Thread: Losing motivation....school =/

Use an external cue eg. light/audio to tell you you are dreaming. No mood/motivation needed, just priming the mind to watch out for the cue. That's the only advice I can give.....

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Originally Posted by hisnameistyler

Can anyone PLEASE talk some sense into me!? I've tried for awhile to revive that motivation I had back at th beginning of the year (last August) but it's just not working! I find that I can't concentrate on LDing during the school year....it's not that I have THAT much to focus on with HW and studying...I'm a senior and barely have anything to do. I just feel...distracted.

Can I still properly reality check in school 5 days a week?

I feel that I cannot properly reality check in school for some reason. And as a result of not being able to properly reality check, I cannot master LDing.

anybody wanna help me out? .....please?

I have this like exact same problem, and it sucks cause i want it and when i try it doesnt work and i get discouraged, and look for an easier way..

Actually there is a way, though I can't swear on it 'cause it does not use RC's that much. Ye'know how in reality we aren't really aware... Rather almost always daydreaming and stuff... So If you could be aware while you are doing your day activities(a long time at least, if you can't be aware for a whole day... Actually that's very difficult, but at least it is possible to achieve) you could increase your LD's at least a tenfold... I got this idea when I thought why RC's and meditating increase lucid dreams... Though It is also important to remember use RC's just because it's a basic that we need to remember... But doing this, you could increase your Lucid Dreams with lesser RC's... But it really is difficult to maintain awareness, maybe more so than using RC's, but it is a good way to go If you are interested you can always whisper me... And remember, I ain't a god of Lucid Dreaming

just do your best to stay active as a lucid dreamer. find out what works best for you - dont stop completely just because you think there is no time for it. even spending a few days on DV/dream journaling/RC'ing its better than nothing. you'll also find that somedays (holidays) there will be plenty of time to catch up anyway. isn't easter coming up soon? why don't you spend some time then?

yeah... thats what I think.

ahh yes, the ole "no time" dilema.

1.RC's don't take time

2.after school you'll have work, after retirement I'm sure something else that "takes up time" will come up

What are your dream goals?

I've got a feeling you're not keeping a dream journal, are you.

I think the best thing you can do is to think of a load of things you want to do in your dreams, to give you motivation. Also, try to be creative, because the better the dream tasks, the more you'll want to achieve them.

Originally Posted by Shift

What are your dream goals?

Good question!

Originally Posted by Dream scaper

I've got a feeling you're not keeping a dream journal, are you.

Haha, good try, but I am! Just got a brand new notebook for it. I didn't fill up my old one, but it's more of a sketchbook; I need somethin' with lines in it. My old DJ got to be pretty thick!

Originally Posted by yuriythebest

ahh yes, the ole "no time" dilema.

1.RC's don't take time

2.after school you'll have work, after retirement I'm sure something else that "takes up time" will come up

Excellent point! I actually just thought about that earlier today. Even the kids that are really tied up with school can achieve LD's, so that would mean that I can too being as im barely at all tied up by school.

I've been focusing on reality checking a lot lately (especially with Shift's thread) so hopefully that will help out a lot. I've just tried to be all around more aware. I guess it's just tough when your being lectured for 6.5 hours 5 days a week.

Check out this thread: http://dreamviews.com/community/showthread.php?t=73068
As I mentioned there, it is really important to avoid stress in order to dream properly.

yeah I am a senior too and I use my old sketch book as my DJ. I use the back of the sketches I don't like.

I've recently started doing RC's during school again. I haven't been doing RC's for awhile, but I am now. I'm just looking forward to being out of school. Only got 32 days left! So I think I might just be going to community college and I'll live at home next year so I'm just glad I'll be able to have my same bed to dream in.

It definitely is tough though during school.

Yeah, it's just a pain. I can never find a good time to do an RC.

Well I only had two classes today, but I tried this...

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=74059

I tried the nose one just for fun, it surprisingly worked pretty well. I mean, I had to think about it probably a little more than I should have but at least I didn't forget! It's a fun little thing to quiz yourself. I've always wondered what it would be like to get used to doing RC's every time you go through a doorway. I'm afraid if I ever tried that I'd develope a server case of OCD. hahah

Originally Posted by hisnameistyler

Yeah, it's just a pain. I can never find a good time to do an RC.

Any time is a good time.

It took awhile to get into the habit of RCing, but now I RC fairly consistently during the school week. It gets easier to remember after the first... while. If you practice it enough, RCing will become semi-automatic.
It's getting enough sleep and finding the motivation to recall and write down my dreams in the middle of the night that get me.

As another option, you could learn to WILD and never have to RC again.