Posting this because my working schedule has just changed: I have around 11months of regular sleep schedule (5 days per week going to bed/waking up at same hour). Due this is my intention to finally clear up any remaining doubts about the method I'm going to choose so I can steady practice 7 days a week

- Traditional MILD from what I've read, is using a mantra like "I will become lucid when I next dream". But how does this works if when we dream we think that we are awaken? Just the simple wanting to become lucid will act as a done reality check and instantly give us lucidity, or the intention will at most make us wonder if we're dreaming? Because these non-visual mantras seem easier for non-experienced ppl The one I was thinking is "next time I dream, I will RC"

- My dream Recall went bad. I'm not concerned just need to get an alarm that doesn't require me to move, but I shouldn't mix my MILD mantra with "I will remember my dreams" right?

- Which one seems to be more effective after 6 hours of sleep and considering 8,5 hours of sleep:

a) 2-5mins WBTB and MILD for 2,5 hours
b) 1 hour WBTB and MILD/WILD for 2,5 hours
c) 30mins medidation + 30mins focusing on goal (that's 1 hour on complete darkness) and MILD for 1,5 hours.

I know I will probably have to test them, it's just I haven't a clue about WBTB. I once did WBTB (the one refered on LaBerge book where he says don't sleep for 2 hours, MILD intensely and then enjoy increased REM) without the MILD and had a very long non-lucid, but when I tried shorter WBTBs...I really have no clue, since I'll be doing MILD I shouldn't worry about doing longer WBTBs since I can't always mantra for a bit and then fall asleep normally right?

ps: the theory of "wbtb enough to stay awake and short enough to be able to fall asleep" doesn't seem to apply me to me I can be awaken for 2mins and can't fall asleep again, or be awake for 1 hour and easily fall asleep 0o don't know if it has anything to do with exposing myself to light.

apologizes for the wall of text, just want to finally get totally serious about lding without having to stop to wonder if I'm doing the things in the right way