I always assumed this had more to do with the different psychology of how different people wake up. I usually have amnesia in the few minutes after I wake up,

I always assumed this had more to do with the different psychology of how different people wake up. I usually have amnesia in the few minutes after I wake up, and I lose everything. Like when I used to drive my mom to work as a teenager, she would wake me up right before, and I would just put on pants and hop in the car. Halfway there, I'd sometimes admit I had no memory of how I got into the car. But if I am focussing on writing my dream right away, usually by writing it down in detail, I can recall it later. I'm definitely jealous of people who somehow remember it so clearly without any special time commitment. Dreams always feel like living a second life