The whole point of doing "reality checks," or RCs, is to get your mind into a constant state of questioning your reality. It's not so much about doing the action as taking time to look around and see if what's going on really makes sense. If it doesn't, it's likely that you're dreaming and you can use an RC (such as the nose-plug or reading text) to be certain whether or not you are.
So, when you doing a reality check, don't just perform the check, but rather take the time to really examine what's going on. You can also ask yourself questions such as, "How did I get here?" or "Why am I here?" If you can't answer it or if the answer doesn't make sense, then it's likely that you're dreaming.
Anyway, that's an overview on the role of reality checks in lucid dreaming. [/thesis]
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