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While I don't find dream interpretation too useful, I do find that merely recording one's dreams in a dream journal yields considerably more lucid dreams than otherwise. In fact, this is one of the core ways to induce lucid dreams in the first place.

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What if I almost never remember having dreamt once I woke up (and thus can't keep a journal), is it there any mechanism to make remembering dreams more likely?

I haven’t tried it myself too often, but supposedly focused thought on your sleep and any possibly dream imagery is best immediately after waking, you’ll notice you can pick details out of dreams after if you make a conscious effort to take some time, stop and remember a little bit.

I rarely remember more than a handful of details of dreams throughout an entire year, but if I make an effort, it does seem to come easier.

I'd try: read about dreams, regularly talk to people about dreams, think about dreams when falling asleep and waking up.

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