I've done it a number of ways. At first i would write out the entire dream (with title and date of previous night). When i first started ir was around the time i first read "Exploring The World of Lucid Dreaming" by Stephen LaBerge, so i was eager to try some of his methods. With that in mind, after i had written out my dreams i would go through and underline anything that was out of the ordinary. Then, on a seperate page, i would indicate what category they belonged in (context, action etc.) and then i would write down repeated dream characters and objects (from previous nights as well) and try and make sure i did reality checks whenever i saw these people or objects, provided they were real people/things. Also so i could perform reality checks whenever something was out of context, or i performed a weird action. Didn't work for me though.
Then i got really lazy and started jotting down things in point form, very brief point form. Then i would write them out later when i could be bothered. However, the problem with this was that my points were too vague and i couldn't remember any details of any dreams, if i could remember any points at all.
Now, since i've gotten back into keeping my journal, i simply lay in bed as soon as i wake up and try and recall and solidify as much of my dream/s as possible. Once i've got as much as i think i can get, i write the whole thing out in my dream journal, even if it's the middle of the night. Often i'll get little bits and pieces come back to me as i'm writing. If my journal ends up messy, so be it, that doesn't matter.
It might be a good idea, though, to go back to the points for the middle of the night and just make them more detailed, using the same lay-in-bed-and-solidify method before and after i jot them down to help make sure i remember more details in the morning.
And wow Burns, that's a very organised and detailed dream journal you've got there!
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