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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ekZepp to c/showerthoughts

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Consciousness is often said to disappear in deep, dreamless sleep. We argue that this assumption is oversimplified. Unless dreamless sleep is defined as unconscious from the outset there are good empirical and theoretical reasons for saying that a range of different types of sleep experience, some of which are distinct from dreaming, can occur in all stages of sleep.

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Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep?

Sciencealert Article We Were Wrong About Consciousness Disappearing in Dreamless Sleep, Say Scientists

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you send it to me too, please? I tried a while ago, but gave up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yo I'm giving up too, I know it's hard but, as guy said to me:

How can we expect to get lucid at night when we're going through our waking lives in auto-pilot? If we practice being here and now and being aware of the nature of our reality, that mindset will sooner or later be a part of our lives, both waking and dreaming.

Awareness in waking life is necessary for Lucid Dreams