Thread: RC vs SC? Which one is better

Depends on where you are, so both realy.
If I'm in collage I wont be very vigilant and keep with RC's but otherwise I'll do both.
Although I am a bit of a newbie.

Quick! Do a RC!

Originally Posted by Pobah

Depends on where you are, so both realy.
If I'm in collage I wont be very vigilant and keep with RC's but otherwise I'll do both.
Although I am a bit of a newbie.

Quick! Do a RC!

Yes, that is the only thing with SC that makes it hard is that it is time consuming, but it should be more powerful and keep you more aware, more work = better pay.

So, I'm a newbie and not exactly that great at lucid dreaming yet, but in my limited experience, if I do "catch an error" in a dream, I pass it off as perfectly logical. They're really ineffective for me. But RC's work well, and I'll admit that my attention span isn't the longest, so they're much easier.

Originally Posted by SophroniaLee

So, I'm a newbie and not exactly that great at lucid dreaming yet, but in my limited experience, if I do "catch an error" in a dream, I pass it off as perfectly logical. They're really ineffective for me. But RC's work well, and I'll admit that my attention span isn't the longest, so they're much easier.

Yeah, that happens to just about anyone, I think it is because we are not experienced in catching them and evaluating them. That is why when you are looking for it, you become more critical. The benefit of catching them is that it reminds you to reality check.

I wouldn't trust a sense check, because in dreams it would seem normal anyway.

Uh, sense check IS a RC. Just that another kind of it <.<

it would make more sense to just do both. whenever you see something unusual you should do a reality check. i thought this was part of the whole MILD or DILD technique

Originally Posted by Hukif

Uh, sense check IS a RC. Just that another kind of it <.<

EXACTLY
just do whatever comes more naturally. sometimes you'll wake up and go "i can't believe i didn't catch that my toilet was a parking meter!!" but that just gives you a heads up for next time.

Uh, sense check IS a RC. Just that another kind of it <.<

Yeah, I agree, the thing is that sense check requires that you constantly stay aware. You basically are for the lookout of more things than you would with a reality check. But I agree that they are both the same thing. So out the window SC.

I think the best thing is to just have a greater awareness throughout the day. Just stop a few times during the day and soak in your surrounding and realize everthing that is going on around you and what your doing. Just be more aware of youself in your life.

Originally Posted by NrElAx

I think the best thing is to just have a greater awareness throughout the day. Just stop a few times during the day and soak in your surrounding and realize everthing that is going on around you and what your doing. Just be more aware of youself in your life.

yes.
this seems obvious but is great advice. also.. you may want to run through your whole day in your head before you go to sleep at night. (i.e. i got up. went to school, went shopping, went to my friends, came home, ate dinner, and now here i am in bed) be brief but thorough and don't spend to much time on it.. this way.. you may realize you have NO IDEA how you got where you are, and BAM! you realize you are dreaming. this has happened to me before. plus its just a good memory/brain excercise

I've never heard the term "Sense Check", but that'd be the ticket for me. Obviously you can't base whether or not you're dreaming on how it feels, but lucid living is important for lucid dreaming.

Most people don't just randomly do reality checks in their dreams, and then realize they're dreaming. It's usually the other way around. They realize they're dreaming then use RCs to verify it. Always stay aware of your surroundings.

DO NOT JUST DO THOUGHTLESS REALITY CHECKS!

That is a problem with new lucid dreamers, they think they can mindlessly do reality checks but they never actually take the consideration seriously. No matter where you are, ask yourself why you're there, what you're doing, who you're with, etc.

That will help you LD more often IMO.