Thread: Is this correct self awareness?

That's definitely a great way to go about it. I've been re-reading through Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming lately, and there's a section near the beginning where LaBerge talks about something similar, being more consistently aware in your everyday waking life, learning to truly pay attention to your surroundings, that sort of thing. And in doing so, when something out of the ordinary does occur, you can train yourself to take better notice of such things. It's a good way to be, and not only does it help boost awareness in your dreams, but it also enhances waking life in various ways too. ^^ I've found that type of daily awareness to help a lot with DILDing, not just in awareness, but also in terms of dream recall. Good to see others doing the same. Happy dreaming.

I've been trying your 'method' too and it's amazing how much more you remember at the end of the day, just because you were more aware most of the time. But sometimes it's really hard to maintain complete awareness for me. And you only realise it when you just did that thing that made you snap out of your awareness :p The hardest things are conversations and getting lost in random thoughts which just come popping up out of nowhere or by seeing something.

Huh. I think, you nailed the theory fully. Im sitting now here for long minutes. I dont know what to write, because i really dont want to be demotivating. On the contrary, I want to motivate you with my failures. I am writing this for myself:

"Dear Ferenc! After some knowledge work, you was coming to some conclusions (very similar to yours Naruto). You have the feeling, that it is quite easy, and you can do it, just you need a "little" patience and persistence. You begin to do it. Then, after some time (a week) your endurance begins to fade. Your exercise becomes half made. After this, you are more "away" in your head, then not, and all your efforts become superficial struggle. Then the lazyness and zoned out life is steeling days and weeks from your life, before you become again more motivated. In your head, you are a hero. In the reality, you lose your motivation, and you dont have that plus what keeps the interes in LD above the fluktuations of motivation. Fruits? Some LD-s, here and there. Almost nothing. Very short ones. "Normal" self controll promlems in life. You must be more serious. It is so stupid to be big in the head, and after failing in reality. In this game is no future. You must do it every time, like you are doing it the first time. You wake up with the desire to be more aware, and you go to the bad with the question: how aware I was today? You dont think about it, how long I am doing it now? When will it have some effect on my dreams? Here and now. You are always doing it the first time. You try to give your best, and there are no questions and trips in the past and future. It must be essential, like eating, drinking, toilet, and brushing teeth. It is totally logical, that self-awareness deserves the first place, if it is about important things in your life. A self aware person, is a higher quality human (yes, I can say this). If your awareness is high, you are better in everything and your life becomes meaningful and more happy, even if there are darker times. With strong self awareness and intense intention, your chances for LD will skyrocket. Are you stupid? There is the ultimate and simple way to have a life, and not just at daytime. Come on! Stand up, and work on it! Have fun, because this work shoud not be a gray robot job. Theory...blablabla...this is the easy part. After it is the harder part. Doing it. Realization. It needs some effort? Yes. Is it worth? This is not a qestion. Absolutely...totally absolutely...super hyper totally absolutely... Dont be stupid Ferenc! There is one school and one exam and one subject. Be I AM in the here and now, as much you can. Every aware minute is treasure. Good luck and never give up!"

I hope, you understand the letter for me. I wish you the best!