the most important point i would like to put across for people who use reality checks for lucid dreaming is this. when you are awake, never tell yourself "no this is not a dream".

lucid dreaming is amazing, but lucid living is so far beyond the point of bliss that it is not something you want to shut your mind off to. telling yourself YOU ARE DREAMING is all you should really need as a reality check. having only very temporary experience of this myself, i would love to hear your thoughts. sorry if there are similar threads already. peace and love. rory