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What does it mean?
Dreams are chaotic mental fragments that the mind tries to organize into narratives.
In plain terms
Dreams are random thoughts the brain organizes into stories.
What can you take from it?
Understand dreams as attempts to make sense of randomness.

Where it applies

  • interpreting dreams
  • psychology
  • writing

Putting it to work

  • analyze dream patterns
  • explore creativity

Questions to consider

  • How much control do you have over your dreams?

Another view

Reduces complex dream phenomena to random firings.

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