0:00 Dreams are some of the most mysterious and interesting experiences of our lives, aren't they? Yet, have you ever woke up in the morning only to forget what you dreamt about? Now, I'm in a hotel room sitting on my bed, ironically, gonna go on stage in a little bit. I wanted to create this episode for you not to talk about interpreting your dreams. Instead, I'm gonna share with you 6 quick tips to better recall them. Now, you know from prior episodes the importance motivation plays for your memory. So why would you wanna remember your dreams? I'll give you 2 reasons. Number one, it takes time of your life, you know, doing this activity. We dream on average about 4 to 7 dreams a night, about 1 or 2 hours total each night. That's about 6 years of time spent dreaming. That's more than a couple thousand days in dream world. And it's interesting because everyone dreams. Just because you don't remember your dreams yet doesn't mean you didn't dream. The number 2 reason I would say in terms of motivation about why you want to remember your dreams is problem solving. What do I mean by that? While we sleep, our subconscious minds continue to work on problems that our unconscious minds have failed to solve. Most people have struggled with a challenge from a life situation to something at work, something with their family and their health, or they're doing a crossword puzzle only to find the answer easily after sleeping on the problem. Now, when people say sleep on it, it actually does help. Sleeping on it actually has led to major discoveries in music, in art, in literature, in science, in invention, because the subconscious mind is very powerful, provided the conscious mind absorbs plenty of data while it's awake. Using these kind of methods, you could process and make sense of the data while you sleep. Now, I was saying that some of the incredible discoveries in history are a testament to the importance of sleep and dream recollection. For example, Paul McCartney came up with Yesterday, the song Yesterday, in a dream. Mary Shelley came up with Frankenstein in a dream. Albert Einstein came up with the theory of relativity in a dream. Even the periodic table, where we did a prior episode on how to memorize technical information like the periodic table, chemist Dmitri Mendeleev actually came up with the periodic table in a dream. He's quoted as saying, I saw in a dream a table where all the elements fell into place as required. Awakening, I immediately wrote it down on a piece of paper. I mean, it's amazing. René Descartes came up with a framework for the scientific method in a dream. Athletes like Jack Nicklaus changed his swing in a dream. Elias Howe, the inventor, came up with the idea of a sewing machine in a dream. So are you excited? This is how you could problem solve. Dreaming is an incredible tool to be able to solve challenges, solve problems. If you're an entrepreneur, Create new value. So now here are 6 quick tips to remember your dreams, and I want you to remember the word dreams. This is a special message and invitation for our students. I want to tell you about a revolutionary, unique, powerful, and proven course to be able to upgrade your learning and your life. So not only can you get better grades, but you could do it in a fraction of the time. For only 15 or 20 minutes a day, for 30 days, I guarantee you, you will be equipped with the best tools, tactics, resources, and strategies to level up your learning. Go to kwikbrain.com/student, use the code PODCAST15, and you'll get instant enrollment as a thank you for listening to our show. The D in DREAMS stands for decide. Decide. Decide that you're going to remember your dreams because Ralph Waldo Emerson said, once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. So the night before you sleep, make a conscious choice that you will recall your dreams. Number 2, the R in DREAMS stands for record. You want to record your dreams because the act of recording trains your mind to be more sensitized to your dreams and to start paying attention to them. So keep a pen and paper by your bedside to record any lingering remembrance from for when you wake. Better yet, use a dedicated dream journal. If you can't see at night, go on to online and get one of those pen lights to help you to be able to write and see in the dark. You could also use an audio or phone recorder, anything to help you remember. Now, the E in DREAMS stands for your eyes, your eyes. And what I mean by that is keep your eyes shut. Dreams can disappear within minutes of waking up. If you keep your eyes closed, it'll help you to be able to reflect and not distract yourself with what's going on in your environment. The A in DREAMS stands for affirm. Affirm, meaning affirm that you will remember. Set the intention before you sleep by saying out loud multiple times, I will recall my dreams. I will remember my dreams. Have you ever had to wake up? This is a good point. Have you ever had to wake up at a certain time the next morning? Let's say it was 5:30 or 6:00 AM, and you had that intention. You affirmed that you're going to wake up at that time, and you actually wake up a couple minutes before your alarm goes off. That intention, that affirmation is important. The M in DREAMS stands for manage. And what are you managing? You're managing your sleep. It's important to get deep rest, deep sleep to be able to have your dreams. So rest and clear your mind before bedtime. Get plenty of sleep. Establish regular sleep routines and hygiene. And finally, the S in DREAMS stands for share. Share. And you're sharing your dreams. Talk about your dreams with others. The more that you acknowledge your dreams and bring them to the surface, the easier it's going to be to remember them. Now, like all memory training we do, whether it's remembering names and faces and numbers and speeches and foreign languages, etc., the ability to recall your dreams is a skill, and you can learn it through practice and persistence. I highly recommend if you want to go deep in this to take our Quick Recall Masterclass. It is the most advanced online memory training system in the world. You can find out more information at kwiklearning.com. So remember this: expect to recall your dreams, but don't get discouraged if they don't come right away. At first, you might only remember certain parts or small parts, but the more you work on remembering your dreams, the easier it will be to recall them. Now, an interesting potential side effect of dream recall is the experience of more lucid dreams. Do you know what lucid dreams are? Have you ever noticed when you're dreaming, have you ever been aware that you're actually dreaming in the process of dreaming while you're dreaming? So lucid dreaming is the process of dreaming while you're becoming aware that you're dreaming. Lucid dreamers report sleep adventures. They could solve problems, they could have creative endeavors, and they can learn a multitude of experiences and information in their imagination. So as you can imagine, This is a very highly desired skill. So if you would like me to do an episode, a future Kwik Brain episode on how to lucid dream, let me know on social media— Instagram, Twitter, Facebook— @JimKwik. Until then, remember the acronym DREAMS to recall more of your sleep adventures as you activate and enjoy more of your Kwik Brain. Sweet dreams.
