Jayson_Virissimo comments on Sweet Unconsciousness - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 02 October 2011 12:28:35PM 3 points [-]

I find that I remember my dreams much more clearly when I wake up gradually and naturally.

Same here. Two anecdotes...now we have data right?

Comment author: erratio 02 October 2011 02:00:22PM 2 points [-]

Thirded! Now we can write a paper about it!

Comment author: lessdazed 02 October 2011 04:22:10PM 2 points [-]

When an alarm wakes me up I usually don't remember as many dreams. It's easier to remember more if I wake up naturally.

Comment author: [deleted] 04 October 2011 06:09:03AM 0 points [-]

Likewise.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 02 October 2011 05:19:48PM 1 point [-]

Fourthed.

Comment author: pedanterrific 02 October 2011 05:33:40PM 3 points [-]

Fifthed (sixthed?).

How many anecdotes does it take to get under p=.05 again?

Comment author: BenLowell 03 October 2011 03:40:26AM 0 points [-]

Does anybody specifically recall the opposite case?

Comment author: [deleted] 03 October 2011 04:08:16AM *  2 points [-]

Yes, completely the opposite here. I also find remembering dreams and inducing lucid dreams very easy, if I want to. Combine the two, and with the help of an alarm every 5-8 minutes, I can spend hours in a lucid dream state with full recall (with very quick interruptions of awakening in between, of course).

Comment author: lessdazed 03 October 2011 05:48:07AM 1 point [-]

As stated, that's not the opposite. When an alarm wakes me I almost always remember at least my last dream, so by hitting the snooze button over the course of hours I can remember everything more reliably than if I woke up once naturally.

The first time the alarm goes off, are you more, equally, or less likely to remember multiple previous dreams?

Comment author: [deleted] 03 October 2011 06:41:28AM 1 point [-]

The first time the alarm goes off, are you more, equally, or less likely to remember multiple previous dreams?

There's no difference for me between between any of the alarms. I remember multiple dreams on the first alarm. I don't tend to remember dreams when I wake up naturally because it takes me longer to get my attention together, so the dreams fade before I make the effort to remember them.