨论。

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Keywords

💡概念可视化

概念可视化是指将抽象的概念或想法通过图像和文字结合的方式呈现出来,它不同于精细艺术或数据可视化,而是更侧重于功能性。在视频中,概念可视化被用来更有效地传达信息,使信息更易于理解和记忆。例如,使用一个打字机代表“作者”的概念,或者使用一个火箭来象征“发射”这一动作。

💡视觉思考者

视觉思考者是指那些喜欢通过图像和图表来思考问题的人。视频中提到,即使不擅长绘画,作为视觉思考者,也可以通过特定的工作流程来创建简单的视觉图像和图表,以表现自己的想法。这与视频的主题紧密相关,即如何使不擅长绘画的人也能进行有效的概念可视化。

💡工作流程

工作流程是指完成特定任务所需遵循的一系列步骤或过程。在视频中,演讲者分享了自己创建简单概念视觉的七个步骤工作流程,包括确定想要传达的信息、思考关键词、选择图像类型、搜索灵感、重用现有图标和图像、创建认知循环以及持续练习。这个工作流程有助于观众理解如何从概念到可视化的转变。

💡避免的事项

视频中提到在创建概念可视化时应该避免的事项,如不要等待灵感的降临,因为好的想法往往是在工作过程中逐渐形成的。同时,不要急于搜索现成的图片或图标,而应该首先思考想要传达的核心信息。这些注意事项有助于观众避免常见的陷阱,更专注于创造有意义的可视化效果。

💡关键词

关键词是帮助演讲者在搜索图像或图标时缩小范围的词汇。在视频中,演讲者强调了在确定想要传达的信息后,思考相关的关键词、同义词和反义词的重要性。例如,使用“jgbt”(可能指某个工具或服务)来生成与信息相关的关键词,以便找到合适的视觉元素。

💡图标库

图标库是指存储和管理图标资源的集合。视频演讲者提到,他会优先使用自己的图标库中的资源,这不仅有助于重用资源,还可以在如Obsidian这样的知识管理系统中增强思想的连接性。通过重用图标,演讲者能够在不同的概念之间建立联系,从而丰富其知识库。

💡认知循环

认知循环是指通过将想法具体化、讨论和反思来促进创造力的过程。在视频中,演讲者建议通过尝试不同的概念、绘制简单的视觉图,即使绘画技巧不精湛,也能激发创造力。分享和获取反馈可以进一步精炼所使用的视觉元素,从而提高概念可视化的质量。

💡练习

练习是指通过重复和持续的努力来提高技能的过程。视频演讲者强调了练习的重要性,他通过每天使用Midjourney创建视觉图像来练习,并在Discord服务器上分享和讨论,以此来提高自己的概念可视化技能。练习是提高创造力和视觉表达能力的关键。

💡信息重用

信息重用是指在新的视觉创作中利用已有的图像和图标,以此来加强知识之间的联系。在视频中,演讲者展示了如何通过在自己的Obsidian Vault中重用图像来建立不同概念之间的联系,这种方法可以增强记忆并提高信息的可检索性。

💡Obsidian Vault

Obsidian Vault是指使用Obsidian这一知识管理工具创建的个人知识库。在视频中,演讲者提到使用Obsidian Vault来存储和管理图标和图像,以便于在创建概念可视化时重用这些资源。Obsidian Vault的使用展示了如何通过工具来优化个人的工作流程和知识管理。

💡每日练习

每日练习是指演讲者每天进行的特定活动,用于锻炼和提高概念可视化技能。在视频中,演讲者描述了他如何每天使用Midjourney为一句名言创建视觉图像,并在Discord服务器上分享和讨论这些图像,以此来练习和提高自己的技能。这种日常的练习有助于建立创造性思维的肌肉记忆。

