I've changed careers and am no longer programming (a bit of VBScript now and again doesn't count does it?!).<p>My new career involves a few years of training and I need to learn, memorise then apply rules - tax law if you are interested.<p>These laws involve things like (not exhaustive!):<p>- The name of the law, when it was introduced, when it's effective from, maybe when it expires
- Rules for applying the law
- Time limits
- Exceptions to the rules
- Rules for the exceptions
- Exceptions to the exceptions to the rules
- Other rules predicated on these rules<p>Do you have any suggestions on intelligent ways of structuring these in more accessible and easily memorised ways? I was thinking of something along the lines of a mind map but it quickly becomes crowded.<p>It could be software based or good old pen and paper. Flashcards just don't cut it, the links are often an important part of the knowledge.<p>Thanks