During the Spring lucid competition a few people were suggesting I was a late-onset-natural and suggested writing/posting about my methods. Well, it's far from natural, and I have what might be considered a handicap... which just makes me work all the harder.

My thoughts on lucid dreaming can be summed up as an unwavering belief that anything a child can learn, an adult can too, but at a slower rate. So my major goal, essentially, is to become lucid so frequently it is equivalent to being a 'natural lucid dreamer'.

Age: 33
Age when you started LDing: 30
How long have you been LDing: 2 years 10 months
How many LDs have you had: 500+ (Counting chained LDs or (L)DEILDs as a single long LD)
How often do you LD: 3-4 nights a week, 6-7 LDs a week on average
Average LD length: 10 mins
Longest LD: 30-40 mins?
Longest it felt: 1 hour? I was starting to forget things, and woke myself up intentionally.
dreams per night: Average 2-3+
Longest dream: 1 hour?
Longest a dream felt: 1 hour
Spiritual beliefs in regards to LD (physical, metaphysical, spiritual): purely something that occurs within the mind of the dreamer
DILD or WILD: Both, but mostly DILD
How do you WILD: Normally by accident, as I have Aphantasia and cannot visualise when awake. So I start to feel shaking/spinning sensations or can finally 'see' images with my eyes closed, and know a dream is forming.
How often do you attempt to WILD: Not intentionally, I am just trying to fall back asleep.
How often do you WILD: 1-2 times a week.
How much time per day do you spend on LDing: A lot! Normally takes at least 30 mins to write my dreams from the previous night. I will think about dreams and periodically raise awareness throughout the day, but not constantly.
How much do you sleep per night: 7-8 hours
How much time do you spend on LDing at night: As long as it takes to make recall notes during an awakening, or go to the loo.
How do you meditate: Walking/awareness meditations. Riding a motorbike is very 'zen' - you have to be relaxed-focused, reading the road and the other traffic, being aware and reacting to what is happening right now. It's the perfect activity for cultivating awareness.
Do you use ADA: All Day - no. Awareness, yes.
Thoughts on ADA: For me, keeping awareness up all day is not a natural thing. I get distracted by work, absorbed into a TV program or film or game or book. But frequently I will 'become aware' during the day and focus on my awareness and surroundings for a while.
Thoughts on ADA-RC: I guess in a way, that is what my heightened-awareness moments would be considered.
How do you stabilize: Rubbing hands, touching things.
How often do you need to stabilize: Not often.
How many breaks have you taken from LDing and how long were they: Longest break was 2 weeks while on holiday in China. I take a break from journalling when travelling, but never really intentionally stop trying to have lucid dreams, they just don't get written down.
Time Dilation thoughts: Have done a couple of experiments, but wasn't impressed.
WBTB thoughts: Yes. Essential. Frequent. Recall earlier dreams, take notes, focus and return to bed.
Coolest thing you have done in a lucid dream: All sorts of cool stuff. Turning into a dragon, flying into space, piloting an X-wing, doing impossible motorbike stunts.