The middle way is to write quick notes by hand right after waking up and then type a more detailed entry based on the notes later in the day. Perhaps you just need a typed journal that rewards your work with charts and graphs. |
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I've had bad experience with typing my dream journal. I started getting interested in LDs earlier this year, and kept a dream journal faithfully from about February to June, which was entirely handwritten at first. This enabled me to start having lucid dreams pretty reliably at least once a week. The length and quality of the dreams started to increase over time as well. |
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The middle way is to write quick notes by hand right after waking up and then type a more detailed entry based on the notes later in the day. Perhaps you just need a typed journal that rewards your work with charts and graphs. |
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I prefer to use a hand written journal as it's easier to do quick notes and shorthand when your tired plus you don't really have time to boot up a computer before your dream "floats away". Really the best thing to do is keep a digital recorder on your nightstand that you can use to document your dreams, even in a groggy state. Then transcribe the audio to a written or typed journal when you're fully awake. Happy dreaming! |
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Typing your DJ did not negatively effect your dream recall, its all in your head. You probably happened to go through a dry spell coincidently right after you started typing the dreams. I can tell you this, I have never handwritten my dreams, always typed them either on DV or other files on my computer hardrive, and it has never negatively effected my recall and ability to LD (which has consistently gotten better, as it should). I still have dry spells like everyone does, due to stress, and sometimes just forgetfulness, as I had other things on my mind. |
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Current goal: Learning pyrokinesis and FUS RO DAH
I use the method where I jot down notes when I wake up from a dream, that way, it's really fast, the lights stay off, and yes my handwritting, and spacing is usually really weird looking, but at least I don't put too much effort into it then and there, and I get to go back to sleep quicker. In the morning, that's when I'll look at the notes, and it all comes flooding in, and I can sure as hell type faster than I can write something down. |
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The unexamined life is not worth living - Aristotle
NO, NO, that's bullshit! I wasn't with a hooker today HA HA!
I have a smart phone so I simply write my dreams in my evernote dream journal. It is a wonderful app and I highly recommend it. |
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Depends on what's the most comfortable for you. Personally, I can type a shit load of stuff in the fraction of time it took me to write it, so I go with that. If you want to have something close to you, you could invest in one of those portable digital audio recorders. That way you can go back to sleep, and write it down or type it up whenever you fully wake up. |
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I think if you have the time (especially for beginners) having a handwritten journal is better. It is a bit faster to type it though. I personally write down key words on paper when I wake up then type of the detailed dream later. |
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Personally i record myself recalling the dream and type up up later :p |
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I like hand-written dream journals, because 1) I don't have anything to type on in my room, and 2) I like having a physical copy of all of my dreams. Never need technology, only writing utensil and paper! |
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I use a handwritten DJ, and just type up my interesting/lucid dreams if I feel like it. But then, I'm a little obsessed with pretty notebooks, which I'm guessing isn't one of your priorities. I also like being able to write down my dreams without having to turn on a light (even the light of a computer screen), even if I sometimes have to go back in the morning and interpret some of the more jumbled words before I forget what the dream was. Plus, I have enough trouble motivating myself to roll over to grab my DJ; I can't see myself booting up my computer in the middle of the night and sitting up to type my dreams. |
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I only type my explicit lucid dreams into my computer using a program called DreamJournal. The company that owns it is "BanHurt". |
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When I go to sleep I keep a sheet of paper next to my bed, so I can write down my dreams in case I wake up in the middle of the night. When I get up in the morning I type my dreams out in as much detail as possible. I then read through it a few times to see if I didn't forget anything, and finally write it down in a notebook. |
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The light from a computer monitor screws me up. I get the best results from a paper journal with very low lighting. Maybe a flashlight, or just ambient moonlight through the window. For example, if I go into the bathroom and flick on the light, my recall vanishes. |
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Here's how I do it with my laptop: |
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@IamCoder, Yes that is my favorite way to do it. |
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I just read an article about software that adjusts the color and intensity of your computer monitor to minimize interruption to your circadian rhythm. I can't remember what it was called. |
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I do things exactly as you, scrap paper to a booklet. Fuck technology. |
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This was that cult, and the prisoners said it had always existed and always would exist, hidden in distant wastes and dark places all over the world until the time when the great priest Cthulhu, from his dark house in the mighty city of R'lyeh under the waters, should rise and bring the earth again beneath his sway.
I have no paper or pencil. So I use my computer which imo is much better mainly because: |
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I do mine on the computer - it means I can add images and colour text. Also, I can sync to any computer I use, which is multiple. |
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Last edited by TheSkies; 11-11-2011 at 10:30 PM.
Advantages of paper & pen. |
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This was that cult, and the prisoners said it had always existed and always would exist, hidden in distant wastes and dark places all over the world until the time when the great priest Cthulhu, from his dark house in the mighty city of R'lyeh under the waters, should rise and bring the earth again beneath his sway.
I've nothing against pen and paper - in fact, I prefer it. But I have found that for most applications, computers are more convenient for my lifestyle. So far I've written over 10,000 words and embedded many images - that would be a lot of paper, and I try to be eco-friendly. |
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I sleep on top on a bunk bed, so it's pretty hard to dream journal for me. I use a journal to write in my book that I put under my pillow with a pencil with it too. I feel better writing it on paper then on a laptop. |
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Glaedr, the golden dragon from the Inheritance series.
-A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposed limitations. (Got this from a fortune cookie)
5 DILDs/0 DEILD
I just keep a pad and paper by my bed. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I just write down a few key notes about the dream I just had, just enough to refresh my memory when I read it in the morning. I used to write down the whole dream. But sometimes it would take a while and then I'd have trouble going right back to sleep. Then during the day I log onto Dream Views and type it up. I alos have a small micro cassette recorder that I sometimes use as well. |
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