^^ I don't think that all day awareness, especially in the form of the ADA technique as described on these forums, is necessary for successful LD'ing at all, be it WILD or DILD. Also, though they may strive to be mindful all day, I don't believe that even Buddhist monks practice ADA (mindfulness/self-awareness does not equal ADA by any measure, BTW).

The daywork required for successful DILD's is about equal to that required for successful WILD's, I think. Either transition* requires a "lucid" state of mind to be successful -- and, of course, for lucidity to be maintained after the transition is made. About the only difference in terms of daywork is that it is a good idea to use the MILD technique for DILD, which does add a bit of daywork as you develop prospective memories. Also, again in my opinion, the daywork of ADA does little to nothing to aid these transitions; indeed it might even hinder them by clouding a dreamer's mind with distractions and an unnecessary urge to "notice" more of them. That clouding can prevent the self-awareness necessary for lucidity to surface, pretty much negating any chance of becoming and remaining lucid.

So, in my opinion, ADA really is not necessary for DILD at all, and may even be unhelpful. And no, the "simple" awareness of ADA (basically just noticing everything around you) does not trigger DILDs. If anything, it is likely that the expectation generated from inadvertently thinking about lucidity all day while practicing ADA is what encourages lucidity, initially.


* WILD and DILD are not techniques, BTW, they are descriptions of the two types of transitions to lucidity that are possible: either by retaining waking-life self-awareness throughout the passage from wake to sleep to dream (WILD), or by regaining waking-life self-awareness during a non-lucid dream (DILD).... just thought it worth mentioning.