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I also thought that I don't dream much, but I started the habit of trying to remember if I dreamed something when waking up and if it's in the second half of th
by ThePhysicist 6y ago
I also thought that I don't dream much, but I started the habit of trying to remember if I dreamed something when waking up and if it's in the second half of the night I can almost always remember vivid dream content. Trying to remember dreams after being awake for a while (e.g. 5 minutes after getting up) is much harder in my experience. Most people have at least 2-4 REM sleep phases at night, to have none whatsoever would be quite unlikely unless you're regularly very sleep deprived.
- joshspankit 6y agoThis seems to be the secret: consistently training your brain by telling it “dream details are something important to remember”
- eightails 6y agoTotally agree. Generally if I can't get the ball rolling remebering last nights dream before I'm really awake, I won't be able to get much detail at all. > Most people have at least 2-4 REM sleep phases at night One of the things I've noticed in taking a dream journal over the past few years is that when I remember a night's dreams thoroughly, they're often split into a handful of distinct sections, with each one being an almost entirely self contained story and scene. I never made the connection until now but I wonder if each 'scene' is a specific REM cycle.