When you really stop to think about it, it’s an astonishing fact that we spend a third of our lives asleep. And part of that time, we’re dreaming. What goes on during this unconscious state that consumes so much of our lives, and how can we use our dreams to improve our waking hours?
Here to unpack the mysterious world of dreams is Alice Robb, the author of Why We Dream: The Transformative Power of Our Nightly Journey. Today on the show, Alice first shares some background on the nature of dreams, why their content is often stress-inducing, and how they can influence our waking hours, from impacting our emotional health to helping us be more creative. We then turn to how to get more out of our dreams, including the benefits of keeping a dream journal and talking about your dreams with others. We also get into the world of lucid dreaming and some tips for how you can start controlling your dreams.
Resources Related to the Podcast
Duty, Honor, and the Unlikely Heroes Who Helped Win the Battle of the Bulge
Season’s Screenings — A Tour of Classic Christmas Movies
The Hobbit Virtues
A Carpenter's Notes on the Art of Good Work
Unpacking The Emotion No One Likes to Talk About
Increase Your Influence With the Science of Immersion
Turn Your Anxiety Into a Strength
Counterintuitive Ideas About Marriage, Family, and Kids
The Cues That Make You Charismatic
The Japanese Practice That Can Give More Meaning to an American Holiday
The Leadership Qualities That Will Set You Apart From the Pack
The Lesser-Known Philosophy of the Iron Age Greeks
10 Unchanging Ideas for Navigating an Ever-Changing World
How to Avoid Death by Comfort
The 3 Types of Failure (And How to Learn From Each)
What Lifting Ancient Stones Can Teach You About Being a Man
Social Skills as the Road to Character
Protein — Everything You Need to Know
Zombies, Minecraft, and Dealing with Uncertainty
Dog as Cure for the Midlife Malaise
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West