I’m a visual person.  Sometimes I need to get out a pencil and sketch out a diagram of a complex problem.  Recently, I found a free tool called bubbl.us that helps you make a visually attractive diagram online.  It’s very easy to draw “bubbles” and label them, color them, move them around, and create linkages between them. Once you’re done, you can export it as an image or web document to share with friends and collaborators.  Here’s a very over-simplified diagram I made in 3 minutes, just as an example:

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