quieto :: notas curiosity killed the cat, but cats have 9 lives

Working Dreams

I (day)dream at work. So I want to learn how to work in dreams.

I was inspired by my designer-friend Lorbus and his design dreams. I know it can be done. Mary Shelley had the idea for Frankenstein in a dream. Eccentrics and extraordinaires from Salvador Dali to Da Vinci, including Richard Feyman, did it. Even my engineer-friend Carlos solved math and physics problems in his dreams throughout high-school and college. It can be done, and I can do it. I intend to learn how.

So far, I think the instruction manual should be something like this:

The first step is remembering what you dream.
The second step choosing what to dream about.
The third step is choosing what to work on during the dream.
Then, slowly and only sometimes, you might be able identify that you are dreaming without waking up. Inside the dream, you will be able to work magic.

Thanks for the heads up!

I’ve been trying to do it as well. There’s this thing called lucid dreaming where you can direct where your dream takes you… I’ve only been able to pull it off once.

Dali used a different approach: He would sit on a chair with a spoon in his hand. As soon as he fell asleep his grip would fade and the spoon would hit a plate knocking him awake. Then he would paint the last thing he had in his mind.

Tell us how it goes!

So far so good. I´m betting a bit better at remembering dreams, so that´s a start. Maybe unrelated, but I had a couple of modestly good ideas. One for a letter (email) to my cousin and another one for a small talk I have to give in mid-january.

That sounds really awesome. I’ve often dreamt that I get up, brush my teeth, take a shower, get dressed…and the suddenly in my dream I realize I’m just dreaming. And I have to do it all over again in tha real physical world. Boo hoo. I think I’ll try creating (not working) in dreams.