Highlights

概念可视化不是精细艺术,也不是数据可视化,而是抽象概念或想法的功能性可视化。

概念可视化通常由图像和一些文字组成,仅有文字不构成可视化,仅有图像则难以传达复杂概念。

使用表情符号讲述故事的例子,展示了概念可视化的国际性,不依赖特定语言。

概念可视化可用于演示、讲故事、营销和解释概念,使信息更有趣、更易记、更易理解。

创建概念可视化的七个步骤工作流程,包括不等待灵感、不立即搜索库存图片等。

使用关键词和同义词、反义词来寻找合适的可视化,利用AI工具如JGPT来支持搜索。

在搜索图标和图像之前,先思考你想传达的信息,以及可能的视觉隐喻。

考虑使用现有的图标和图像,以增加在类似Obsidian这样的系统中的思想连接性。

通过创建认知循环,如尝试不同的概念、绘制简单的视觉、分享想法和获取反馈,来促进创造力。

实践是提高创造性思维和概念可视化技能的关键,建议通过日常练习来加强这一技能。

使用Midjourney等工具创建视觉,参与社区讨论,获取反馈,是提高概念可视化技能的有效方法。

作者通过每日引言和视觉创作练习,展示了如何将概念可视化应用于实际情境。

在Obsidian Vault中重用图像可以连接不同的想法,增强思维的可视化。

在Discord服务器上分享和讨论可视化作品,可以促进创意的交流和技能的提升。

作者提供了一个概念可视化的练习,鼓励观众暂停视频并尝试自己创建可视化。

作者展示了自己对“作为一个有效的学科内读者”这一概念的可视化解决方案,包括支持系统和冲突系统的视觉表示。

鼓励观众在评论区或Discord服务器上分享自己的可视化解决方案,以比较和讨论不同的创意。

Transcripts

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hey everyone jolt here today I'm going

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to talk about concept visualizations

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what they are what they are used for and

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most importantly what's my workflow for

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creating simple concept visuals

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I'm not good at drawing I can draw a

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stick figure maybe a simple scene

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especially if I can copy it from

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somewhere

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but that's where it stops at the same

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time I am a visual thinker I like to

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think in pictures I like to think in

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diagrams I like when things are visual

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so over the years I've perfected a

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workflow for myself to bridge the gap

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from not being very good at drawing and

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being able to create simple visuals and

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visual diagrams representations of my

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ideas I want to walk you through some of

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the basics of my thinking about this

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process

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so concept visualizations are not fine

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art and not data visualizations these

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have their domain of their own and I'm

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not going to be talking about these

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today

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concept visualizations or functional

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visualizations of an abstract concept or

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idea and they typically consist of image

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and some text if you just have text then

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it's not really a visualization if you

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only have an image then it is going to

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be difficult to convey a complex idea as

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an example here's a page from the book

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from the crown by subing In This Book

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subing uses only emojis to tell a story

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and if you look at this page then after

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a couple of minutes it's actually

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possible to decipher what the story is

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about and without doubt this has the

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benefit of being International this is

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not language specific so you can read

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this whatever your mother tongue is

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but you can also understand or imagine

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that conveying complex ideas using this

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setup is pretty hard

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so let's look at a couple of examples

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one set of examples are what you could

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call Simple visual metaphors and in this

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case a metaphor can be for a noun for

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example a typewriter for the word author

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or a rocket for the verb launch or it

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could be this guy out of the box for the

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adjective of being creative

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and then as another set of examples

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these visualizations can also be more

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abstract like a visualization for a

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process or instructions or flows

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in this case the example I brought here

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is my PKM veal and you can see the steps

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in my PKM system and how they come

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together

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so finally in this introduction part

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let's look at what concept

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visualizations can be used for

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so you can use them for presentations

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you can use them for storytelling you

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can use these visualizations in

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marketing you can use them to explain

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Concepts and probably lots of others

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why would you use them because these

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make your message a less boring B it is

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easier to remember when you can tie a

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topic to a Visual and finally it is

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easier to understand if you choose the

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right visualizations then your message

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will be more easily conveyed to your

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audience

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now that we know what concept

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visualizations are and what they're used

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for let's look at how they are created

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using a simple workflow

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so this is the workflow I'm following

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this workflow has seven steps and we're

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going to walk through these seven steps

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but before we do that let's look at some

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of the things that you should not do

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don't wait for the Muse even the biggest

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artists start to work and as they work

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the idea emerges there are very few

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people if any who just sit down have

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this spark of an idea and come up with

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the most perfect visual to explain an

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idea it doesn't work like that it's not

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magic it is a process and sometimes it's

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hard to work so make sure you get to

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work instead of sit around waiting for

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the Muse or blame that the Muse never

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came there is no such thing as a muse in

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this case

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and also

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don't jump right into searching for

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stock images

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very often

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instead of thinking we have an idea we

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want to represent something and we jump

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in and start to search the web start to

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search PowerPoint Point icons whatever

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to find something that we can stick on

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that slide so we can convey our message

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don't do that

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because these typically lead to trivial

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ideas and in the end you will miss the

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mark on conveying the intended message

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most often the message you want to

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convey is more nuanced than just a stock

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image would do or maybe a stock image

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can do but you need to find the right

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stock image don't just jump into

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searching right away but instead start

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by thinking of the message you want to

