My dissertation and the subconscious

I bought the book yesterday and couldn't wait to get reading it for a few reasons, number one I have a dissertation deadline looming, and this could be a good reference point. I also never tend to remember my dreams and would love a guide to help in this area too.
    I only managed to read some of it, but by golly it's interesting, so far it's written from a very objective view point, sort of covering lots of opinions and leaving it up to the reader to make their own mind up. Opinions like, are dreams just gobbledegook, and a way for us to simply dump unwanted memories, or are they a way for us to solve the problems of our days gone by, is it a place where all of our creative juices are brought together after heavy suggestion from our conscious mind throughout the day.
  What has interested me is that it is important to try and remember our dreams, no matter what they mean. If we can perhaps use these images in the creative process, like many artist gone by have, or if we can use visions to spark off business ideas, to help us be different people, or just look at things differently I see it as all great progress.
   I am sure you are wondering, did I remember my dreams last night? Well I read the book before bed, and there were some techniques to try, and imagery on the pages to help promote dreaming. So I'm happy to say yes! Yes I did remember some dreams. I'm not sure if it was because I was off today and didn't get rudely awakened by an alarm and I woke up naturally. But I certainly had visions, and I made a point of scribbling what I saw down. According to the book, 8 minutes after we are awake we already drop down to 30% of what we can remember! I am not going to write about what I was dreaming, because that is just for me, but for now I'm going to continue to practice techniques on helping me to remember, I would also love to hear some of your dream stories...

Happy sleeping!

Kaz