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There has been (some) research on the hoped-for effects of meditation. http://nonsymbolic.org/publications

"waking up from a dream" is a relatively common description as are the other things you describe. As your "mindfulness" improves you will more or less permanently shift into "awake". With practice the experience transitions from a "psychological" state to a "psychological" trait. Using Kahnemans terminology this transition can crudely be thought of as the balance of power shifting from the "remembering self" to the "experiencing self"

https://lindagraham-mft.net/the-experiencing-self-vs-the-remembering-self/

It is possible to dramatically increase your happiness set-point.

http://nonsymbolic.org/publications

see this video in particular:

https://youtu.be/f7_pROTCz-c

Meditation acutely improves psychomotor vigilance, and may decrease sleep need:

• https://behavioralandbrainfunctions.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1744-9081-6-47

The data (currently unpublished) I spoke of regarding the 45min mark is part of a larger ongoing effort to characterize changes that occur to the "mind" as people shift to a different way of experiencing their reality.

• http://nonsymbolic.org/publications/

In my own experience as well the 40-45 min phase change is often blurred to the point of being unnoticeable. I'm still not 100% c... (read more)

Firstly, I would like to say TMI is a great book and the "interludes" match up well with my subjective experience.

Secondly, the concerns moridinamael mentions are typically not an issue for beginning meditators. Motivation issues usually don't manifest until one has accumulated a number of "insights" which often requires hundreds or thousands of hours meditating. Flat affect can be mitigated by interleaving metta style meditation into the follow-breath-at-nose routine. Anecdotally from some meditation lineages - and from examining ... (read more)