What’s Your Dream?

It’s 4:32am. Tonight’s dream has me back in college – perspiring, frustrated, exhausted. I’m trying (to no avail), to unlock what is apparently my dorm room, when I realize I am using my car key.

Admittedly, that dream’s a little transparent. But has a dream ever helped you solve a problem? Have you ever had a dream so brilliant that you remembered the whole thing when you woke up, and were able to apply what you learned to your waking life?

It’s amazing how few people remember their dreams, much less solve complex problems in their sleep. But it’s a phenomenon many people say they’ve experienced. In fact, it’s happened to me a few times; I found resolution to an issue within my subconscious. Or, in other words, I dreamed my solution into existence. (more…)