Thread: How do i NOT "waste" a LD?

Is there any definition of what a "waste" of LD is?

Originally Posted by Rohtie

Is there any definition of what a "waste" of LD is?

Yea, it's what ever you think a waste of a lucid dream is

Whats your idea of what's not to waste a LD?

depends on your goal. you could make it up as you go along but better to have pre-planned things you wanna do. I "wasted" my first one on flying and "natural desires", will use the next one for religeous matters like chanting a buddhist mantra and going into lotus pose and conversing with the buddha, but that's just me. You should use it for anything that you want to do but can't do in real life. Imagine yourself as Neo in the matrix at the moment of his 'awakening'- what do you do?

So there aren't any wrong goals?

Originally Posted by Rohtie

So there aren't any wrong goals?

same as with life itself. are there wrong/correct goals in life or is it all pointless? depends on the person I guess.

Thoose goals... Are they going to influence the real world as well?

I tend to want to do things that are impossible that I used to daydream about when I was younger, or see in movies/cartoons. Things that under no circumstances could I do in real life. Things like lucid sex are a huge waste to me, so I avoid it. Some people enjoy having sex in every single lucid dream. It's not currently one of my goals, and I don't see it becoming one in the future. But if that's what you want to do, and you couldn't care less about flying or whatever, then that's your goal. It's a very very personal and subjective thing. Although I must stress that any time I attain lucidity, it was not a waste, no matter how quickly it ends or what I do.

Originally Posted by Rohtie

Is there any definition of what a "waste" of LD is?

I've done stupid stuff in my lucids, and felt like I wasted them after I woke up.
It's when you wake up and say "wtf did I do that for? That's stupid!"

Things like lucid sex are a huge waste to me, so I avoid it.

Pretty much, but I didn't want to come out and say it. This is one of my least desirable things to do in a dream. It really sucks!!!

It's also pretty lame when you can't control the dream, like when I keep having FAs and stuff. It's so frustrating!

If you do something that you want to do in a Lucid Dream, then it is never a waste. Don't concern yourself as to what other people believe is a "good use", because everyone has their individual opinion.

For example, if one had their heart set on becoming a refrigerator in a Lucid Dream, they should go on and do it, even if some would consider it a "waste".

Originally Posted by Rohtie

Is there any definition of what a "waste" of LD is?

Yeah! Waking up as soon as you become lucid. Very annoying!!!

There are no wrong goals in Lucid Dreaming. Do what feels good and fufilling to you and you alone. When you acheive what you set out to do, that is all that matters in the end.