Need help

[Kuyarei]

I've gotten into lucid dreaming for a long time, and rarely did i put much effort to get lucid dreams. I skipped over the dream journal practice and just did RCs most of the time. The result is me having a very low amount of experience in dream control and low number of lucid dreams. I want to get serious. I need to overcome this weak ability. 1. Should i have a dream journal? if so, is it enough to write tags in it instead of full details about the dream? 2. Consider me a beginner, what technique should i do for now? and should i stick with it for months? 3. Does sleep positions actually matter? I'm looking forward to the path of lucid dreams, and the only things that bother me are these concerns. So please provide advice.

[Yumnش]

Although many people find RC's to be a good skill in dreams, it wont be enough to consistently get LD's, that's because to RC you already need to be boarding on semi lucidity. 1. DJ's are optional, some find commiting to a DJ to be helpful and others don't really depend on one. If it feels best for you to start one then you're most likely correct. 2. DILD, but it's hard to say what is the best technique since people interpret situations with their awareness differently. I'd honestly would experiment or form a combination of skills on your own to conclude what is best for yourself. If you're serious about LDing, utilize the techniques here as an idea for your own. Brain storming would be useful in this case as how you interpret your dream should be applied also to your own awareness. This is why I am almost certain this is what you need in order to LD. Also to give you examples of what I mean, using music to induce LD's or simply doing math problems on a work sheet. My point is that you shouldn't limit your options, your dreams are boundless and the same can be applied to how or what you interpret. Use anything and everything in waking life, think of it as a playground. Because even a simple quarter can gurantee you an LD. 3. No, sleep anyway you like as long as it doesn't hinder you from going unconscious. (Unless the techniques you're using has an advantage in that predicament)

[Kuyarei]

Although many people find RC's to be a good skill in dreams, it wont be enough to consistently get LD's, that's because to RC you already need to be boarding on semi lucidity. 1. DJ's are optional, some find commiting to a DJ to be helpful and others don't really depend on one. If it feels best for you to start one then you're most likely correct. 2. DILD, but it's hard to say what is the best technique since people interpret situations with their awareness differently. I'd honestly would experiment or form a combination of skills on your own to conclude what is best for yourself. If you're serious about LDing, utilize the techniques here as an idea for your own. Brain storming would be useful in this case as how you interpret your dream should be applied also to your own awareness. This is why I am almost certain this is what you need in order to LD. Also to give you examples of what I mean, using music to induce LD's or simply doing math problems on a work sheet. My point is that you shouldn't limit your options, your dreams are boundless and the same can be applied to how or what you interpret. Use anything and everything in waking life, think of it as a playground. Because even a simple quarter can gurantee you an LD. 3. No, sleep anyway you like as long as it doesn't hinder you from going unconscious. (Unless the techniques you're using has an advantage in that predicament) Thanks for the reply, ironically i had a lucid dream last night, but leaving that aside. I'm going to keep a dream journal with dream tags in it, and i'm going to try out different techniques to see which one works best.