I don't really think there's any fast way or "magic technique" to improve dream recall. As long as you are consistent and put effort into journaling your dreams every night, you'll naturally get better at it. Being that it's quantitative, the more you try to journal them the better. Also, WBTB can also help as a booster. It can serve as a "halfway point" through the night. Meaning, instead of waking up after your normal time and recalling all the dreams of that sleep time, you'll recall your dreams halfway through and recall the other dreams on the other half. This will inevitably improve your ability to recall dreams, even if you don't do it consistently. MILD can help too, and though it's generally used to aid in gaining lucidity, it can also be used to improve the chances of waking up through the night and recalling your dreams. And both of these techniques have the added effect of increasing chances of lucidity, which is great as well.
As for your goal, anything is possible if you believe
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You should write down as much as you're able to remember in your dream journal. But you don't have to necessary write them in chronological order. Sometimes you're not even able to recall them in the exact order it happened anyway, so why bother? Just write whatever events happened and that'll be fine. If there's a lot to write down, whether it be the amount of dreams recalled or the amount of detail, don't bother with the detail and even write it in bullet form if you like. For an example:
- There was a guy in a car driving down a very muddy road. I was watching him from a bird's eye point of view.
- The guy slipped and his car crashed on the side. Many people came to see him.
- Scene changed and I was with my family in a house I don't know in waking life.
- A person riding a giant eagle came crashing through the window. Everyone was surprised.
So on and so forth. I wish you good luck on your goal of 12 dreams per week! Sweet (recalled) dreams..
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