Mastodawn

Every now and then, I've tried using mind-map software to assist with brainstorming/planning -- and then given up on it, because any mind-map which ends up being non-trivial is enormous and can't fit on my screen, and for trivial mind-maps, why would I need a mind-map in the first place?

Do any of you mind-map? With software? With bits of paper? How helpful do you find it?
Am I doing it wrong? Is it just that I'm not enough of a "visual learner"?
Is the software I've used just badly designed?

What would you recommend?

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