How about a little bit of both depending on the circumstances. Don't overburden yourself of course. The desire to do these things will come more naturally if you try to connect them with why you are doing them. Think about dreams themselves, how exciting it will be to have an ld, what you will be doing in your next dream. Feel the euphoria during the day and then go on performing your checks or ADA. You want to have an awesome ld, you are excited about all this, could you be dreaming right now? That state of mind makes it easier.