For me, I notice that my thoughts go in the direction of visual and linguistic nonsense as I drift to sleep. I will think thoughts that (if I wake up a bit more to evaluate them) do not make sense, or make sense but do not correspond to reality. (I have not yet been able to recall examples when fully awake.) Noticing that my thoughts have become nonsense has a tendency to bring me closer to awakeness, but (it seems to me) bending my thoughts in the direction of nonsense on purpose does help me to fall asleep somewhat.
I do wonder if noticing my thoughts shift towards dream-logic might help me to notice rationalization and other cognitive errors while awake.
For me, I notice that my thoughts go in the direction of visual and linguistic nonsense as I drift to sleep. I will think thoughts that (if I wake up a bit more to evaluate them) do not make sense, or make sense but do not correspond to reality. (I have not yet been able to recall examples when fully awake.) Noticing that my thoughts have become nonsense has a tendency to bring me closer to awakeness, but (it seems to me) bending my thoughts in the direction of nonsense on purpose does help me to fall asleep somewhat.
I do wonder if noticing my thoughts shift towards dream-logic might help me to notice rationalization and other cognitive errors while awake.