Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
It’s common for people to have dreams and forget about what happened, especially when the dreams aren’t too vivid. This is a shame because dreams can help you understand yourself, others, and even things you’re supposed to know for work and school. When you’re sleeping, often you’re dreaming. When you’re sleeping, your brain is processing…
Sometimes dreams have obvious messages; other times, they’re not clear at all. We don’t understand the message. Even if we chart the dream using the SOM framework going point by point, for one reason or another, our conscious mind still doesn’t understand. This happens to the best of us. You can ask for a clarifying…
“If you build it, he will come.” So goes a memorable line from 1989’s The Field of Dreams, a classic sports fantasy movie. The same could be said for establishing a notebook and keeping it by your bedside to use as a dream journal. You might think you’ll have difficulty filling it with dreams, but…
Reviewing information is an essential part of learning. Do you want to learn all you can from your dreams? Introduce your conscious mind to the concerns of your subconscious. Using a format to record and understand your dreams every morning is wise—the format helps you to remember to do that. The 225 man The point…
The American dream is 246 years old today. Sure, people in what is the United States had dreams for their future before we declared independence, but those should have been called colonial dreams. After Independence Day, July 4, 1776, we started having American dreams. What is the American dream? There are many definitions of the American…
It’s not at all widely talked about, but did you know your dreams can help heal you? Whether or not you remember them, they can help heal you mentally and emotionally. That ties into actual physical healing as detailed in books like The Body Keeps the Score If you remember dreams and work with them,…
Your alarm goes off, and you wake up suddenly. You get up, and you’ve got somewhere to go. The dream fades. You wake up wondering what time it is. How much longer do you have to sleep? You look at the clock on your phone or on the nightstand. The dream fades. Your bed partner…
Question: What do news reports, professional reports, certain types of poems, lyrics, and short stories all have in common? Answer: Frameworks. Sometimes referred to as formats or templates, frameworks are essential to taming a flow of information. Dreams are a type of information. A framework helps organize the information so you can understand it and…
When you develop an interest in meteorology, you look up at the clouds. Then, you may snap a picture when you see a formation you’ve never seen before. When you develop an interest in botany, you look down at the ground at the different plants. Then, when you find a new leaf, you might take…
No hobby’s cheaper to explore than dream journaling. Dream journaling is the champion for that and, as a bonus, comes with the potential to make and save you money. There have been many million-dollar ideas incubated in dreams. You can find a pen or pencil and a free notebook somewhere. Get that, and that’s all…