Thread: I don't mean to sound impatient but...

I always do an RC before I go to the toilet :p

The first half of this question has already been answered - obviously everyone is different and it takes different amounts of time for you to start to become lucid.

In regards to 'will your mind make your RCs fail', the only reason your RC's will fail is because you are not doing them correctly. When you RC, you shoud always be truly questioning reality and everything around you, and expect the RC to work as though you are in a dream. If you are simply relying on the RC itself, then there is a chance you will simply assume you are awake and it will work as such - if you don't expect it to work, it won't. Reality checks are much more about truly questioning reality than they are the actual technique. Your mind won't work against you, or develop any sort of resistance to RCs, it is completely controlled by you.