I started talking to my coworker asked him if he ever remembers his dreams. He said yes and he said that he has gotten lucid. I was surprised cause i thought not many people are into dreaming. but he does meditation so maybe he learned about lucid dreaming long time ago( he's in 50's)

Anyway i toldhim i have trouble getting lucid. i haven't yet gotten lucid. i'm just working on dream recall and gotten better but i can't get lucid yet cause i don't notice i'm dreaming. The dream just passes like a movie and i watch it.

My coworker said "it's easy just look at your hands". But for me it's not easy.
When will i be able to notice that i'm dreaming. I've been practicing dreamrecall 1month + already.

My nightly practice is writing in my journal "I will remember to recognize that i'm dreaming" and "i remember my dreams" and "i have interesting and memoraable dreams".

I also practice reality checks during the day, and i mediate when i close my eyes when i go to sleep. But so far i've been dreaming alot but can't recognize that i'm dreaming

any tips? What else can i do?
I'm not in a rush though. But just asking^^ i sitll enjoy remembering dreams and writing in my journal. it's greart