A dream journal helps you record and reflect on dreams to increase dream recall, boost creativity, and gain personal insight. By regularly writing down dreams, you can identify recurring themes, understand your emotions and subconscious thoughts, process difficult experiences like nightmares, and even work toward achieving more vivid dreams or lucid dreaming.
Key functions of a digital dream journal
Improves dream recall: Consistently writing down dreams trains your brain to remember them more vividly and in greater detail, as you are treating them as important information.
Provides personal insight: By tracking patterns, symbols, and emotions across multiple dreams, you can gain a deeper understanding of your subconscious mind and how your dreams connect to your waking life.
Boosts creativity: Many people, including artists and writers, attribute creative achievements to their dreams. Keeping a dream journal can increase your creativity and ability to find novel ideas.
Helps process emotions: Writing down dreams can provide an outlet for processing emotions, both positive and negative. This is especially helpful for nightmares, as it can help you work through fears in a safe space.
Supports lucid dreaming: Dream journaling is a common technique to improve dream recall, which is a crucial first step toward becoming aware that you are dreaming (lucid dreaming).
How it works
Keep a the digital journal in your device by your bed.
As soon as you wake up, using your stylus or Apple pen, write down or record as many details as you can remember, such as people, places, events, and feelings.
You can also include sketches or drawings to capture a feeling or image.
Over time, review your entries to look for recurring themes, symbols, and connections to your waking life.