Thread: How Can I become lucid on a busy schedule?

God yes. Keeping a dream journal and finding your dream signs helps. Getting enough sleep certainly helps. But on five hours of sleep with no WBTB or anything, and no DJ except for random days when I had time and could write up a dream (mostly only lucids), reality checking alone got me plenty of LDs a month.

You could try recording dreams in the night, when you wake up from them peacefully and naturally and have a moment to jot them down. This shouldn't disrupt your sleep at all, just some quick notes and keywords will work wonders and eliminate the problem of the kids and wife.

Thanks for the encouragement! I will get back into dream journalling and reality checking!

Yup, exactly what shift said. And you ask how you can become lucid on a busy schedule? If you have time to SLEEP, then you have time have lucid dreams.

But isn't it easier if you have plenty of rest?
I also have his kind of problem, I have a hard time falling asleep early since I enjoy my "awakened" life. I usually go to sleep around 12. And I wake up at 6h30 every morning to go to work.

Yes I have to sleep more I know.
But let's pretend that it is impossible in my situation.

I was sort of in the same situation as you (milder, of course being as I'm a teenager) in terms of a busy schedule with school and college preperation (stress upon stress) so I, too, had a difficult time.

I'm not an expert, but I think the main thing you should work on is what Shift pointed out, and do A LOT of RC's. A lot a lot. Have you checked out his thread?

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=74059

I've been doing that recently, and the amount of RC's I've been doing have doubled. I'm remembering more and more to do them each day, so that puts me in a better and more probable position to achieve a DILD. I think that would be your best bet. Since naps are out of the question, DILDs would probably be the one to go to since you fall asleep, LD, and then wake up. I understand your dream recall can be difficult sometimes due to your little daughter waking you up "quickly", but I still believe DILD would be your best choice.

I hope that helped in some way, shape or form! good luck friend! Remember we're in the same boat!

Thanks for the info! Yeah, I think RCs are going to have to ramp up a bit...I mean a LOT!