dreaming numbers - how i have been religiously writing down my dreams for the last 17 years
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Dreaming numbersDamien Catani
Let me tell you about these 7,459 dreams I have been religiously logging and writing down for the last 17 years
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A disruptive teenage crisis Why
Need for reconstruction Why
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Dreams as a key to the self What (do)
Dreams played a central role in the reconstruction process.I started to write them down - all those I could remember – to explore my subconscious
and go through some kind of self psychoanalysis/therapy.
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My dream tracking process How
1. Dream 2. Memorize
No tools
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My dream tracking process How
3. Crystallize 4. Register
Tools
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Why crystallize first then register? How
DreamMemorize
Crystallize Register
The rationale for the intermediate crystallization is that it’s difficult to memorize more than 2 to 3 dreams. By making a quick note which will be enough to remember the full
dream you empty your mind and are ready for a refill
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‘Crystallize’ tools: back to basics How
Sophistication
Time
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‘Register’ tools: tech’ing up How
Sophistication
Time
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Key dream stats What (learn)
Dream tracking period 17.55 years
Total number of dreams logged 7,459
Average number of dreams / night 1.21
Highest number of dreams / night 14 (Aug. 28, 1998)
Longest >=1 dream streak 58 days (May 30, 2015)
Longest 0 dream streak 21 days (Oct. 3, 2005)
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Where does the number come from? What (learn)
Jun-05
Oct-05
Feb-06
Jun-06
Oct-06
Feb-07Jul-0
7
Nov-07
Mar-08Jul-0
8
Nov-08
Mar-09Jul-0
9
Nov-09
Apr-10
Aug-10
Dec-10
Apr-11
Aug-11
Dec-11
Apr-12
Sep-12
Jan-13
May-13
Sep-13
Jan-14
May-14
Sep-14
Feb-15
Jun-150
2
4
6
8
10
12
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Dreams per day over the past 10 years
Can we explain or even influence the number of dreams we have per night?It’s difficult at first sight to identify patterns
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Where does the number come from? What (learn)
Dreams per day over the past 10 years (50-day moving average)
Jul-05
Jan-06Jul-0
6
Jan-07Jul-0
7
Jan-08Jul-0
8
Jan-09Jul-0
9
Jan-10Jul-1
0
Jan-11Jul-1
1
Jan-12Jul-1
2
Jan-13Jul-1
3
Jan-14Jul-1
4
Jan-150
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
If we look instead at moving averages to get rid of the daily volatility, the overall trend is clearer. But we still have to explain it
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Where does the number come from? What (learn)
- Cyclicality: week and year Is there a variability of the number of dreams through the year or the week?
- CorrelationsIs it correlated with other activities?
- Momentum and inertiaIs there any momentum or inertia?
- Goal-settingCan I consciously influence my subconscious through goal-setting?
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Weekly cyclicality What (learn)
16.7%15.5%
13.3% 13.7%
10.8%
13.0%
17.1%
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Dreams per day of the week (as percentage of total dreams)
Days of the week are not created equal when it comes to dreaming
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1 9 17 25 33 41 49 57 65 73 81 89 97 105
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121
129
137
145
153
161
169
177
185
193
201
209
217
225
233
241
249
257
265
273
281
289
297
305
313
321
329
337
345
353
361
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
Yearly cyclicality What (learn)
Number of dreams per day of the year (30-day moving average, last 10 years)
Similar pattern within the year: the lows are around the summer and the Xmas breaks which are the weekends of the year (traveling, disruptions to lifestyle habits)
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Correlations What (learn)
alcohol sport sex12.3%
-1.8% -2.0%
There is a positive correlation between remembering dreams and drinking alcohol…
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The more I sleep, the more I dream What (learn)
0h-7h
7h-8h
8h-9h
9h-10h
10h-12h
-23%
-4%
2%
5%
34%
Number of dreams per sleep hour brackets (variance to the mean)
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Beware inertia What (learn)
22% more chance to have 0 dream at night if I had 0 dream the night before
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Surf the momentum What (learn)
56% more chance to have 3 dreams at night or more if I had 3 dreams or more the night before
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Surf the momentum What (learn)
Running streaks (>=1 dream nights) and number of dreams (50-day moving average)
Jun-05
Dec-05
Jun-06
Dec-06
Jun-07
Dec-07
Jun-08
Dec-08
Jun-09
Dec-09
Jun-10
Dec-10
Jun-11
Dec-11
Jun-12
Dec-12
Jun-13
Dec-13
Jun-14
Dec-14
Jun-150
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
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Adding goal-setting into the mix How
Can I consciously influence my subconscious through goal-setting?
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Until April 13th, 2013:
First, qualitative goal How
“Write down all the dreams I can remember each night”
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From September 10th, 2012:
Then, quantitative How
“Remember (and write down) at least 1 dream per night on average”
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Wow, setting goals work! What (learn)
Jul-05
Jan-06
Jul-06
Jan-07
Jul-07
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Introduction of a quantified goal
2.040.73
Looks like I internalized subconsciously the targets I fixed consciously…
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Aim high and forget safety nets What (learn)
Jul-05
Jan-06
Jul-06
Jan-07
Jul-07
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Quantified goal only
Qualitative goal-setting Quantitative goal-setting
0.73 1.78 2.11
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Make your goal public What (learn)
Jul-05
Jan-06
Jul-06
Jan-07
Jul-07
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
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Signed up to talk about dreams at the QS15
conference
Qualitative goal-setting Quantitative goal-setting
0.73 1.78 1.84 2.64
Dreaming numbersDamien Catani
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