Affinity diagrams are a really helpful way to view your ideas as fundamentally connected.

关联图是非常有用的方法，可以将你的想法看作是有根本联系的。

Let's discuss three useful techniques: freewriting, list-making and affinity diagrams.

让我们来讨论三种有用的技巧：自由写作、列清单和关联图。

Finally, she draws an affinity diagram, arranging sticky notes into categories for each example.

最后，她绘制了一张关联图，将便签按每个例子的类别排列。

Affinity diagrams can be done on paper or a chalkboard, but a nice way to work with them is to use sticky notes.

关联图可以在纸上或黑板上完成，但使用便签也是一种不错的方法。

Affinity diagrams generate more ideas, but their big benefit is giving you initial connections between ideas that can make later writing steps, like planning, easier.

关联图会让你产生更多的想法，但其最大的好处是让你初步了解想法之间的联系，从而使后面的写作步骤（如计划）变得更容易。