THE MOLECULE OF MOREDREAM INCUBATION: HOW TO
SOLVE PROBLEMS IN YOUR SLEEPChoose a problem that’s important to you, one that you
have a strong desire to solve. The greater the desire, the
more likely it is that the problem will show up in a dream.
Think about the problem before you go to bed. If possible,
put it in the form of a visual image. If it’s a problem with a
relationship, imagine the person it involves. If you’re look-
ing for inspiration, imagine a blank piece of paper. If you’re
struggling with some sort of project, imagine an object that
represents the project. Hold the image in your mind, so it’s
the last thing you think of before you fall asleep.
Make sure you have a pen and paper next to your bed.
As soon as you wake up from a dream, write it down, whether
or not you think it’s related to the problem. Dreams can be
tricky, and the answer may be disguised. It’s important to
write down the dream immediately because the memory will
evaporate in seconds if you begin to think about something
else. Many people have had the experience of waking up
from an intense dream, one that’s overflowing with personal
meaning, and then being unable to recall any of the details
less than a minute later.
It may take a few nights before you find what you’re
looking for, and the solution you get from your dream may
not be the best solution. But it will probably be a novel solu-
tion, one that approaches the problem from a new direction.WHY NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS LIKE TO PAINTThe fine arts and the hard sciences have more in common than
most people believe, because both are driven by dopamine. The poet