How to keep a private dream journal
Start by writing the details you remember: a place, a person, a feeling, or a single image. A dream journal does not need a complete story. Keep what you recall separate from what you later think it might mean.
By Falib · Product guide
1. Save the fragment first
Open a new entry and type what you remember, or use voice capture when available in your browser. Review the text before saving it. You can add a title later; the first task is to capture your account in your own words.
Use uncertainty honestly. “I think it was a station” preserves more information than turning an unclear scene into a definite fact. If you cannot remember when a dream happened, leave its date unknown rather than choosing an arbitrary night.
2. Add a little context
A short title makes an entry easier to find. Record a waking feeling if you want to, and rate vividness only when that rating feels useful. Falib keeps vividness and lucidity separate: a detailed dream is not automatically one in which you knew you were dreaming.
Use a few consistent tags, such as “station,” “ocean,” or a person's name. A tag describes a detail you recorded; it does not need to explain the dream. Optional AI organization is a separate choice from saving your entry.
3. Return to the original entries
Use your Journal to revisit entries by date or search for a detail. Patterns can show which details recur in your selected time window. Open the matching entries before deciding whether a connection feels meaningful to you.
One entry and a month of entries are different amounts of evidence. Note the time window and the number of recorded dreams when comparing your journal over time. A gap in the journal means an entry was not recorded, not that you did not dream.
4. Keep sharing a separate decision
Your journal starts private. Browsing the public Dream Atlas does not require publishing your own entries. If you decide to share, review the exact public title and text and the location you choose to disclose.
Check the Privacy Notice for how storage, optional analysis, and deletion work. You can keep a journal for yourself without making it a public project. Try the product preview first if you want to see the workflow with clearly labeled fictional entries.
A template to use in your journal
Copy these prompts into your next entry. Leave anything you did not record blank.
Title: Dream date (or unknown): What I remember: Details I am unsure about: How I felt on waking: Vividness (optional, 1–5): Did I know I was dreaming? (yes / no / not recorded): Tags: My later reflections: