Thread: My progress (not)

Alright so I want to thank y'all for your advice, it is greatly appreciated!

I have decided I wont be performing this technique, as it feels way too impractical for me. So I'm still trying to find ways to maximise my DILD frequency.

So far I've got:

-memory training
-doing reality checks every time I experience sth dreamlike

Is there any other way I can make my reality checks mindful? What other techniques or methods would y'all recommend for achieving DILDs?

Originally Posted by WildWolf1

Alright so I want to thank y'all for your advice, it is greatly appreciated!

I have decided I wont be performing this technique, as it feels way too impractical for me. So I'm still trying to find ways to maximise my DILD frequency.

So far I've got:

-memory training
-doing reality checks every time I experience sth dreamlike

Is there any other way I can make my reality checks mindful? What other techniques or methods would y'all recommend for achieving DILDs?

There are a lot of techniques you can do for memory building that specifically aid lucid dreaming. My favorite is where you select certain reality check triggers beforehand and attempt to RC every time you see/hear/feel/etc the trigger. This builds prospective memory - a very useful type of memory for lucid dreaming. The difference between this activity and building critical reflective attitude is that CRA uses dreamlike/weird events in reality, which can have an unpredictable frequency. You'd be lucky to have 1 a day, generally speaking. This, however, is intended to give you many opportunities to RC every day, with the downside that the triggers are not particularly dreamlike or weird. It's not for CRA as much.

To do this, I usually use a background image for my computer that I've created. On it are 4 reality check triggers, which I vary to include one based on sight, one on sound, one on a kinesthetic action, and one passive kinesthetic experience. That way you're working on becoming more aware of your senses, what's going on around you, your actions, etc., as well. I will use the same set of triggers until I've had some success with it, then I rotate to a new set. If you realize you are missing the triggers when they happen, don't rotate. Continue with that same set until you've got a 75% ish success rate. Then switch it up. The background image is there to help me remember what my RC triggers are; it's an aid. If you have no problem remembering the triggers, you don't have to use the background images. I happen to find them helpful.

Here. It's in this thread - this what I use. In this thread, if you scroll down, you can find background images with sets of RC triggers, as well as a color-coded master list. Feel free to use if you like.

https://www.dreamviews.com/attaining...k-prompts.html

Originally Posted by MoonageDaydream

There are a lot of techniques you can do for memory building that specifically aid lucid dreaming. My favorite is where you select certain reality check triggers beforehand and attempt to RC every time you see/hear/feel/etc the trigger. This builds prospective memory - a very useful type of memory for lucid dreaming. The difference between this activity and building critical reflective attitude is that CRA uses dreamlike/weird events in reality, which can have an unpredictable frequency. You'd be lucky to have 1 a day, generally speaking. This, however, is intended to give you many opportunities to RC every day, with the downside that the triggers are not particularly dreamlike or weird. It's not for CRA as much.

To do this, I usually use a background image for my computer that I've created. On it are 4 reality check triggers, which I vary to include one based on sight, one on sound, one on a kinesthetic action, and one passive kinesthetic experience. That way you're working on becoming more aware of your senses, what's going on around you, your actions, etc., as well. I will use the same set of triggers until I've had some success with it, then I rotate to a new set. If you realize you are missing the triggers when they happen, don't rotate. Continue with that same set until you've got a 75% ish success rate. Then switch it up. The background image is there to help me remember what my RC triggers are; it's an aid. If you have no problem remembering the triggers, you don't have to use the background images. I happen to find them helpful.

Here. It's in this thread - this what I use. In this thread, if you scroll down, you can find background images with sets of RC triggers, as well as a color-coded master list. Feel free to use if you like.

https://www.dreamviews.com/attaining...k-prompts.html

Thanks for sharing! Although I don't think I'll be performing that technique either, why? In the past few days I've been thinking about creating my own approach to attaining lucidity. It's still in the works but so far I've come up with my own little "lucid mindset" which involves frequently questioning reality with a little bit of awareness on top, and a hardcore reality check routine. What do you think?

I hope my approach is enough to induce my first intentional LD. Whenever that happens I'll make sure to post about it on this forum.

Originally Posted by WildWolf1

Thanks for sharing! Although I don't think I'll be performing that technique either, why? In the past few days I've been thinking about creating my own approach to attaining lucidity. It's still in the works but so far I've come up with my own little "lucid mindset" which involves frequently questioning reality with a little bit of awareness on top, and a hardcore reality check routine. What do you think?

I hope my approach is enough to induce my first intentional LD. Whenever that happens I'll make sure to post about it on this forum.

Whatever floats your boat. Just so you're aware, most of the things that I posted as advice are not coming from me - they come from either Stephen Laberge's book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, or Robert Waggoner's books (Lucid Dreaming Plain & Simple; Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self).

What do I think? You didn't really go into detail, but it seems like it's another version of critical reflective attitude ("lucid mindset"), all day awareness (awareness on top), and reality checking. I'm not sure what's different or new about it?

Good luck.

So guys, lately I've been trying to find a way to question reality. What I've done so far is tell myself "I could be dreaming" at random intervals before doing a reality check. The problem is, I can't seem to doubt the fact that I'm awake.

I know it takes time to build this kind of mindset. I just wanna know if I'm on the right path or if there's a way I can accelerate the process so I can get to question reality without my mind automatically going "nah, you're awake". Does that make sense?