Thread: VERY annoying.

Hello. First off, try to reality check every single time you wake up, no matter where you are. This can help catch false awakenings and give you a better chance for lucidity. Second, I think you should probably change up your mantra.

Next time I have a false awakening, I will realize I'm dreaming

Here's the thing: when you say "next time i have a false awakening", it implies that you know it is a false awakening already, which totally defeats the the purpose. I suggest you incorporate something you usually do irl. For example, you meet customers a lot. Before bed, you can do a mantra like "the next time i meet a customer, i'm dreaming".. Relying on yourself having a dream about meeting customers – which is very likely. If it is indeed a dream, then great! If it's not, then at least it's already some form of reality check

As for what you can do during the day, I guess just try to practice awareness. Question your reality whenever you remember or think about dream-related things. When you go to the bathroom, or fix your breakfast, or go on your lunchbreak, think about what you're planning to do for you next lucid. Motivate yourself!

Good luck!

I like paigeyemps response for this reason: We incorporate the day's memories into our dreams. Most of it is symbolic but they are in there! Consider any unusual thing that might have happened to you today before sleeping and tell yourself that if that should come up again in your dreamscape you must be dreaming.