New Idea for Reality Check

**Spearchucker** · 01-13-2013 09:51 AM

I was wondering if anyone ever thought of using a phone background as a reminder to do a reality check. Im always constantly unlocking my iPhone so if I changed the lockscreen background to something that reminded me to do a reality check it would probably transition into my dreams. What do you think? Also, is anyone here good at graphic design/photoshop that would be willing to create one? Thanks!

**dutchraptor** · 01-13-2013 10:22 AM

Sure I guess that would work. Give it a try.

**LucidMonogatari** · 01-13-2013 12:07 PM

Well that would work but it would be better too do reality checks everytime you walk through a door or something like that, cause what are the chances of you being on a phone in a dream?

**zarmeda** · 03-11-2013 08:59 PM

Give it a try

**Raen** · 03-12-2013 12:45 AM

I tried this for a little while by associating my phone background with a reality check. Obviously it's quite easy as you have a form of digital time in front of you to check with and think logically about so it'd be quite useful in that sense. However, it never actually carried over into my dreams as I rarely ever pick up my phone while dreaming.

**NyxCC** · 03-12-2013 01:12 AM

I guess something to remind you to do a RC on your background would help, if it really does make you to look around and do a RC.
Also, there are a few simple apps for iPhone/iPad that are basically just timers that you set, they ring a bell/make a noise, then display the message "Are you dreaming?, etc". You can also use the alarm of your phone, but for me having an app is more motivating.

**tripo** · 03-12-2013 11:48 AM

Well

NyxCC but the prob is if you are a heavy sleeper i mean someone who is hard to wake unless you hit him or grab him from the bed

what would be the solution then

but anyway i was thinking of a way to help but as you said having an app is the best answer so far

**Killing** · 03-12-2013 12:06 PM

Tripo, the alarms aren't meant to wake you up at night, they're meant to remind you to RC during the day.

As for the reality check, I don't think it would be very effective. I think that after a while of RCing every single time you see it, it would just turn into a habit of pinching your nose and not really paying attention.

**tripo** · 03-12-2013 12:38 PM

Oh i see, i got it wrong then

**NyxCC** · 03-12-2013 07:12 PM

I use an app to remind me to RC, also I write down on a piece of paper the time after I perform a reality check. I am trying to find out an optimal number of RC that would actually lead to some results. I think the trick is consistency, and that's my problem.

Apart from that I put a sticker on the bathroom mirror, reminding me to lucid dream. I look at the mirror every time, and NEVER see the sticker!

**Killing** · 03-13-2013 07:57 AM

Heh, know that feel. I put a sticker on the edge of my computer screen once, didn't pay much attention to it, ever. When you've got much more interesting stuff on the screen (or your case, mirror) then who has time to stare at a sticker. x)