I recommend working on remembering dreams from every night, as from what you write I think you need to build a closer connection to your dreams.
You should be able to recall at least something from almost every waking of the night, except perhaps the first or second cycle (but with practice you should eventually be able to recall at least a small piece from these cycles as well).
What section of TYoDaS are you reading now? If you've read about doing visualizations, then I assume you've read at least part of the practice section. The key ideas I want you to get for now are from the two page introduction to the practice section, and the description of the illusory form practice.
The ideas I want you to see are: what are the prerequisites to getting lucid in the dream state? What is more powerful than anything in getting lucid in the dream state? "Visualization" is not the answer here. Look it up, it's important.
From everything you've written I think you're more focused on attaining lucidity than on building a closer connection to all your dreams. The "dream connection" is the foundation of lucid dreaming.
Pay attention to experience in waking life. Recall moments from your day. Set the intention to notice and remember things from your waking day, and do the same with the night: set intention to pay attention to your dream experiences and to remember them when you wake up.
Move your attention closer and closer to the dream, begin by trying to recognize that you've woken up the very moment you wake up. Then remain still, and reach for your dream memories, and record them.
The biggest leap in dream awareness and connection came in my practice when I reached for dream memories on EVERY waking throughout the night.
I agree with Hilary: I think you should emphasize MILD over TYoDaS visualizations. I think TYoDaS has some very important messages that I'd like you to get from them, but you probably will get more results earlier if you first work on dream recall, dream awareness, waking attention and lucidity, and setting specific goals and forming strong intent.
Do both daytime and nighttime MILD, along with sometimes doing WBTB. Experiment with what time and how long you stay up. IMO there is nothing more powerful for LDing than WBTB with setting intent to LD as you fall back asleep.
If I was told I had to have an LD or something horrible would happen, that's what I'd do: set super strong intent to LD, perform daytime and nighttime MILD, and do WBTB in the 3-5 hour range (experiment to find the best time for you), and keep my mind on my dreams and lucid dreaming during the day. And go all out on dream recall.
And through it all, maintain a sense of humor and playfulness about the practice, and try to enjoy it! The more positive and relaxed you are, the faster your progress will be.
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