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convey so think through what is it that

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you want to tell with the picture what

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do you want the receiver of the

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information to think feel after they've

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seen your Visual and heard your

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explanation

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and once you have this message in your

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mind then think of keywords that you

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could use for searching for images or

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illustrations and also think of synonyms

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and antonyms for that keyword because

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these can also be very helpful in

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finding the right

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visualization and this is a place where

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I use chai GPT very often jgbt is

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fantastic in coming up with synonyms

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antonyms as well as if you explain your

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message it can come up with keywords to

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support your search when you're

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searching for icons and images

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and if you want to be more creative you

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can also ask jgbt to recommend poems or

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fine art that conveys the message that

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you want to convey and the work from the

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pictures or images in these creations

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and you can also think of or ask jgbt to

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help you with homonyms homophones

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homographs because these May trigger

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visual puns and may just put the whole

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idea into a completely different light

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which will help you find the right

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visualizations for the idea that you

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want to convey

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and once you have your keywords then

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think about the type of illustration

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that you need so it could be image and

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text as I explained earlier it may be

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that in the end it's a text only message

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that you want to convey so it's okay to

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have text and it's also okay to have

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text only if that's the best solution

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but it also could be a diagram or it

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could be a scene that you can compose

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using couple of different icons that

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will convey a situation a scene and in

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some cases If the message is simple or

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if you're for example doing user

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interface design then just a single

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image and icon is perfectly sufficient

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once you know the type of image you want

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the message you want and the keywords

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you want this is the time when you can

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start searching or when you should start

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searching looking on the internet

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looking for inspiration

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these are the typical places that I look

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I have a flat icon subscription and this

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is my number one go to place most of the

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images that you see in this presentation

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as well come from Flat icon some of the

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visualizations also in this presentation

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I created with my journey and I have a

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dedicated video I'm going to include in

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the video description that shows you how

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you can use my journey to generate

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custom SVG icons

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of course there's always Google and

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Google image search that's excellent for

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finding images as well as the noun

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project I'm going to include the link in

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the video description the noun project

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is a fantastic place if you're looking

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for icons and you're looking for

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creative ideas so I think these are the

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basic go-to places apart from these you

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might want to go to various stock photo

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places and photos might also be a good

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way to get inspiration or simply use the

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photo as your illustration

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but before using an icon or an image

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from the internet

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I recommend first building from your

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existing icons and images this is

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especially important if you work in a

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system like obsidian where you can use

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these images to connect ideas it is

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probably less important if you're

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creating PowerPoint presentations that

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are anyway disconnected

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but if you do this in obsidian then

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using the images will increase the

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connectivity of the thoughts in your

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world so let me show you what I mean I

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have an image library and I have a

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dedicated video you'll find it as well

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in the video description how to create

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this image Library this is an icon

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library that searches my entire obsidian

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Vault and pulls out all the icons that I

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have in my Vault based on a naming

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convention and if I want to reuse an

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icon from here I can right click click

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copy and I can paste it into my drawing

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by pasting the icon from here it will

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not paste the image but will paste the

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reference to the image and this way

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reuse the existing resource and connect

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to the existing resource and if you do

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this then with xcoli brain you will be

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able to

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see the connections between your

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thoughts using the icons so in this

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example what you can see here this is

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the x-coli brain

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screen for the concept visualizations

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summary presentation the concept map

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that we're looking at right now so

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that's in the center

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above the slide you have the sources the

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parent nodes and below it you have the

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child nodes in this case you can see

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that there are lots of attachments as

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child nodes these are the different

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images on the concept map and if you

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look close enough then you will see that

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each of these icons have a small number

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here at the top and also in some cases

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they have a small number on on the

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bottom in this case I don't see it but

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here you can see that the central node

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has the small 37 and the four so what

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does it mean it means it has four

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parents and has 37 children

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and if I look at the children then I can

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see that for example the paper airplane

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has nine parents so this is an

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interesting example to look at so let's

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jump in and take a look at what this

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paper airplane there this paper airplane

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leads us to do that I need to click here

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on the paper airplane and when I click

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on the paper airplane then in the

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background the paper airplane the image

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was opened and here in excalibrain I can

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see the paper airplane in the center and

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I can see the different

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documents where I've used this paper

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airplane so we can take a quick look at

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where I've used the paper airplane so

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for example I use the paper airplane in

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my book on a page summary for building a

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second brain and here it is used in this

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metaphor where Thiago says that the

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reason I'm creating a mini summary of

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the book is because I'm packaging my

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learnings from the book and I'm sending

