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Don’t you hate it when you’re having an intense dream, filled with sights and sounds so vivid, you’re not sure if you’re asleep or awake? And then all of a sudden…BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, you’re startled by the buzzing of your alarm reminding you it’s time to begin another day.

Spells of dream amnesia, like this one, are extremely common. In fact, we forget more of our dreams than we retain. So click through to find out how you can wake up remembering your dreams.

• The Window Treatment: Take a five minute break from your routine and peer out a window to focus on what you see outside. After you’ve taken in the scene below you, take out a notebook and write down everything you’ve noticed. This process of experience and direct reflection is an easy and effective way to remember detail in ordinary life and your dreams.
• Get Me From My Good Side: If you typically sleep on your right side but wake up on your left side and can’t seem to remember your dreams, slowly roll over on to your opposite sleeping position and lie there for a moment. Usually, the dream comes fluttering back and you can start to remember events and instances within it.

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