DigitalClock can be annoying

alrite well i have been relying on the digital clock and it has been effective but it's just annoying when in real life, i double check it right before the minute changes. like for example it says 7:59. i look away and look back and it says 8:00 and i'm thinking 'ugh...'

it even ruined my doorway to lucidity one night. i checkd the clock, looked away and looked back and noticed the minutes only and I thought "well it's just the minutes" and never got lucid. what gives!

and when i do this test, i am just waiting for those damn minutes to change and it makes it hard to focus on my intention.

some help?

When you look back at the clock try to imagine what the time will be, for example tell yourself that it will be 12:00 when you look at it. In a dream it should change to that time, that way you won't accadentally mestake it for real-life.

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Originally Posted by lucidspark64

and when i do this test, i am just waiting for those damn minutes to change and it makes it hard to focus on my intention.

some help?

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I usually make third check in such cases.

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Originally Posted by Phantasos

I usually make third check in such cases.

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yeah and sometimes it changes on the third check. and then i just start over the check

For me it is generally the opposite... digital clocks will change in WL instead of dreams, dunno what I do but have the luck of these things breaking <.<

Last time I checked one in WL it was "11:11" then "09:**" the numbers were illegible <.<

The only trouble I have with my digital clock is when it gets turned upside down...

Then I get confused.

I don't understand why anyone does the clock reality test. The plug your nose and breath and the push your finger through your palm are way better.

Lol, I know what you mean. I had a weird moment one day when I saw a person at work that was a dreamsign for me. So I did a quick watch RC, and the minutes turned over right at that point. what I did was look around and try to half convince myself it was a dream. Then I did more RC's

The thing you should do, is like I do now. When you look at your watch for the RC, make sure you take note of what the seconds are on before you turn it away. And if it is about to turn over, pay attention to if it actually changes to the right number. Or just wait until it changes. And still do it a few times. Also, do a nose RC, or two, as well.

But I guess that won't work if your just using a clock. So you will have to just do the RC several times. I suggest getting a watch, though. That would be better.

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Originally Posted by tdsand

I don't understand why anyone does the clock reality test. The plug your nose and breath and the push your finger through your palm are way better.

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I have been doing the finger through palm, but it seems kind of obvious in WL and I can't do it while I'm driving. Maybe I'll consider switching to the breathing one.

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Originally Posted by Caradon

Lol, I know what you mean. I had a weird moment one day when I saw a person at work that was a dreamsign for me. So I did a quick watch RC, and the minutes turned over right at that point. what I did was look around and try to half convince myself it was a dream. Then I did more RC's

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lol you use a person for a dreamsign? you must see this person in your dreams a lot i'm guessing.

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Originally Posted by lucidspark64

lol you use a person for a dreamsign? you must see this person in your dreams a lot i'm guessing.

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Well, when I dream that I'm at work I often see people that I used to work with A lot, but no longer do. I've gotten Lucid from noticing this a few times.
I once got Lucid from noticing Twoshadows was at my work.(DV member.)

So, when I actually saw one of these people show up at my job one day I did an RC. :) Some of these people still work for the company in other places, and occasionally show up. I try to always remember to RC when that happens.

When I dream of working, all my previous jobs seem to get mixed together too. So I try to watch for these things. I love getting Lucid during work dreams. Because when you work in your dreams, your working for free. and that sucks big time. I spend more than enough time there as it is. :P