Bubble Diagrams!

    Making the same kind of chart to list character traits can get a little boring sometimes. Shaking things up can make it more fun, and increase the flow of creative juices!
    Everyone's had to have made a bubble diagram at least once in school. It's like a spider web with large bubbles in it, some connecting to one large bubble in the center, and/or to each other. Each bubble has something written inside of it, like for example: a bubble in the center could read BOOKS, and the smaller bubbles linked to it with lines could say stuff like FUN, INTELLECTUAL, PORTABLE ADVENTURES, and so on.
    When doing one about a character, one could put down some personality traits and link them to bubbles listing events in their life that affects their behavior. Where they live or places they go to a lot can be connected to bubbles about the character's friends, and people who influence the character can be linked to their beliefs. It can start off really small, but after a couple bubbles, linking things becomes easier. And as the web grows bigger and bigger, and the lines connecting the bubbles begin to look really cool, this diagram can become a really cool and useful reference tool later!
    What do you think? Do you use different kinds of graphs/diagrams when taking notes about your characters?