Many of us know the power of positive self talk. When it comes to lucid dreaming we are often faced with the challenge of structuring these positive affirmations for maximum effect. I agree with cautions about using simply "I will lucid dream" without a time component, leaving your subconscious to believe that you "will at some point" but not necessarily tonight. I like Percy's idea of using "I will lucid dream tonight…or very soon" to counteract potential doubt if you don't actually become lucid that night.

I believe the results of the study (link below) which shows strong results for self talk while focusing on either process or outcome can provide similar results for lucid dreaming. There were almost 45,000 participants!

<<To be continued>>

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