Originally Posted by tblanco
so i'm building a list of targets and morning time for me is writing a few down to keep in mind over the course of the day. memory is big too. I've been getting better at that dream memory "spark" where there's nothing then all of a sudden it all starts flowing in... nothing since the early part of may yet but my intention is to get lucid before july starts. I plan to wbtb 2-3 times a week, keep working on my memory, prospective and recall, and work on intention and goals for inside of the dream doing visualization whenever i do reality checks. I know i'm going to make this shit happen. I've hit some really great LD streaks in the past, when i find my rhythm (it's my least favorite word to spell) it's going to slide into place.
You example has sparked a renewed interest in PM exercises! I set a few the other day: some I hit, and some I missed. Having daily PM targets, even if it is a repeated day-long target ("every time ...."), helps keep that important goal-seeking center activated.
It's a great idea to have concrete goals. I find goals like "I want to get lucid by <date>" or "I want to have <N> lucid dreams per week" are not effective for me. But goals like the TOTM club, and plans of doing very specific things in a lucid dream, are highly effective. Some of my all-time favorite LDs came from active TOTM goals, and performing those goals in sequence helped maintain the dream, keeping it vivid, and giving me something to look forward to doing next. Typically, as soon as I run out of "things to do," I will wake soon thereafter.
That's great that you've been successful with improving your recall. It's important to schedule enough time after waking to let those sparks fire and the memories to flow in. I had a nice recall morning this morning that started off with a blank slate, and I was sort of bummed, but finally ended up recalling 7-8 scenes from multiple wakings over the course of the night.
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