Awesome, flightless, congratulations on the lucidity! It's great that you're having fun with your "check out my hands" RC. I'm right with you... even after dozens and dozens of nose pinch RCs, the feeling still excites and invigorates me! It's that feeling of "That's impossible!... Yet here we are." I love it!

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Also, I've been finding that when I first wake up, I find it really easy to keep up my awareness, and I can hold it for an hour and a half or so. After that though, it gets harder throughout the day to concentrate on it. By the end of the day I constantly am realizing that I totally just spaced out for the last 10 minutes. Does this get easier with practice or do I need to be concentrating harder on it? Maybe both? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Sure, this is perfectly normal! My advice is to never worry about this too much or be hard on yourself about it.

For a time I tried practicing "All Day Awareness", but I quickly realized that it was just too much for me. Spacing out for just 10 minutes just isn't a big deal at all!

I recommend learning to enjoy the feeling of your awareness returning to you. As you lose awareness naturally throughout the day, simply take a moment to regain your lucidity and bring yourself back. This is exactly the process you'll go through in your DILDs, so it's a good thing.

Welcome that transition back into lucidity and learn to really enjoy it! Whatever you do, never let it stress you out. Always associate your awareness with positive emotions and make the whole thing a happy experience. This is not only helpful for your lucid dreaming practices but IMO your overall state of mind. It also makes things much easier to stick with if they bring you joy rather than stress.