Problem: Article: There are some very typical, shared experience dream signs that indicate you're dreaming rather than sitting wide awake. These dreams often tap into our unconscious fears, and almost all of us have had a version of these dreams at some point in our lives. Scientists have realized, however, that we do have a lot of control over our dreams, and can use techniques to guide ourselves away from dreams we'd rather not have. Think of whatever you want to dream about before bed. Let an image come into your mind that you associate with whatever it is you want to dream about. Hold that image in your mind as you are falling asleep. The physical sensation dreams are very common and can feel as if you're actually flying, falling, or running. These dreams also commonly jolt you out of your dream as you startle yourself out of sleeping. Some of the most common of these kinds of dreams are: Flying unaided. Falling, but never quite reaching an end (although, a sudden jolt in a fall can be enough to awaken you properly). Having a monster, dangerous person, or strange creature run after you or attack you. Paralysis - something terrible this way comes but you just sit or stand there because you cannot move. Alternatively, you can move but you're moving way too slowly. A fuzziness; not being able to see clearly, often accompanied by an inability to completely control your thoughts and actions. Missing body parts, with lost teeth being very common in dreams. Time doing weird things. For example a "day" that feels like it only takes a few "minutes", or when it's meant to be nine in the morning but it's dark. Sometimes, in dreams, where we are makes no sense. Do you remember how you got there? If you don't, and you don't have any mental problems, you're probably dreaming. Even if you know how you got to that particular place, you might be dreaming if you don't remember getting ready to travel there or if you don't remember waking up in the morning. Even if you're lost, can you remember how you ended up lost? Is it a hybrid of locations? For example, if you can describe it as "sort of New York but sort of Chicago", you're probably dreaming. Are you in a place that doesn't exist? (like Hogwarts or Narnia). Does the place have things which are highly unlikely or impossible? (for example, if the grass is purple or something.) Can you access other places from the place you're at that would be impossible in real life? (for example, a building in Australia that has a door which leads to London.) Are you working at a place that's not your workplace or at school or university even though it's a holiday/you've graduated/you don't attend that particular school or university? And if you are at a school or some other place for learning, are they teaching you something crazy like how to levitate?
Summary: Know the common dream signs. Be aware of common dreams with physical components. Consider the place you're at.

Problem: Article: If you're trying to explain your qualifications, competence, and your ability to take on jobs or projects, it's important to make those connections clear in a few sentences and explain the ways in which your experience doing other things connects to your ability to do this thing, whether it be a new position, or a transfer, or an entirely new job. Outline some of the experience that you have in the field or industry you reference in the letter. If you have targeted the introductory letter as mentioned, it will be focused on some kind of professional field or industry. It's helpful to include specific skills and experience in order to make the letter effective. Wanting a job is not the same thing as qualifying for it. If you outline in the introduction that you're interested in interviewing for the job because you'd made an excellent fit, you don't need to repeat yourself fifty times throughout. Writing that you "really really need this job" doesn't make you seem like a more attractive candidate. Set up a time that you can meet in person, or express what exactly you would like to happen next in response to your letter. If you want to discuss your qualifications further with an interview, say so. If you want the job outright, say so. Learn everything you can about the hiring process, or the application process to which you're writing, then ask for the next step in the process. Focus the introductory letter toward a specific job level. This job type or position doesn't have to be explicitly mentioned, but keep in mind what kind of result you are going after in order to keep the letter relevant. Listing out your degrees, your awards, and name-dropping in an intro letter is a bad idea. Repeating information that can be quickly glanced at on your resume is a waste of space in the letter. You're not trying to write about information that can be gleaned more quickly and easily elsewhere. You're writing to sell yourself and to get your foot in the door. It's unlikely that you're ever going to get a job or be awarded anything that you want from the strength of a letter alone. Writing the letter gets you a foot in the door, a chance to prove yourself and your ability to be the person or the employee that the reader of the letter needs. For this reason, it's good to cut to the chase, highlight your qualifications and connections to the position and try to get to the next stage in the process, whether that be an interview or some other hiring step. Reiterate the most important information in the conclusion. Just before you close the letter with an appropriate salutation, it's a good idea to briefly reiterate the thing that you want, directly.
Summary:
Connect your qualifications with the position. Be as specific as possible. Don't include information included on your resume. Write to get the interview.