I had the same problem as you Whatsnext, fingers RC never worked for me. My hands were too damn consistent. I tried the clock RC for awhile, never worked either. The mirror RC worked for awhile, until my dreams started to become more vivid, then it stopped working. The ones I use now are telekinesis RC as my primary one (I'll randomly try to make things move throughout the day just to check) and the flipping the light switch one. The telekinesis one only failed me once that I can remember, and I probably only remember because I checked the light switch right after even though I was almost positive that I was awake.

I really like what Maxis said though, great advice I think.