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Lucid Dreaming In A Nutshell

Personal Growth / 22 May, 2020 / Leave a Comment

What is Lucid Dreaming?

Lucid dreaming means that you are conscious while you’re sleeping and therefore aware that you are dreaming.

Why is lucid dreaming worth practicing?

Lucid dreaming opens the door to amazing possibilities – not only to exciting experiences while you’re sleeping (try flying!) or get better at a certain skill (e.g. a music instrument or athletic sport), but also to dig deeper into your subconscious to get answers to questions, release deep-rooted fears or experience a spiritual awakening.

How do I lucid-dream?

1. Accept & believe

Everyone can lucid dream. Know and accept the fact that you can lucid dream and believe it with all your heart.

2. Remember your dreams

The first step is to get better at remembering your dreams. Affirm the intention before going to sleep: “Tonight I will remember my dreams. I am amazing at recalling my dreams.”

3. Keep a dream journal

Have a dream diary next to your bed and write down your dreams first thing after waking up.

4. Spot dream signs

What are recurring situations or people (e.g. your dead grandmother) that show up in your dream? Spot patterns and become aware of them, so that next time you encounter them you might remember to ask yourself if you are dreaming.

5. Perform reality checks

While awake ask yourself “Could this be a dream?” and then perform a reality check, such as looking at your hand or flipping a light switch on and off. The more often you do this, the likelier it is that you will start doing reality checks in your dreams as well. Because things look and react differently in your dream you will then likely realize that you are dreaming.

6. Try a Lucid Dream Induction technique

Wake up at least 2 hours earlier than normal (after you have had about 5 hours of sleep), stay awake for an hour doing a mindless activity and then go back to bed, repeating your intention to remember to recognize that you are dreaming while you are falling asleep: “Next time I’m dreaming, I will remember that I’m dreaming”. (This also works well when doing an afternoon nap).

Enjoy! ♡

For many more induction techniques and in-depth instructions go here or get the book Dreams of Awakening: Lucid Dreaming And Mindfulness Of Dream And Sleep by Lucid Dreaming teacher Charlie Morley.

Self-Discipline

Personal Growth / 20 May, 2020 / Leave a Comment

“Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don’t control what you think, you can’t control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.”

NAPOLEON HILL

Productivity Rules & Hacks – Ways To Save Time Vol. 3

Work / 09 Dec, 2021 / Leave a Comment

Read Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 here and here.

1. Accept the fact that Your memory sucks

Get everything out of your head, even (and especially) if you are a genius. Write it down in a notebook, put it in your to-do-list app, on a note on your phone, on a post-it, or make a voice memo. It doesn’t matter how, but get it out.

2. Use As few tools as possible

There are new and amazing tools popping up every day, but make sure you pick a few that work for you – and not all of them (my go-to’s are Google Calendar, Google Keep and Any.do). It doesn’t matter what you use. Pen & paper are fine as long as you understand the next rule:

3. Routine beats tools

You need discipline, which means two things in order to stay sane, save yourself hours, prioritize, scrap useless tasks and (mostly) do what matters:
1. Plan your day either the night before or first thing in the morning.
2. Write a short daily log every night to become aware of what you actually spent your time on.

Too Busy For Healthy Eating? 7 Tips That Save Time

Diet / 02 Jun, 2020 / Leave a Comment
  1. Cook grains in batches/large portions and keep/freeze leftovers
  2. Always have some healthy non-perishable foods at home
  3. Cook more large stews or soups
  4. Prepare your breakfast ingredients the night before
  5. Cook simple meals without too many ingredients or side dishes
  6. Stick with the same healthy breakfast (e.g. porridge or veggie omelet) every day
  7. Every week make a list with 3 meals that you are going to cook and make sure you have the ingredients at home