0%

I don’t dream.

0% are significant, but some are fucking annoying, I’ll tell you that.

Significant as in “useful for everyday life”? Zero.

… or as in “useful for anything else”? Then maybe 20% or so. I’m an avid roleplayer and sometimes, a particular dream can be the inspiration for a plot, character or story.

But mostly I feel that dreams are the IRL equivalent of animated screensavers. They don’t have to make sense as long as there is something on the screen while the CPU is idle.

Loaded question. Metaphysically, dreams are 0% meaningful.

Epistemically though? Dreams might alert you to things going on in your own brain you didn’t know were there.

100% of my dreams have about as much meaning as any other biological process.

From a biological perspective, your dreams are part of the process of moving short term memories from the hippocampus to the neocortex. This will involve perceiving symbolic representations of your experiences, feelings, memories, predictions, etc. As far as being “meaningful,” that’s relative to the implications you’re interested in. If you’re looking for meaning, look for the common psychological underpinnings of certain symbols (e.g. teeth falling out, not wearing pants, etc.) and see what that might expose about the things your brain is processing. Just remember that specific archetypes are often offered by people based on tradition and superstition; Make sure you’re looking at reliable sources, especially considering that your brain is going to process a lot more than people have worked out, and not every archetype is likely to carry information you find meaningful.

Less than 1%. I’ve had stress dreams about work and school, which is probably a sign that my life is out of balance.

Zero have meaning.