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Reply With QuoteOf course, waking up for any WBTB technique is not the only hurdle. Willpower accounts for 90% of the success with the technique. So even if you do wake up, it will prove useless if you don't have the will to focus on the technique.
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- 06-05-2008 09:56 AM #1The Dream Weaver
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Trouble Waking Up For WILD? Read This!
One of the primary problems I have with WILD is waking up. I've tried setting my alarm for 3:30, but one of two things happens:
- I wake up at 3:20, turn the alarm off, and go back to sleep.
- The alarm goes off, I turn it off, and go back to sleep.
This is because my alarm is close to my bed. I can just turn it off (which is what my cloudy, sleep-deprived mind does. I realized that I needed some kind of device that would wake me up but require a bit more effort.
If you are having the same issue, try this:- Get your iPod/MP3 player.
- Put it on some speakers.
- Set the speakers to a volume that would wake you up.
- Set the iPod alarm for the desired time (5-6 hours after going to sleep, usually).
- Tell your iPod to play a song at that desired time (preferably a song that starts out slow and builds up gradually.
- Set the brightness to 100%
- At the desired time, your iPod alarm will go off, the song will play, and the bright backlight will wake you up.
For me, I put the speakers beside my bed on the floor. This requires me to get up, turn my iPod off, turn my lamp on, and move my speakers back to their proper location. By the time I do those things, I'm awake enough to go through with the WILD.
This is the song I used: Atomic Trigger 3
Opinions would be appreciated.This is the date of my first lucid: 3/6/2010
It took WAY TOO LONG - but was completely worth it.
- 06-05-2008 10:56 AM #2Burnt Achievements:
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- 06-05-2008 01:52 PM #3The Dream Weaver
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However, I find that once you pass that hurdle, willpower increases.
This is the date of my first lucid: 3/6/2010
It took WAY TOO LONG - but was completely worth it.
- 06-05-2008 03:43 PM #4Dream Guide
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I had a roommate who would sleep all day. He tried all sorts of stuff to keep himself out of bed. He tried putting his alarm clock on the other side of the room. He tried having me hide his pillow. He tried sleeping on the floor. By the end of the year, he had his desk, dresser, and bookshelf pushed up against his bed, so he had to climb over a pile of furniture to get into bed.
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