Daily Dreamsign: Can I Have Your Attention Please?!

[Shift]

Good, now that I've got it I'll remind you that it's very important to be aware and pay attention to things if you want to catch the oddities and dream signs in your dreams and have a DILD. Unfortunately for us, it's not as often as we'd wish that a dream character or element screams at us to pay attention, reality check, and become lucid. I for one have been slacking so I am starting a new regime for myself, to build up awareness and prospective memory. This is important for honing your awareness as well as training your prospective memory for MILDs. This exercise has been done a few times before, but threads have gone stale and people tend to ignore that entire section of EWOLD. So I am establishing a number of daily tasks. I will make them as absolutely random as possible, both for novelty as well as to capture the random nature of dreams. I will update this first post every day, and add the previous posts to a spoiler. I have resigned as a DV staff member and so all subsequent tasks will have to be found on the most recent pages of the thread, sorry for the inconvenience! Spoiler for Previous Tasks to 3/31/09: Today's task: Become aware every time you see someone touch, blow, pick, scratch, etc. their nose. Reality check first and foremost. Take note of the time, and make an effort to become very aware of your settings. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's Task: Reality Check and become aware of your surroundings every time that you see or notice FEET! Make an effort to become very aware of your surroundings. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Imagine what you would have done, had you realized you were actually dreaming. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of WATER. Rain, faucet, puddle, glass, etc. Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of EMOTIONS. Feeling or observing others' extreme emotions, or thinking or reading about them. Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings, and, in the case of your own strong emotions, their causes. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of BIRDS. Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of BLUE EYES. Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of MUSIC. Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of CUPS. Drinking cups, glasses, mugs, thermoses, etc.! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of ILLUSTRATIONS. Doodles, diagrams, book illustrations, cartoons, cereal box creatures, signs, etc! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of TIME. Clocks, watches (especially digital!), appointments, the fact that you've slept in til noon! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of MONEY. Electronic, physical, bills, coins, the concept of it, etc! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of LOCKS. Locking things, unlocking things, keys, the thought of things being locked, combinations, etc! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of LIGHT. The sun rising/setting, lamps, headlights, sirens, any time you manage to become aware of light! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of GRASS! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of BUTTONS! Clothing, computers, elevators, etc! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of HAIR! Your own, others', animals', toys', whatever! Brushes, even bracelets! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of FOOD! Including hunger! Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of WRITING UTENSILS! Pens, pencils, tablet pens, quills, chalk, markers, whiteout, whiteboard markers, the need to find something to write with, everything! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of WINDOWS! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you go through or think of DOORS! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you use or think of KEYS! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you use or think of SUDDEN NOISES! Things like slamming doors, explosions, even quiet noises like switching a light on. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you use or think of WIRES! Phonecords, powerlines, chargers, plugs, you name it. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event.(Task compliments of Elis D.) Today's task: Become aware every time you use or think of SCREENS! TV, computer, cell, ipod, window, door, etc! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event.(Task compliments of Odd_Nonposter.) Today's task: Become aware every time you use or think of SEATS! Chairs, stools, car seats, swings, couches, finding yourself sitting or wanting to sit, benches, etc.! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you use or think of THE FLOOR! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you use or think of CLOTHING! Getting dressed, if it feels uncomfortable, what others are wearing, clothing for sale, random things like astronaut suits and your laundry! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you use or think of ELECTRICAL OUTLETS! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you use or think of SMILES! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of LONG HAIR! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of DATES! Today's date, tomorrow's date, your birthday, appointments you're making, etc.! Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. Imagine you have just become lucid, and make sure to 'stabilize'. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Feel free to jump in and suggest tasks, but only if it's the morning (<8am EST) before I get around to doing it. Remember, they've got to be random! And I strongly encourage you to report in on your success, times you noticed failure, or even to post a strict log of the times and details of your awareness. But besides collecting them here, make sure not to write anything down. This is a memory and awareness training exercise.

[deXtrous]

Will do tomorrow when I go for a trip into the city thanks

[Shift]

Will do tomorrow when I go for a trip into the city thanks Do it today! There'll be another one tomorrow

[12g951ad]

hmm ok so do we write down everything ? like touch, blow, pick, scratch, and so one

[Shift]

No no, the goal is to remember what the task is (today: RC when you think of someone's nose). Every time you find yourself becoming aware of this sign, reality check and become very aware of your surroundings. Make a mental note of it happening, keep track of it in your mind. But this is a memory exercise, so you don't want to write anything down except at the end of the day if you want to post in this thread. Or I suppose at the end of the day you could jot it into your DJ. So you want to both build up your memory to remember to remember to reality check, as well as your overall awareness (be on the lookout for noses, take in the scene when you do). You CAN keep track of what it was that drew in your awareness. I think for the first task that might be a bit heavy duty though. I plan on slowly easing myself into it since I've gotten out of practice. Hopefully within two weeks everyone practicing should be able to just naturally remember what it is that caused them to become aware of the nose! But definitely keep track of it (mentally) if you can! The more detail and awareness, the better

[12g951ad]

oo ok now i get it il try it out cos it sounds like it could work

[Desert Claw]

awesome i like the idea so. its almost 1 in the morning here i'll start when i wake up

[Mariano]

I don't understand well...Why I should think on someone nose?

