Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. — Confucius It might be natural for you to get a lot of satisfaction from entertaining others. Someone else might get much satisfaction from accumulating a fortune. Still…
What you eat affects your dreams? Some think so. Maybe the food affects the experience of your dream, not necessarily the content. Every so often, when I’m doing research for this blog, this idea crops up. No proof is offered, it seems to be assumed. The relationship between food and dreams There’s a relationship between…
It looked like one of those trucks from the 60s, a faded light green Chevy. The truck was struggling to get up a hill. Yes, the hill was steep, but not unforgivingly so. The truck should have been able to surmount it, but its engine was having difficulty summoning enough power. The tachometer shot up.…
Dream journaling is a type of somatic writing. Somatic writing is a practice that focuses on the physical sensations and bodily experiences of the writer. Bodily experiences include the sensation of dreaming. All types of somatic writing involve exploring emotions, memories, and inner experiences by focusing on the physical sensations associated with them. Somatic writing…
When you keep a dream journal for a while—and take the time to understand the dreams—you’ll note that sometimes two or more consecutive dreams are related. On the surface, they may or may not have the same subjects. Rather, it’s the meaning or the category that’s related. It’s not unlike a series of lectures from…
If you’re honest and can face the reality of your dreams—paying close attention—you’ll learn the lessons life teaches. As with any lesson, the quicker you learn these lessons the better off you are. By being a good student of life you avoid repeating the same mistakes. You find out what makes you happy. You learn…
Big family all gathered around in a circle. Price for experience—not available. Too many people. Not right. So you’ve dutifully written down what your dream was about and went back to sleep. Upon rising later, what you’ve written doesn’t make any sense. You recognize the words, but they don’t make sense. They don’t jog…
People are always looking for an edge. They want to find shortcuts. They want to come ahead of their competition. Adopting a new technology before everyone else can give you that edge—as long as there aren’t any unforeseen side effects. That’s will be the main argument for getting a neural implant. It allows you to…
When Paul McCartney woke up with the melody to what became the song “Yesterday” he had a dilemma: was it his or someone else’s? McCartney woke up and hurried to the piano. He worked out the melody that was stuck in his head to avoid forgetting it. He thought he had never heard it before…
Getting to know yourself through reflection and dream journaling can be painful. We all have an ideal, a belief about who we are. Our ideal self does certain things. Our ideal self thinks certain things. This ideal breaks down. I shouldn’t go around thinking about chocolate chip cookies all the time. You’re a little out…