Theory about reality checks and all day awareness

I seem to always do reality checks and ADA when i have down time. So far this technique hasn't been effective for me and i think i know why. Dreams are very different rom reality. There is no time in a dream when you are doing nothing. The story line of a dream seems to keep the dreamer constantly busy. I am never sitting down or bored in a dream which is when i usually do reality checks. I think it would be more effective to do reality checks while you are busy or concentrating. For example having a conversation with some one, playing sports, trying to solve a problem, or if something out of the ordinary happens. It is important to do the reality checks in the moment. Not when you are reflecting on something that just happened because in a dream you don't have time to reflect because new problems ideas and stimulation are always happening. If you are in a situation where you absolutely can't do reality checks. Then a least train your brain to question you are dreaming during these times and make a mental note o do them right after. Doing reality checks and all day awareness when you are using your brain and reacting to situations is going to be more difficult. But i think this is the reason why most people don't have lucid dreams. It is because they are too busy to even question that they are dreaming. I hope i explained this well enough... Does anyone else think this makes sense? I'm sure some people do this naturally but it's never really described in any tutorials I've seen.

Hmm, I've had a few dreams where I managed to stop and say, 'Hey that isn't right!' and think about what was happening in the moment. That's when doing the reality checks really come in handy because they are a dead giveaway that you are dreaming or not. But I understand where you are coming from. There are days that I forget to even do any reality checks and I've gone months without so much as a memorable dream, let alone a lucid one.

I think some of us have trouble getting our dream lives to co-exist with our waking lives...

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Originally Posted by FlyingDreams85

Hmm, I've had a few dreams where I managed to stop and say, 'Hey that isn't right!' and think about what was happening in the moment. That's when doing the reality checks really come in handy because they are a dead giveaway that you are dreaming or not. But I understand where you are coming from. There are days that I forget to even do any reality checks and I've gone months without so much as a memorable dream, let alone a lucid one.

I think some of us have trouble getting our dream lives to co-exist with our waking lives...

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Yeah it is really difficult to be motivated to do reality checks and awareness but. Sometimes i have days without doing reality checks because I'm so busy. But what i was trying to explain in my post was that if you note when you are busy, you will be more likely to do them in general. you will be able to notice you are dreaming easier because during rem sleep the brain is very active and stimulated. If the brain is trained to recognize the feeling i think the dreamer will have a better chance of becoming lucid. I also think it is important to treat the waking life like a dream. For example just always believe that you could be dreaming then instead of using reality checks to prove you are dreaming just expect them to work because you are dreaming. Then if they don't work you are in reality. I've been doing this after much trial and error. Lately i have been realizing i Might be dreaming but then dismissing it and saying its reality. If i convince myself I'm always dreaming, then i will be more likely to be convinced i am dreaming in a dream.