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I never knew this was a Dali thing. I purposely push myself those nights to get to the point of drifting in and out.
Again, not something I do often, and when I do I’m already in a pretty creative mood.
Instead of holding a pencil, can't a smartwatch detect your sleep state and wake you up at exactly the right moment?
Maybe? Why would you want to when a simple solution exists?
Usually, two seemingly unrelated concepts that I have been thinking about will become joined in strange ways — sometimes literally (some code I have been working on will be playing a song I have been listening to), sometimes in ways that I can't understand or describe.
Other times, I will hear music as loudly and clearly as if I were at a concert. It can be music that is actually playing, or not.
I find the experience pleasant and wish I could extend it.
Anecdote: I distinctly remember being on the edge of sleep writing a song one night in 2019. I was about to fall asleep on the floor with a notebook in my hand, and just at that moment, the music came into my mind. For whatever reason, I was able to stay awake and flesh it out as a recording. After reflecting on it the next day I realised I had written an acoustic fingerstyle piece that moved across keys as if there…
Wow. I didn’t know this, but I was actually able to observe this state on myself. When going to sleep, my mind is wandering. But at one point it drifts from real world thoughts to completely abstract concepts and wild imagination that sometimes makes no sense. It’s almost like a hallucination. What’s most interesting is that sometimes I am able to notice the transition to this state and consciously observe it. Usuall…
Anecdote: I distinctly remember being on the edge of sleep writing a song one night in 2019. I was about to fall asleep on the floor with a notebook in my hand, and just at that moment, the music came into my mind. For whatever reason, I was able to stay awake and flesh it out as a recording. After reflecting on it the next day I realised I had written an acoustic fingerstyle piece that moved across keys as if there…
You story reminds me of a video by Jack Conte and his wife about their experience with lucid dreaming. They talk about how he wrote a song while dreaming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yti4yYZqtMo
Wow. I didn’t know this, but I was actually able to observe this state on myself. When going to sleep, my mind is wandering. But at one point it drifts from real world thoughts to completely abstract concepts and wild imagination that sometimes makes no sense. It’s almost like a hallucination. What’s most interesting is that sometimes I am able to notice the transition to this state and consciously observe it. Usuall…
I think I once got into this hypnagogic state by accident. I was having a nap and my dogs woke me up because it was time for their walk. I felt sleepy while walking the dogs but also had a clarity regarding anything I examined in my mind. It's as if my regular state of mind was like walking in a forest with limited visibility, and now I could see the territory from a bird's perspective. This lasted for about 15 mins…
I guarantee that someone out there can recommend a substance which achieves that effect
I think I once got into this hypnagogic state by accident. I was having a nap and my dogs woke me up because it was time for their walk. I felt sleepy while walking the dogs but also had a clarity regarding anything I examined in my mind. It's as if my regular state of mind was like walking in a forest with limited visibility, and now I could see the territory from a bird's perspective. This lasted for about 15 mins…
Meditation, if you don't overdo it (namely no longer than 30 minutes) has the same effect.
It's certainly possible I was doing it wrong though, but even in one of those 12 day silent Vipassana retreats I never got that kind of clarity.