lol at the rubbing hands failing when i had mine and rubbed my entire dream just left but what i did was i kept rubbing them together in my mind and imagined a warmth and bam slapped from raw blackness straight back to lucid dream no scene change or anything was epic

also try to resist spinning unless you know what you want and are fairly lucid.....
i got attacked by a lion and it hurt like **** so yeah i knew it was fake pain but noooo still hurt

and quick extra i'm no expert but i suggest you get a good nights sleep don't go to bed too late it's not so good for dream recall i believe plus sleep is when your body heals!
every hour before midnight is better than an hour after

any experts feel free to correct me if i'm wrong here?