An article in The Washington Post suggested that lucid dreaming is a learnable skill.
I found the article astonishing — mainly because I know so little about psychology.
I’d like to be able to suggest to my dreaming faculties that they produce a short story. After a hard eight hours of sleep, I’d wake up to a Pulitzer Prize winner. All I’d have to do is type it up.
Better than AI, in my book.
The Post’s article prompted an exchange with a learned friend, who was already up on the research and was tolerant of my ignorance.
Since then, I ran across a peculiar practice of Adelbert Ames Jr., a scientist whose interests included optics, binocular vision and psychology.
Ames would pose a question to himself before going to bed. He’d then forget about it, not letting the problem interfere with his sleep. When he woke up, he often found he’d made progress.
His notes were collected in The Morning Notes of Adelbert Ames Jr., the newest entry in my long list of books I’d like to read.
• Source: Richard Sima, “The science of lucid dreams — and how to have them”; The Washington Post, Feb. 29, 2024. It’s here:
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