Thread: Can puzzles help lucidity?

May I ask what kind of math problems?
E.g. Algebra, number, trigonometry, probability? etc.
Just might try it out..

Originally Posted by NightSpy2

May I ask what kind of math problems?
E.g. Algebra, number, trigonometry, probability? etc.
Just might try it out..

Anything that requires you to think, or reason. It doesn't have to be math; even just getting up, looking around, and explaining to yourself why you're not dreaming ("at this particular moment") can help.

Sample:

"Okay, I just got out of bed. But wait, this might be a false awakening."
*Does a nose-plug RC*
"Well, since I can't breathe, that means I'm not dreaming. But why can't I breathe? In real life, the air would go through my nose if I wasn't blocking it. But since it is blocked, the air can't get in, so my lungs are trying to fill up without receiving any air, hence that strange, choking pressure in my chest."

Something simple like that.

Another instance; you get up and turn the lights on. "Okay, I'm not dreaming because the lights work. Why? In a dream, there's a chance they might not work. But since they can sometimes work, I'd best do a nose-plug or finger-count RC too."