<p>Before you go any further with this episode, check out both:</p><ul><li><a href="https://issuu.com/palojono/docs/mindmap_travel_journal_hey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jono's mindmap travel journal</a> from 7 months traveling in Central America, South East Asia, and South Africa, and</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/secretsfromtheroad/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eva-Lotta Lamm's sketchnotes</a> from her 14-month world trip.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>With the help of visual thinking expert Eva-Lotta Lamm, in this episode we discuss how using techniques like sketch-noting and mind-mapping can enrich travel experiences, offer a deeper connection to the moment, and create engaging and memorable journals. Eva-Lotta shares her professional journey from UX designer to visual thinking consultant and provides practical tips for anyone looking to enhance their note-taking and journaling skills, no matter their drawing ability. </p><br><p>The discussion covers the concept of improvisation in drawing, the benefits of using a pen instead of pencils to avoid early editing, the freedom of mind mapping compared to linear note-taking, and the guest's personal experiences with sketch noting during her 14-month global odyssey. </p><br><p><strong>Further information and links</strong></p><p>"The Godfather" of Sketch-noting - <a href="https://rohdesign.com/sketchnote" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Rohde</a></p><p>Mind-mapping guru - <a href="https://www.edrawmind.com/article/tony-buzan-biography.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony Buzan</a></p><p>Improvisation coach - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0-xW_G1nQM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dan Klein</a></p><br><p><strong>External links to Eva-Lotta's work and classes</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/yoga.notes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YogaNotes</a></p><p><a href="https://evalotta.shop/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EvaLotta.shop</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/evalottchen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram account</a></p><p><a href="https://evalotta.shop/collections/online-courses/products/pragmatic-sketching" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pragmatic Sketching Masterclass</a></p><p><a href="https://products.evalotta.shop/littlepeople/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Little People Basics</a></p><p><a href="https://evalotta.shop/collections/sketchnotes/products/littlepeople-pairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Little People Pairs</a></p><br><p><strong>Podcast Summary</strong></p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>01:27 Meet Eva-Lotta Lamm</p><p>02:23 Eva-Lotta's Career Journey</p><p>05:09 Mind Map Travel Journals</p><p>06:08 The Art of Visual Note-Taking</p><p>07:37 The Evolution of Sketch Notes</p><p>15:16 The Power of Analogies in Sketching</p><p>21:01 Creating Mind Map Travel Journals</p><p>27:48 Capturing Emotions in Sketches</p><p>28:40 Travel Sketching Experiences</p><p>30:20 The Concept of Aphantasia</p><p>31:55 Improvisation in Sketching</p><p>34:58 Analog vs Digital Sketching</p><p>38:51 The Joy of Travel Journals</p><p>40:46 Encouraging Visual Thinking</p><p>44:41 Overcoming the Fear of Drawing</p><p>52:33 Eva-Lotta's Teaching and Projects</p><p>54:01 Conclusion and Farewell</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
