Thread: RC practicing

I think you're going about it the right way.
Just as long as you don't stress yourself out on it.

If you at some point suddenly realize that you forgot to do a RC when you saw ------, then just RC when you realize that, and try to remember it next time

Yeah don't stress yourself out, but do enough that you are in the habit and it becomes second nature to you. It will be well worth it.

It's been several years since I've read EWOLD. There are many exercises in that book and I'm afraid I can't remember the one that you're referring to. Would you care explaining it a bit?

Also, for general tips on reality checking, check out our Reality Check Tutorial.

Ok, I just realized what I wasn't last night, which is that you must be speaking of the part about building your prospective memory in order to MILD. Is that right? I thought you were talking about straight up reality checks for dream signs and etc.

this rc stuff really work?

Absolutely. It's the bedrock of lucid dreaming. Reality checks have made me lucid countless times.

whats the best one?

Everyone has their preferences. My personal favorite is the nose-pinch RC, which has never let me down. However, other people tell me that for them this is a very unreliable RC. I recommend trying as many as you can and seeing which work best for you. Consult the tutorial I posted above for a pretty comprehensive list.

Originally Posted by Shift

Ok, I just realized what I wasn't last night, which is that you must be speaking of the part about building your prospective memory in order to MILD. Is that right? I thought you were talking about straight up reality checks for dream signs and etc.

that's the one i'm talking about allright

Originally Posted by Electro_Dreamer

that's the one i'm talking about allright

Ah ok, I'm sorry! I was rather sleep deprived and insane the other morning

The goal with the MILD isn't really to reality check throughout the day, but to build up that prospective memory. This just means, your ability to remember to do things. You know when you go to the store, and you're walking around and you've got tape, and a bottle of shampoo, and bandaids... and you just KNOW that you're forgetting something that you told yourself to remember to forget? That's your prospective memory. The goal with MILD is to train that memory up, so that when you get to the store you can rattle off everything you needed.

Once you've gotten your prospective memory up, you should be able to tell yourself to remember to reality check. If you start working in things like, "I'm going to remember to reality check when I see my dreamsigns" and "I'm going to remember to reality check the very next time I see a person (personal fave)" you should be in good luck.

So regarding the targets... they are for building up your memory, and basically your awareness of "when I notice X, I will remember Y".

Sounds like you're doing well, that's how you do it, just make sure that you actually quesiton whether or not you are dreaming, just giong though the motions doesn't work.