Dear Drey used dream incubation once when she couldn't decide how to organize a chapter in her book. Tell yourself verbally you want to dream about it and then find an image that really embodies it. It could be a mental image or maybe you look at a physical photo or an object. And just have a simple phrase or at most a sentence about your question or problem or topic.
Dreams have inspired works of art, led to breakthroughs in organic chemistry and helped people process their deepest fears and emotions. They're not just weird little movies our brains put on while we sleep. In this episode, we explain why we dream — and how to get more out of them.
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