Thread: Better my Relity Check?

I've just been kind of keeping it in the back of my mind that I need to stay aware of where I am and what's going on throughout the day. About once an hour that thought pops in my head so I go ahead and do a RC.

I know that's kind of vague but that's the best way I can think to put it into words.

But which ones? I do the pinch your hand one..........doesn't work so well.

I usually look at my hand to see if it looks funny, I pinch my nose and see if I can breathe, and in my head I ask myself "do I know where I am?" and "how did I get here?"

I have yet to remember to do any of these in a dream though. Hopefully soon so I can find out if they actually work!

I do those exact same three, the most recommended, yet I have not used any of them to become lucid. I'm beginning to try to figure out a more immediate method. For example, what is different in the mind states between daydreaming and wakefulness? I observed this today while daydreaming and noticed primarily: irrational/ very strong emotion either sexual, irritable, reflective, etc. So that's probably a good time to question whether I'm dreaming. Also, rather than looking for dream signs in my dj, since I have no consistant ones, I look for common activities and themes in dreams. Driving and amazing architecture are both commmon themes for me, so whenever I do those I RC. So I don't feel. Like I'm just pointlessly RCing all day like I have been with no avail. Kind of rambling sorry, what I've been thinking about rc related today