I'm desperate to LD. It sounds really awesome and I want to experience it. I currently have very little dream recall (I have some DJs on this site) and I'm having trouble remembering to do reality checks. I am on my 5th day doing a dream journal and I have noticed slight results. So how long did it take you to get your first LD from when you first found out about it? How did you do it? Any tips for someone just starting?

And also I have a question that I want someone to answer honestly and detailed. Exactly how awesome is a lucid dream? Is it really worth training yourself to do it? Some people say it is the best thing they have ever experienced, some say it really isn't all that great. Exactly how good is it?