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Lucid dreaming
In lucid dreams, you become aware you’re dreaming. You can take control of the plot. They can be anything from a brief moment where you’re in a nightmare and tell yourself: “this is a dream” and wake up.
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Why dreams seem surreal
Most dreams are actually less bizarre than people think. When we dream, the logic centres of our brain – the frontal lobes – go dark, and chemicals associated with self-control, like serotonin and norepinephrine, drop. At the same time, the emotion centres light up: we have a perfect chemical can...
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Talking about dreams
People are compelled to talk about dreams. It is a natural impulse because dreams are emotional, affect moods, feel profound.
What is unusual is that we live in a culture where we’re expected to forget our dreams. We have this cliche that it is boring to talk about dreams.
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Don't neglect your dreams
Dreams offer the opportunity to think in a different way and show new answers to problems,
They show us blind spots and help us home in on things we might be neglecting in our personal lives.
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Dreams maintain our mental health
Dreams are an opportunity to work through things that frighten us in real life, to play out worst-case scenarios in an environment where they have no consequences.
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The role of dreaming in learning
Dreaming helps us consolidate new memories: we replay salient experiences from the day, reinforcing new pathways in our brains.
In one study, people enrolled in a French-language intensive course had an increase in REM sleep and dreams while they were studying: their brains were ...
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How to remember your dreams
Believe your dreams have value and tell yourself before bed you want to remember them.
Keep a dream journal. Get into a habit, set things up the night before to reinforce your goal.
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