The Importance of keeping an Attempt Log

[SealedOrion]

Keeping an attempt log is probably the best thing I did in my year of Lucid Dreaming practice , one which eventually led me to having Lucid Dreams . while everyone knows how important dream journaling is , barely anyone talks about how important keeping a log and report of your WILD attempts is . An attempt log is a report on your present practices or indivijual WILD attempts . If you are practicing any sort of DILD methods , you can write : Name of the practice : General procedure - How YOU go on doing the said practice Time since you are practicing that particular technique The effect of that technique on your dream The effect of that technique on your dream recall and vividity The effect of that technique on your Lucidity What you think are your shortcomings which are preventing you from gaining Lucidity possible solutions to said problems If your making a WILD attempt , write : Time you went to bed Time yo awoke for WBTB Time you stayed up for WBTB WILD anchor Any extra quirk you made to the practice ( relaxation methods , combining some other technique etc ) Number of Dreams recalled after waking up for WBTB Estimated time it took you to fall back asleep Any subsequent awakening ( time and number) The reason you think the attempt succeded/failed Final wake time Sleep quality total sleep time IMO Lucid Dreaming is figuring out what works best for you , putting those factors together and hoping that your brain chemistry is right . Logging really helps in finding these critical factors that may aid in Lucidity . It also really helps in finding out your REM phase , if you have a consistent sleep schedule after 10 - 12 days of Logging you will have a pretty rough idea about how your sleep works . The more factors you get right the easier it is to Induce an LD . Another important thing is that Attempt logging helps you to figure out your mistakes and then you can work towards fixing them

[Sivason]

Thanks for the ideas.