Thread: Train your memory, who wants to join?

Yeah, more responses here, more people joining, that's great

Well done roguext22 and LDoneironaut!

Do you think we should practise the same targets next week we've already done, or should I come up with 4 new targets every day? Or maybe pick the ones that most people missed and replace the targets that were easy for the people who responded? (then you would be able to see if repeatedly picking the same target, increases the chance to hit)

Have to run for the bus, but here are the tasks for today...

Targets for Monday 26th of November

I will do a thorough Reality Check the NEXT TIME:

• I write anything down
  
• I feel pain
  
• I hear someone say my name
  
• I drink something

Imprint this list into your prospective memory and remember to check the FIRST time you hit each target.

Good luck!

PS: this is the last day I didn't put online, so maybe tomorrow I'll start with some extra targets not from the book... (see if I can find some dreamsigns from people who join this exercise )

- see a flower (complete)
- turn on a light (complete)
- see a pet or animal (half- took me 30 seconds to realise it)
- see myself in a mirror (failed)

2.5/4 (IMPROVEMENT!!!)

Sara i felt a deja vu.. then i read - * i do rc then i write anything down..

Originally Posted by Kyhaar

- see a flower (complete)
- turn on a light (complete)
- see a pet or animal (half- took me 30 seconds to realise it)
- see myself in a mirror (failed)

2.5/4 (IMPROVEMENT!!!)

Well done Kyhaar!

Originally Posted by roguext22

Sara i felt a deja vu.. then i read - * i do rc then i write anything down..

It's always a good idea to do an RC on a déjà vu!

Oh, it just dawns to me I totally forgot about the 'writing down' target. Well, missed that already 10 times this morning

I also had an improvement!

see flower - Success
see a pet or animal - Success
see myself in the mirror - Failed
turn on a light - Success

Eugh- totally forgot and failed

I write anything down- check! (writing down on apper in the morning)

I feel pain (*pinches self* THERE!!!)

I hear someone say my name - FAILED

I drink something - FAILED

2/4- oh well

4/4:d

In. Great idea!

Originally Posted by Sara

Targets for Monday 26th of November

I will do a thorough Reality Check the NEXT TIME:

• I write anything down
  
• I feel pain
  
• I hear someone say my name
  
• I drink something

I also have bus running to do in the mornings, so I'll see how it goes but for tomorrow I'm going to stick with this list if nobody minds

Targets for Tuesday 27th of November

I will do a thorough Reality Check the NEXT TIME:

• I see a traffic light
  
• I leave a building
  
• I hear music
  
• I wash my hands

Imprint this list into your prospective memory and remember to check the FIRST time you hit each target.

Good luck!

Two old ones (the ones that were the hardest) plus two new ones. Ideas for next days (e.g. your favorite dream signs) can be posted here

I see a traffic light FAILED

I leave a building- FAILED

I hear music - COMPLETE

I wash my hands - COMPLETE

2/4

Very cool thread. I won't be able to check the posts in the morning, so I'll be doing the one the day before. I saw this thread yesterday and decided to go for it:

-I write anything down: Failed
-I feel pain: Failed
-I hear someone say my name: Completed
-I drink something: Completed

I'm ill today and probably won't be leaving my house, so all 'indoor targets' for today :-)

Targets for Wednesday 28th of November

I will do a thorough Reality Check the NEXT TIME:

• I hear the sound of the door bell
  
• I sneeze(don't know if this is possible to happen in a dream...)
  
• I pick up a book
  
• I smell food

Imprint this list into your prospective memory and remember to check the FIRST time you hit each target.

Good luck!

Wow. I really was so out of it today.

-I see a traffic light: FAILED
-I leave a building: FAILED
-I hear music: FAILED
-I wash my hands: FAILED

Failed all- didn't see any of the tasks before I had to go for the day. I'll see if I can do some during the two hours left I am awake.

EDIT: Nope. Still failed all.

