Thread: I am really doing something wrong, but what?

Originally Posted by Iriba

wouldn't i have less chances if i do it on 30 seconds?
yeah maybe i could do more of that exercices but 30 seconds
isn't that a little time to carry to a dream?

Whether you take 10 seconds or 10 minutes in the practice is irrelevant for you to attain lucidity. More isn't always better. The fastest we can trigger lucidity the better. If 30 seconds is all you need then that's what you do. If a second is sufficient then that works as well. Again, remember that the technique, the method alone is not our focus here. Awareness is our focus. What we're cultivating with this practice is awareness, and that's the mindset that we're bringing into the dream. Think about the technique as just the fail-safe mechanism. What we're training for is the ability to attain/retain awareness as soon as we find ourselves in the dream. If awareness isn't there, then the fail-safe mechanism (the technique) activates, triggering a shot of awareness (the questions + reality check) that will get you lucid.

Remember, we don't want to use the technique. We're using the method for the sole purpose of not using the method to trigger lucidity.