Thought maps are a good tool for organizing ideas, but it does take time to start making them manually, especially when faced with complex content。
If you also think it's a bit cumbersome to add nodes, zippers, layouts, you can try the shortcut below。
The whole process is simple: first let ai help you structure the content, then use a tool like xmind to produce a guide, which saves a lot of effort。
Let deepseek output the content in markdown format
First of all, all you have to do is tell deepseek what you need and put special emphasis on output in markdown format。
For example, just say to it, "help me use the markdown format to make a thought map for the book design psychology."。
Why mark down? Because its own title (#, #) and list (-) syntax are inherently hierarchical, which is the preferred “formatized language” of the thought mapping software。
Deepseek will help you organize the chapters and points of the book into the outline text of this structure, and click on the download to get the document in md format。
Import markdown files into xmind
Once you get the a. Md file, it's easy。
Opens your xmind, selects the. Md file that you just saved by using the file-> import function of the menu bar。
When you click to make sure, xmind automatically reads markdown's syntax and converts it directly into a layout mind chart. The title level in the text becomes the central theme and main branch, and the list entry becomes the sub-node of the next level。
Personalization and deepening
Don't think it's over. Ai's generation is a standardized framework, and the next personalization process is the key to turning it into your own knowledge system。
Proofreading and adjusting: ai's understanding is not necessarily entirely accurate, and you need to check the logic, drag the nodes, adjust the affiliation of the branch to make it more consistent with your understanding。
Refining and complementing: change the text of ai into one of your own, easier words to remember. Add your own case, association or doubt to what you see as the focus。
Beautification and tagging: a theme style you like, with different colors, icons, stickers to mark focus and hard points. It's not just for good looks, it's for visual memory aids。
Summary
This "ai generation framework plus manual deepening" work stream has the greatest benefit of freeing you from the cumbersome construction work。
It's like a two-stage rocket, ai is responsible for the first-level boost, helping you easily into the knowledge's “orbit”, and you can focus on the precision of the second-level manipulation and exploration, so that the sparks of thinking can flourish。
Whether it is reading notes, project planning, minutes of meetings or preparation for review, this approach can help you greatly to improve efficiency, and it would be useful to open the tool now。
