Questions About Your Critical State Testing

I am interested in the following aspects of your critical state testing (i.e. reality checks, state tests, etc.): when you do it, how you do it, and how effective it is. So here is one question for each aspect. I would be delighted to see your answers. Multiple choices are possible. Additional comments are welcome.

TIME / FREQUENCY
Is your critical state testing …

1. spontaneous
2. scheduled
3. trigger-based
4. continuous (high awareness all the time)
5. nonexistent
6. something else [please elaborate!]

STYLE / MANNER
Would you describe your critical state testing as …

1. rigorous
2. cursory
3. habitual
4. deliberate
5. something else [please elaborate!]

EFFECTIVENESS
How does your critical state testing help you achieve lucidity?

1. produces lots of DILDs
2. produces some DILDs
3. it doesn't help
4. something else [please elaborate!]

TIME / FREQUENCY
Is your critical state testing …
spontaneous
scheduled
trigger-based
continuous (high awareness all the time)
nonexistent
something else [please elaborate!]

STYLE / MANNER
Would you describe your critical state testing as …
rigorous
cursory
habitual
deliberate
something else [please elaborate!] hasty, and I have to make myself think about what I'm doing and why I'm doing it.

EFFECTIVENESS
How does your critical state testing help you achieve lucidity?
produces lots of DILDs
produces some DILDs
it doesn't help
something else [please elaborate!]
I think it just helps me realize I'm dreaming more because I'm thinking about it more often. I very rarely RC in my lucid dreams, because I just know that it's a dream. I do the RC's in waking life because it helps me to think about it more, if that makes sense.

TIME / FREQUENCY
Is your critical state testing …

1. spontaneous
2. scheduled
3. trigger-based
4. continuous (high awareness all the time)
5. nonexistent
6. something else [please elaborate!]


STYLE / MANNER
Would you describe your critical state testing as …

1. rigorous
2. cursory
3. habitual
4. deliberate
5. something else [please elaborate!]


EFFECTIVENESS
How does your critical state testing help you achieve lucidity?

1. produces lots of DILDs SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
2. produces some DILDs
3. it doesn't help
4. something else [please elaborate!]