Sam's Workbook

Hey guys my name is Sam and I've been studying lucid dreaming for literally 3 years but I have never possessed the proper will power to have adequate sleep in order to fully practise lucid dreaming. I am 19 years old and am now in a mind set to really get back into this. I have been recording my dreams on and off for about 3 years and have quite a decent dream journel. However improvement is needed as an excellent recall helps a bunch. I just need to acquire constant motivation because it's hard to stay motivated to something when you haven't experienced it yet. I have the android app awoken that helps with reality checks and prompts for writing in my dream journel, but I just need that extra hand to make sure that I'm doing everything right. I also hope to fully participate in the classes and chats so yeah, thanks guys

Hello, Cushtard, and welcome to the DILD class!

You're absolutely right that excellent recall is a big boost for lucidity. It is a sign that you are very familiar with your dreams, very aware of them, that is one of the key foundations of lucid dreaming. Great dream recall is also a reward unto itself. Having long nights full of fun, weird, fascinating dream scenarios is probably the key motivator for most people to remain with the practice, I sure know that's true for me!

So for your motivation, imagine building dream recall to such a high level that you can't tell the difference much between waking and dreaming memories, your dreams can get that vivid!

Another bit of motivation: dreaming and lucid dreaming is an awesome hobby, but it takes time to build up lucidity in waking and dreaming life to sufficiently high levels to get lucid in dreams. So the more you practice, consistently, the closer you are day by day to your first (and many more) lucid dreams. If you do the daytime and night-time practices daily, you will get lucid in about a month on average. So stick with it!

Have a look through the forum threads referenced in this post. That is a launching-off point for many very important things to help you learn about lucid dreaming and how to go about doing it.

Good luck! And let us know any questions you may have.

Yes, welcome Cushtard, I love New Zealand, so beautiful and I've been back there a few times in my dreams! :) I also use the awoken app and find that I need to change up the totem sound about once a week to keep it fresh and avoid ignoring it. I set a calendar reminder to remember to do so but sometimes do it earlier if I notice I am ignoring the totem cue. I also upgraded (cheap) for a few features I appreciate. I personally found SSILD very effective in getting lucid early on and I still use it. Stay with it and let us know how we can help.