I used to think this way, too, so I know where you're coming from.
What I realized, though, is the problem is not that the mind is wandering or thinking about the wrong thing, it's that the mind is not connecting the thoughts with dreaming. The mind could be completely wandering anywhere, but if it is wandering somewhere that reminds you of dreaming, you can still put 2+2 together and realize you're dreaming. Thinking about the past can lead you to think about how you got where you are, while thinking about the future can lead to thoughts about how you're going to get there.
On the flip end, one is often aware of what's presently going on in the dream, but if this awareness doesn't cause dreaming to come across the mind, there still won't be any lucidity.
So, the problem is not what you're thinking about, but how you're perceiving these thoughts in relation to dreaming. A technique that would allow for this consistently is what I'm looking for.
I agree it would be great to control thought processes to become lucid every dream, but with good dream awareness, the technique doesn't have to hit at a high percentage to become lucid consistently, if you're aware of 5 dreams a night on average and are only lucid in %20 of your dreams, that's still one ld a night on average, which isn't perfect, but still pretty decent. I still want to be lucid %100 but I'm happy with %20 too.
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