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it to my future self so this is what

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this represents right here

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but I'm also using the same paper

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airplane in how to take smart notes in

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the virtual cycle and you can see here

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that here again the paper airplane

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appears but as well as I use the paper

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airplane

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in digesting what you read so this was a

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recent video I published and you can see

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that at the end of the process at step 8

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I'm using the paper airplane to

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represent the activity of publishing and

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so on so you get the idea that by

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reusing the image I'm able to connect

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ideas within my obsidian Vault this is

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why I recommend that before going and

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looking for a brand new icon look at

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your icon library and think about which

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one could I repurpose how could I modify

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what I already have by adding another

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icon next to it or maybe just adding a

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line on top or something like that to

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make it

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usable for my specific purpose to convey

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my message so getting back to our story

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so back to Concept visualizations in

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Step six I recommend that you create

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cognitive Loops for yourself they are

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loopy creatures this means that the they

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are mind works and the way we are able

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to be creative is by externalizing our

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ideas looking at them discussing them

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and through that shaping them seeing

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them in a different light so what can

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you do well you can try out different

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concepts you can try to draw some

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Concepts even if your drawing is not

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very good like mine creating a simple

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visual with your own hands will go a

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long way to triggering your creativity

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and coming up with ideas that you never

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thought you had somehow your hands think

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in a different way than your mind does

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and also try to share your ideas with

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others show your visuals get feedback

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and through this looping you will be

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able to refine the visual that you're

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using

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and then step seven I recommend that you

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continue to practice this process

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practice the process of coming up with

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the message thinking through the

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synonyms and the keywords and the

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antonyms and all the good stuff thinking

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through the type of visualizations you

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want to create a scene an image a

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diagram or whatever

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use the internet to get some inspiration

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but then

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prioritize your own existing icons and

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icon library for sake of maximizing the

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connectivity by reuse within your

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obsidian Vault and create cognitive

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Loops draw share with others look at

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what you've created go back a couple of

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days later and if you do all of these

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then you will build up your muscle to

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come up with creative visual ideas

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my process my daily practice routine is

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to take a daily quote and then use

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mid-journey to create a visual for that

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in the visual thinking virtual Discord

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server in the daily quote Channel every

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day I share the visual I created and

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sometimes I share some of the additional

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thoughts I had while creating the visual

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and also sometimes I get feedback I get

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a discussion going with others in the

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community looking at the visuals I

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created I find this process a a lot of

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fun be an excellent exercise in

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practicing How to Think Through what

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would be a good visual for the quote

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what's the message for the quote how

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should I tell that quote I think this is

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an excellent way to practice but

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whatever your process for practicing

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I think the bottom line is to practice

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practice and if you do that eventually

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you'll build up this muscle

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so that is all I wanted to share in

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terms of the process in closing I'd like

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to leave you with a small exercise I'm

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going to share a concept with you and I

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ask you to think about how you would

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visualize this concept please while

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you're working on your visualizations

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pause the video and then come back and

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look at my solution and compare yours to

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mine and let me know in the comments

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below what you found also if you're a

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member of the visual thinking Workshop

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Discord server then I ask you to post

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your solution in the chat and let's have

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a discussion about why you chose the

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visualization that you chose and why I

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did what I did

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so the concept that I want to visualize

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is the one that's highlighted here

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to Be an Effective reader within

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disciplines you must learn to identify

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for any given subject whether it is best

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understood as a system of supporting

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systems such as math and science or a

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system of conflicting systems such as

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philosophy psychology and economics

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so this is the concept think of this as

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you're reading some

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texts within disciplines you can see the

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beginning of the paragraph here as well

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if you need some context

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and now pause the video work out your

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visualization for this blue piece and

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then when you're ready continue the

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video

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so welcome back

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this is my solution

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so I decided to create two visuals for

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the two concepts

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in my mind the system of supporting

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systems is like a pulley system where

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these different parts in the pulley

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system work together to help you lift a

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heavy weight in case of a system of

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supporting systems you need to master

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the systems to understand how they

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support each other

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in case of systems of conflicting

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systems

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in my mind it is like a central point

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being pulled in several directions it's

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like pulling rope but you have multiple

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directions where force is applied to

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this Central Point and the balance will

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move to wherever the sum of the forces

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will lead it to in case of systems of

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conflicting systems you should explore

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how systems conflict each other and how

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they overlap and that will help you to

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better understand what you read and how

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it fits into the context so that is my

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solution again I'm super interested in

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the solution that you came up with

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please in the comments or on the Discord

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server share your ideas

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thank you

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