I really wanna join this, but I have trouble picking targets. My targets should be Objects that I am likely to encounter in both Waking and Dreaming Life. I can't recall any specific objects I freqeuntly encounter in dreams, cuz lately my DreamRecall has dropped to just above 0 (can't put dreams to words) and my last memorable dreamscenes were a party in a forrest, A huge school/mall-like public building, the Airport and Distant, sunny rocky Islands. There's not 1 scene or object of which I can expect to encounter it again in a Dream anytime soon, so that makes it difficult selecting targets.

Maybe I need to simplify it. I'll try.
I will RC:
-When I encounter a Road
-When I see Trees/Forrests
-When I'm at School/Mall/Public event
-When I find myself Traveling.

I'm King Chaos, A scatterbrain 1st class, so I will most likely forget all 4 goals all together the first days. I''ll report back.

What are the next tasks?
If I don't hear from you before I have to go, I'll do Wednesday's

EDIT:
I hear the sound of the door bell- complete

I sneeze(don't know if this is possible to happen in a dream...)- n/a

I pick up a book- failed

I smell food- 0.5 (Might have smelled some, but didn't notice. Did remember when I was holding good-smelling candy, though)

1.5/3 or 1.5/4- your choice

Well done, Kyhaar!

Due to illness, I was too tired yesterday and this morning to write down the new tasks. Will catch up with it tomorrow morning, cause I really feel that this exercises helps me.

Isn't this from EWLD? I liked doing this excerise, I think I forgot about it though and stopped...O.o Maybe I should try working on that again.

Originally Posted by Lucidbulbs

Isn't this from EWLD? I liked doing this excerise, I think I forgot about it though and stopped...O.o Maybe I should try working on that again.

Yes, it is
From my first post:

Originally Posted by Sara

Last week I started reading LaBerge's book (EWLD) and it describes an exercise that is very helpful both attaining lucidity and training to forget less in waking life. I thought it might be interesting and fun to post the explanation and the tasks for today here, for the people who don't have the book, or for those (including me) who feel more motivated if there is some place to report to when you are 'done'.

I missed all targets for last saturday, so here they are again! (still waiting for people to come up with their own dream signs we can put up as targets...)

Targets for Saturday 1st of December

I will do a thorough Reality Check the NEXT TIME:

• I put a key in a lock
  
• I see an advertisement
  
• I eat anything after breakfast
  
• I see a bicycle

Imprint this list into your prospective memory and remember to check the FIRST time you hit each target.

Good luck!

I sneezed this morning (before reading this day's activities) and did an RC

So thats 2.5 / 4 for me, for yesterday

I've been away lately, so I haven't been posting about my progress with this. I'm already done with today's, though:

• I put a key in a lock
  
• I see an advertisement
• I eat anything after breakfast
• I see a bicycle

So, three out of four. I changed "put a key in a lock" to "enter a password" because I don't much use keys and locks. But I forgot anyway.

I put a key in a lock - changed to "brush teeth " since I am not in charge of the keys - COMPLETE
I see an advertisement - Internet adveritsiement- COMPLERE
I eat anything after breakfast - little piece of candy- COMPLETE
I see a bicycle- n/a even when I went for a walk

so, 3/3 or 3/4- your pick

Originally Posted by Sara

Yes, it is

From my first post:





I missed all targets for last saturday, so here they are again! (still waiting for people to come up with their own dream signs we can put up as targets...)

Here are some ideas (if not tasks already)



- open / close a door
- get in / out of bed
- see a friend with..... (brown hair or blue eyes or dark skin etc.)
- hear the phone ring
- use your cellphone / home phone
- turn on the computer
- brush / comb your hair
- brush your teeth
- change clothes
- think about a crush / loved one
- check your watch
- open wallet / purse / backpack / briefcase
- hear someone singing / whistling
- see an analog clock
- bump into / touch someone else

Okay, I'd like to join. Sounds like a great idea. I probably won't be able to post every day, so I'll report when I can.