[dmonk09]

it is just a way to make sure u RC throughout the day and actually think about it. and if you can remember all the times you rc'd then your bound to remember to do it in your dreams. I'm going to try this

[Techno]

I remember having to do something today...hmm...what was it?

[Polona]

What a great idea! I was leaving bunch of post-it notes around the house with hints to do RC. But this expanded method (more random people involved) should do the trick

[deXtrous]

Do it today! There'll be another one tomorrow It was really late when I read it, I live in a different time zone

[Shift]

It was really late when I read it, I live in a different time zone Aw I've decided to update it at midnight (I'm always up at midnight, not always up by 8am ) so hopefully you can catch them that way.

[toejammer16]

I work fron home and rarely touch my nose.

[Shift]

Today's Task: Reality Check and become aware of your surroundings every time that you see or notice FEET! Make an effort to become very aware of your surroundings. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. Imagine what you would have done, had you realized you were actually dreaming. Gonna go with a much more basic one. So, when you are putting on shoes and socks, painting your toenails, cleaning the lint from between your toes, stubbing your toe, noticing someone's shoes, stepping on something sharp, etc.! Reality check to make sure it's not a dream, look around to work on your awareness. Today I RC'ed and worked on awareness while on a bench outside of a restaurant, because I was in the area where I had told myself I would remember to look at peoples' noses. I also checked in my dream, every time I responded to/read this thread, and just now

[toejammer16]

I work from a desk at home and dont do any of those things daily or see anyone.

[Seph]

I work fron home and rarely touch my nose. I work from a desk at home and dont do any of those things daily or see anyone. It doesn't really have to be feet or your nose, you can pick whatever you want(No pun intended.). I read this technique in LaBerges book, where he suggests each day you pick 4 things or so, and do a reality check each time one of those things occurs. You use this to train, what he calls, your "Prospective Memory", or your ability to remember future things without external reminders. This helps with MILD especially, and LD'ing all together. For example, I currently go to school, so I have made my four things the following... 1. I will do a Reality Check when I get In/Out of my car. 2. I will do a Reality Check when I enter/leave the School. (I have release) 3. I will do a Reality Check when I eat something. 4. I will do a Reality Check when I take something out of my backpack. These are just mine, but you can easily make your own, it can be anything. One I thought might work well, is he suggested doing an RC anytime someone calls your name. It's really whatever fits you best. Luckily for me, what with going to school most days, the school is actually one of my dream signs, so I'm hoping mine will help become Lucid if my dreams take place in this specific location.

[Desert Claw]

I see a lot of traffic cones. just thought id let you know that whenever i see them, i do a reality check... might seem stange, but i see a lot of these cones in my dreams. might be weird but it i can make it work to my advantage! thought i'd make a random post about it, thats all. maybe you'd like to try it, i dunno. so +10... -8... 6 hours... is it midnight in your timezone? i'm horrible at timezones... I'll try the feet thing tomorrow, where i get more time to do it. I still haven't tested yesterdays one yet. keep the random stuff coming, I'll give them all a shot

[MrFantasy]

I have been doing this exact section of EWOLD how ironic. I believe today I missed the one where I was supposed to do a state check when I heard laughter. Forgot about that, until now. I'll improve though, I'll get there.

[Shift]

Exactly, this works for all dream signs. I'm just trying to motivate myself and to get my prospective memory to include. You also shouldn't be neglecting your own dreamsigns or reality checking. This is more an exercise starting from scratch, since I've been slacking w/ the DJ. Hence why there is only one task. Awareness characteristics to look for in feet: Are the toes painted, or not? Are the feet male, or female? Are the shoes old, or new? Clean, or dirty? Are they appropriate for the weather? How would you categorize them? Do they match the rest of the outfit?

[Snowy Egypt]

Well, I did it today. Strangely enough I RCed randomly when the thought of it popped into my head and NOT when I noticed feet... Hmm...there was a moment in Algebra when I first RCed while we were watching this REALLY trippy math DVD. I mean REALLY trippy. Then there were a few times at the end of the day in Chem. And I just did one about 20 minutes ago. All of these cases did not involve feel.

[Shift]

Today's task: Become aware every time you see or think of WATER. Rain, faucet, puddle, glass, etc. Reality check first and foremost. Make an effort to become very aware of your settings. At the end of the day before bed, recount every instance you witnessed the event. So I did a good job with the foot one. I not only found myself noticing feet but also when I had no sight of feet remember the task and reality checking and becoming very aware anyway (remembering to remember!). I must've reality checked at least 60 times today. I spent a lot of time reality checking, taking in all the senses, questioning myself, my location, and my actions, and then paying very close attention to the shoe (or foot), who was wearing it, if it was appropriate attire for the outfit, weather, individual, etc. I also took a nap and had a very very vivid dream.

[12g951ad]

this is starting to be fun!

[Shift]

Man, I had one of my most kickass lucids ever last night, totally finally got to swing through an enormous city as spiderman

[Keitorin]

This sounds like a really good idea that'd be good for me. I'd forgotten this after reading EWOLD!