Mental literacy: the skill the 21st century demands.

We are all familiar with digital literacy and financial literacy, and we have a good idea of what they mean. In the same way, we should be familiar with mental literacy. We say ‘should’ because, if we call the 21st century the age of using knowledge, then we must use knowledge to create the products and services we need. And we are not talking about producing things in an ordinary, mediocre way. We are talking about producing them in the most creative and innovative way possible. To do all this, we need well-educated, mentally literate people.

Mental literacy is the ability to use the skills of learning, thinking, memory and creativity. It is the ability to unlock the potential we already have, and to use our minds as a whole, bringing words and images, logic and imagination together.

If, in the 21st century, we fail to raise mentally literate individuals, or are not even aware that the concept exists, we will be unable to create the products and services that could take us to the level of economic development we deserve.

By using effective learning and thinking techniques such as mind mapping, we can build and strengthen our mental literacy skills.