A question regarding one DILD Technique Effectiveness?

[MisakaMikoto]

Hi, I've got a short question regarding one DILD Technique i heard about? I remember it was posted on other lucid dreaming website. It was something like this: Every x minutes ask myself what i was doing before (or one hour ago), what i'm doing now, and what i'm suppose to do next (or do next in x minutes). I'm thinking about switching from WILDs to DILDs and this technique seems quite good one Do you people think that this technique would be an effective one? - Thanks

[OneUp]

Honestly, when you do a technique like that and include time intervals as such, it really doesn't help the prospect memory that you want to build up unless your doing those time intervals on your own without assistance from a timer or anything. On top of that, every "x" minutes is in my opinion, way too often to perform reality checks. In order to really get the full potential out of any DILD technique you need to train your prospect memory so that it will come into your dreams on its own without the assistance of anything. I feel that it would be very unlikely that you would stop in a fast paced REM dream to find out how much time its been since your last reality check. In the end it all comes down to what you think will work for you, but imo I dont think this technique would prove effective.

[NyxCC]

Hey MisakaMikoto, These questions are actually mentioned in our reality check tutorial. You can find it here: Reality Check Tutorial - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views My personal opinion is that any sort of RC can be effective, be it a mental (as questioning and critical thinking) or physical + mental as nose plugs, hands through palm, etc. as long as you practice it on a consistent basis and expect it to work. The reality checks that work best would be those that resonate the most with you, so you have extra motivation to perform them. Good luck!

[FryingMan]

It's not a bad practice, you can work it into a Sageous (tm) RRC which among other things includes that memory exercise (roughly equivalent). With your experience though I'd go for the gusto: cultivate continual awareness: mindfulness/vigilance. Know that at *any* conscious moment, you could actually be dreaming! I had a DILD last month I think where I did just this: I had a situation where I wished I was dreaming. I stopped dead in my tracks and asked myself, "Why do I think I'm awake!? ... (nose pinch), Yahoo!" Notice things...including your own mind and thoughts, notice when you stop noticing things. Stay tuned in. When you find you've zoned out, quietly tune back in and try to stay there. Gets easier and more natural after a while. Now I just don't *feel right* if I'm zoned out, I'll catch it pretty soon. Summary: cultivate mindfulness, and keep the "RC"s short and sweet, like nose pinch. When you're in a dream and you want to know if you're dreaming, you want something fast and clear, not a bunch of questions where you could get swept up off into the dream plot again or lost in the fog of your dream-y memory, etc.