In Mindnode, you start a mind map by writing your overall goal in the middle of a blank screen.

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All books about writing have virtually the same goal.

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In addition to writing down the ideas themselves, you should state the goal, audience(s), and model(s) for each one.

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More people will live and die thinking of almost nothing but how to accomplish this goal than will ever read the words we are writing right now.

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"The goal of a person suffering from this disorder in writing those letters would not necessarily be to groom or sexually consummate a relationship in a criminal manner, but rather to satisfy the needs of a psyche belabored by the needs of such a disorder, " the defense lawyers write in their motion.

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The goal for the first year is a modest one, writing about 200 mortgages.

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In fact, a study by the Journal of Consumer Research found that writing out a detailed plan worked well for participants when they focused on a single goal.

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