It's actually something that's mentioned for mindfulness meditation that after you get up from the seated practice you build mindfulness into the rest of your day slowly, like you just be mindful of your posture (notice, not fix) or the way you walk or when a certain feeling comes up. Not everything at once, so it makes sense that you just pick a couple of things that you know don't generally happen in dreams and work on staying mindful of those.

Here are some additions to your list:

  • Electrical switches, they rarely work in dreams
  • Text, it usually changes in dreams
  • Shadows, they aren't always correct in dreams
  • Transitions, where were you before you appeared here?


I bet this list sounds familiar.