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When you wake up in the middle of the night, is it better to record your dreams with your voice or write them down? If you sleep with someone, it’s better to write them down. You don’t want to wake them up. Talking into a recorder or a recording app might do it. If you…
In your dreams, you can and will explore alternate scenarios—even if you rarely do so when you’re awake. It’s a good idea to be ready for it. Otherwise, when it happens, it can throw you for a loop. You/I can’t think that. It’s wrong. It doesn’t work that way. That’s stupid. You’ve got to hurry.…
Can your dreams foretell the future? If they can, how do you know when a dream is prophetic or precognitive—or just a reflection of your subconscious thoughts? Why would prophetic dreams be limited to St. Joseph, Edgar Cayce, and a few special other people? Why couldn’t you and I have prophetic dreams too? Great questions!…
Hopefully your body works like a well-oiled machine, sending signals to keep everything running smoothly. Have you ever thought about the messenger behind these communications? Enter acetylcholine – the unsung hero of your nervous system. Responsible for muscle contractions, memory formation, and even regulating heart rate, it plays a role in keeping you on top…
Did you know that your brain might be overfitting? The overfitted brain hypothesis suggests that our brains can become too specialized, hindering adaptability. Imagine being stuck in a mental rut, unable to pivot when needed. Get ready to challenge your thinking and consider how flexibility plays a crucial role in cognitive processes. Let’s uncover the…
Sometimes something happens during the day. Whatever it is, you can’t stop thinking about it. Or maybe you watch something on the Internet. Whatever it is, it fills your thoughts when you sleep. They’re not dreams. Oh, no. Dreams have more form and shape than these thoughts. These are ideas that you’re mulling. It would…
In the specialized jargon of the medical profession relating to sleep, it’s called “microsleep.” Everyone else calls it “nodding off.” Calling it nodding off is much clearer. The common, layperson’s term lends itself to being recognized for the problem it is. The specialized language is sterile, drained of meaning. Nodding off is the same as…
Q: As of last week, I used to dream every night, sometimes having several dreams in the night. Last week I spent a night in a terrible hotel. The bed was lumpy and the room was noisy. I also got sick from dinner. Since then, I’ve stopped dreaming. I don’t remember any dreams when I…
There’s a type of dream where you might not even realize that you’re dreaming when you have it—the rehearsal dream. You just might think of the dream as “just thinking about something.” It could be a meeting, a presentation, or a conversation you know you’ve got to have with someone. Be careful. Even if the…
Sometimes dreams will give you vague pictures and a rough outline that something’s going on. You wake up, with no idea what the dream was. Then, minutes later, an idea occurs. You come to a new understanding. You put the pieces together. Not a dream Technically, that’s not a dream. You’re in none of the…