For someone who seems to get several lucids per week just by practicing a form of self awareness check this:
My Journey with Self Awareness and My Twist to It
Thanks for sharing my thread dreambh, glad to see that people found it helpful . And actually, I do usually get 1 LD per night, but right now my sleep schedule is really messed up due to all of my classes and the hours of work I get every night.
However, when my sleep schedule is nice and steady, LD's come effortlessly. I am actually really glad that school has come in because this way, now that I am a heck of alot busier, I find my awareness being put to the test, and even strengthened greatly. I still get semi-lucid in at least half of my dreams every night though, its just that some times I am so tired that I like to stay Non-lucid.
As for your questions Sharpshoey, I think you are onto a great start from what it sounds. Always know that at any moment during the day that you could possibly be dreaming, that is one of the best mindsets in awareness. Another thing, when practicing self awareness, never give up, and always stay on your "A" game and do your best. Trust me, it all pays off in the end.
Every night I get an LD they last at least 1 hour long each. As for the RC's, my advice is to only do them when something unusual or something out of the ordinary happens. Only do them then, and you'll find that they become extremely effective and even more so, effortless. While this may cause you to do RC's alot less, it keeps you focused and passively watching for something weird all the time. On top of that, this style of RCing quickly passes into your dreams because of how easy and painless it is. I literally do maybe 2-5 Reality Checks a day, and thats it. Only do them when necessary and you'll find that sooner than later this way of RCing will start bringing results like magic.
Once you find that border of awareness between "too much" awareness and "too little" awareness, you get the perfect level of awareness and everything becomes simple from then on. Don't get me wrong though man, it requires alot of practice, but like I said it really does pay off in the long run.
More on self awareness- its basically just a mindset in which your focus on yourself and how you are impacting everything you do. In short, constantly paying attention and not letting your mind wander. Of course that takes practice as well, so don't go hard on yourself.
If you haven't already, I would check out my thread that dreambh posted, really does sum up what I'm saying here, while stating everything in greater detail as well.
Most of all Sharpshoey, find what works for you.
After some time of practice, you will start getting Lucid Dreams every night and you will become semi-lucid in many of your dreams. Stay with it once you start it man. If you ever feel like just giving up, just remember the reward in the end and how much time you've already put into self awareness. To me it really is the key to Lucid Dreaming.
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