I can't speak for everybody but I think I put to much thought into this. Before writing what I was thinking I was asked what to call what I was about to write. Silly isn't it? A person never says, "breaking the ice," when talking to somebody else for the first time, and maybe they don't call it that either. Likewise, you don't name your child before you make it, do you? I don't. Haven't yet and probably won't when the time comes. I'll make it first. So I suppose before I get the ball rolling, I'll just get that thought out of the way. I now have a mental note, "write now, name later."
Okay, so, I still have that blank stare filled with confusion as to what to write next. It's actually the same stare I have sometimes when people say, "what have you been up to?" It's not that I haven't done anything; it's just that I routinely draw a blank and then draw on the environment around me, searching for conversation topics. Maybe that's I was taking Ritalin all those years...I'm kidding. I don't take Ritalin, but I do draw a blank from time to time.
Memory is a funny thing. It's also a fascinating phenomenon. I read quite a bit about the mind and its ability to store information or what the best technique to use to remember that information is. The root of the problem is not using that knowledge wisely or even putting it into practice. Remembering somebody else's name is actually quite easy if, say, you're paying attention, you have a special need or connection, or you try to remember. Weird, hey?
The key word in the last two sentences was connection. The reason being is that if you have a special connection to something you'll remember it better. For example, you need to know where you parked your car in a place you've never been. Hopefully, you look for some landmarks (street signs, a business close by, a post office, liquor store, etc). When your brain creates a memory, it takes all the data from your senses and includes it into a cell, and then a connection will be fastened to it. The more important the memory is, the greater the connection is in your mind, enabling you to recall it quickly.
When you go to sleep, your brain sorts all the experiences and information. If you have a poor sleep that night, the harder it will be to remember what you have done earlier that day. While the brain is sorting your memories, you are dreaming. I hear people say all the time, "I don't dream," but they are actually dreaming even though they don't recall. Reasons for being unable to remember your dreams are: the conscience desire to recall dreams, lack of sleep, and poor sleep caused by the bed, intoxicants or the environment. By improving any one of these reasons, a person will be able to remember their dreams. Dreams and memories, I believe, are closely linked.
I believe there are multiple reasons as to the link between memories and dreams. I also believe that there is so much useful information to be learned about an individual from their dreams. In many cases, dreams seem to be random or pure fantasy, but in others, they are so realistic and powerful. If you are paying attention in your dream, which is pretty hard to begin, you can notice the feeling of objects, the texture and other aspects inside your dream.
People are also able to remember a feeling of objects, emotions, sounds and any other way we interpret the world. True enough, we all visually recall things easier, which is why feeling objects in dreams is harder to do than it is to see them. Have you ever had a dream where you felt like you couldn't run? Some force was compelling you to do the exact opposite of what you intended. Your limbs move clumsily as you thrust yourself in a vain attempt to run. Maybe it's because you haven't run in a while? You can run, you know the feeling and you can remember other times when you have ran but in your dream you can't. Maybe it is just your body stopping you from actually running while you're asleep? I can't tell you because I'm not a scientist and I don't have proof, but if I was to take a stab at it, I would say it is your body stopping you from moving in your sleep and acting out what you're dreaming about.
Okay, I'll shut up now. Tomorrow will be a more chill topic.
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