Originally Posted by
Man of Steel
Actually, sticking to a regular schedule does have an effect. Lucid dreaming tends to be a lot easier when you have a set sleeping schedule, and can sleep in a bit on weekends. That extra sleep-in time is perfect for DEILDs and stretching out those REM periods, but unless you have a set sleep schedule, it's harder to pin down the right time to try a DEILD like that. Plus training your brain to go to sleep at a certain time and wake up at a certain time definitely helps with the process, especially with methods like WBTB/WILD and even with dream recall!