Deciphering the significance of dreams, remains a dream till date. A little is known about its underlying mechanism, brain regions involved and implications with wake life. This review is aimed to investigate the latest developments to summarize the differences in nature of dreams in Rapid eye movement and Non rapid eye movement sleep, possible role of dreams in day to day life with larger focus on Lucid Dreaming- its significant role in elevating productivity and efficiency. To carry out this review, combination of keywords like Lucid Dreaming, Rapid eye movement, Non rapid eye movement, Sleep Cycle, Dream Patterns, molecular mechanism of dreaming etc. were entered in databases like National library of Medicine, Google Scholar etc. Nature and composition of dreams are distinct in different sleep phases and it tends to influence cognitive skills, memory consolidation, mood and personal temperaments. It was observed that dreams in distinct phases, can be directly/indirectly related to development of cognition, skill enhancements, learning, healing, and even stress management affecting overall performance and productivity of an individual. Understanding the nature of dream contents in different phases can possibly inculcate insights for not only recovery aid in several mental illnesses but for elevated efficiency and productivity in normal individuals as well. Realising dreams as an effective tool for its contribution in daily activities might help organising our mood and overall mental well-being, a foremost component to thrive in the contemporary world which is currently undergoing the chaos of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019.

破译梦的意义，至今仍是一个梦。关于它的潜在机制、涉及的大脑区域以及对清醒生活的影响知之甚少。这篇综述旨在调查最新发展，总结快速眼动睡眠和非快速眼动睡眠中梦的性质差异，梦在日常生活中的可能作用，更关注清醒梦- 它在提高生产力方面的重要作用和效率。为了进行这篇综述，结合了清醒梦、快速眼动、非快速眼动、睡眠周期、梦模式、做梦的分子机制等关键词等被输入国家医学图书馆、谷歌学术等数据库。梦的性质和组成在不同的睡眠阶段是不同的，它往往会影响认知技能、记忆巩固、情绪和个人气质。据观察，不同阶段的梦可能与认知发展、技能增强、学习、康复甚至压力管理直接/间接相关，从而影响个人的整体表现和生产力。了解不同阶段的梦内容的性质可能会灌输见解，不仅有助于几种精神疾病的康复，也有助于提高正常人的效率和生产力。将梦想作为其在日常活动中做出贡献的有效工具可能有助于组织我们的情绪和整体心理健康是当今世界蓬勃发展的最重要组成部分，目前正处于2019 年新型冠状病毒病的混乱之中。