Thread: An automated reality checking system

Originally Posted by imj

Just an idea I thought of while at an electronic store. Since we tend to forget to RC or find it a chore like me why not make it automatic. For those who know DIY you can do this. Get a motion sensor fixed at the door of the bedroom and this sensor turns on the light when you walk in. If you walk in and there's no light or the light acts funny you have to do a proper RC to confirm. The purpose of using a non-concious checking system is to not be too aware of doing the RC. So it'll be like a subconcious reflex when you walk in the room because the light is expected to turn on and when it dosen't my guess is 99% you will remember to RC and Boom! Your dreaming!

IMJ

Or just turn the light on manually.
We really should manually do it to re-affirm action of ourselves prompting a reaction (Lucidity)
IMO

Ok...for people with OCD who can't get over the idea of doing light switch checks.... Anyway just an idea/project I may or may not do....

IMJ

Originally Posted by imj

Just an idea I thought of while at an electronic store. Since we tend to forget to RC or find it a chore like me why not make it automatic. For those who know DIY you can do this. Get a motion sensor fixed at the door of the bedroom and this sensor turns on the light when you walk in. If you walk in and there's no light or the light acts funny you have to do a proper RC to confirm. The purpose of using a non-concious checking system is to not be too aware of doing the RC. So it'll be like a subconcious reflex when you walk in the room because the light is expected to turn on and when it dosen't my guess is 99% you will remember to RC and Boom! Your dreaming!

IMJ

My that is quite a good idea. 99% of my funds go towards good memories (AKA Drugs >_> Not The Bad Kind...) so I doubt I will do this. However if you have the funds and or the means. This is a potentially excellent reality check method.

thats a good idea, i might do something similar, one of the ways i have become lucid was by flicking the light switch and it not working, it was by far the easiest, but i got lucky that i walked into a dark room, that is rare for me, so i needed something like this.

Because the original installation is a light switch for years and the mind will not be updated to the new sensor switch so it will be a dark room.

IMJ

Originally Posted by DreamChaser

Or just turn the light on manually.
We really should manually do it to re-affirm action of ourselves prompting a reaction (Lucidity)
IMO

I agree.
I mean, the whole point of reality checks is to increase your awareness, right? so why do you want to not be aware of your reality checks?

Passive reality checks seem kinda oxymoronic to me.