Leo, I was not saying which technique was better or which was worse, I was simply trying to remind you that learning lucid dreaming is a progression, and certain things work better for beginners, so saying "this is silly stuff", even though it may help newer people, is a bit ignorant. Would you try to teach a 3rd grader algebra? But I do agree that the power of suggestion in the form of thoughts and mental reminders IS a more powerful tool for lucid dreaming, but a tool that needs to be worked up to. So perhaps you misunderstood me. Or I could still be misunderstanding you.