Your dreams won’t make you rich.

<p>Dreams promise innovation. We&rsquo;ve&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rd.com/list/ideas-that-came-from-dreams/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">been told</a>&nbsp;they&rsquo;re the secret portal to masterpieces. The door to multi-million-dollar business ideas. From the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theclever.com/15-famous-ideas-that-were-invented-in-dreams/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Theory of Relativity</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theclever.com/15-famous-ideas-that-were-invented-in-dreams/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twilight</a>, dreams are the creator.</p> <p>Mary Shelley wrote&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/nov/26/mary-shelley-frankenstein-preface-1831-archive" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Frankenstein</a>&nbsp;after a nightmare about a mechanical man. Elias Howe dreamed of cannibals waving pointed sticks. In the morning he invented the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1421403315/?tag=reader0b-20" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">sewing machine</a>. Even in the Bible, Joseph (of the amazing technicolor dream-coat) was blessed by dreams that led him to greatness.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=161&amp;q=larry+page+dream&amp;cvid=4a749cb09acf41999d692ea4eab44bc5&amp;aqs=edge..69i57j46j0j69i59j0l5j69i11004.4154j0j1&amp;FORM=ANAB01&amp;PC=U531" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Google</a>&nbsp;famously burst into being when a 22-year graduate dreamed he had downloaded the whole internet. Larry Page&rsquo;s night-time vision formed the basis of an algorithm. The code went on to underlie the (once) most popular website in the world.</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;When a really good dream shows up, grab it!&rdquo; &mdash; Larry Page</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theclever.com/15-famous-ideas-that-were-invented-in-dreams/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Look</a>&nbsp;at the gifts bequeathed on the lucky sleepers throughout history.</p> <p><strong>Naturally, many of us are keen to put our own dreams to work.</strong></p> <h1>Science has proven a link between dreaming and innovation. And given us a way to control it.</h1> <p>In the last few decades neuroscience techniques have advanced rapidly. Now we can delve objectively into the sleeping brain. The link between dreaming and innovation has become a little clearer.</p> <p>Ten years ago,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.academia.edu/download/43525787/02e7e53afc444da6dd000000.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">researchers</a>&nbsp;noticed something strange about project managers in high-tech organizations. Some of them had particularly creative and emotionally charged dreams.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@emily...cook/your-dreams-wont-make-you-rich-acb0de797a5a">Read More</a></p>
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