Thread: RCs: The perfect way to induce LDs

Ok, it's been a bit over a week and here are my results:

Saturday - No lucids, though increased recall.
Sunday - same ^^
Monday - same ^^
Tuesday - same ^^
Wednesday - same ^^
Thursday - lucid, only for a moment before end of dream.
Friday - lucid, about 6 minutes.
Saturday - 1 dream recalled, I'm sure it wasn't lucid(I stayed up late..)
Sunday - lucid, about 3 minutes.
Monday - lucid, about 10 minutes.

It took me awhile to get used to doing a reality check every five minutes, and Saturday through Tuesday I used a watch(I stopped when you posted that it was unnecessary). I did the noseplug, finger check, and finger-through-palm rc's.

Two things I've noticed, not sure if they've been the same for you Silox, I can never remember what happens before I become lucid. The other thing is that I can't seem to become lucid multiple times in one night unless I WILD. But maybe it's just too early for this to start happening?

Originally Posted by Higurashi

Ok, it's been a bit over a week and here are my results:

Saturday - No lucids, though increased recall.
Sunday - same ^^
Monday - same ^^
Tuesday - same ^^
Wednesday - same ^^
Thursday - lucid, only for a moment before end of dream.
Friday - lucid, about 6 minutes.
Saturday - 1 dream recalled, I'm sure it wasn't lucid(I stayed up late..)
Sunday - lucid, about 3 minutes.
Monday - lucid, about 10 minutes.

Well there is some definite improvement! The first 5 days you had 0 out of 5 LDs. The last 5 days you became lucid 4 out of 5 days.

Two things I've noticed, not sure if they've been the same for you Silox, I can never remember what happens before I become lucid.

Yeah, that tends to happen to me since after I become lucid, I forget everything I was doing and just focus on taking control. After I wake up and try to recall my dream, I usually only remember what I did once I was lucid since that sticks out in my mind a lot more and that's what I was focused on.

The other thing is that I can't seem to become lucid multiple times in one night unless I WILD. But maybe it's just too early for this to start happening?

Yeah, I think it's still too early to be a that point. You'll definitely get to that point though if you keep up with the RCs, since it looks like you've improved a lot in just 10 days, ending with 2 lucid nights in a row after starting out with 5 non-lucids in a row.

I for one think it's hilarious when people see a new technique, they give up the technique they were previously practicing because the new one seems like it'll work. They never spend proper time on any technique and fail at LDing. Even if it involves reality checking EVERY 5 MINUTES, which is enough to develop OCD if done long enough. Seriously. Assuming it takes 10 seconds to do a RC, you'll be spending 48 minutes of every 24 hours RCing. Assuming you're awake for about 15, you'll be spending about 30 minutes every day doing RCs. What other technique requires a 30 minute a day dedication, ASIDE from a dream journal and visiting DV? Not only that, it interrupts you every 5 minutes. And no, maintaining constant awareness is not that hard. All it is is being conscious of what you're doing, while you're awake.

No offense to you Silox, it's a solid technique. Just too much effort.

Originally Posted by pojmaster17q

Assuming it takes 10 seconds to do a RC, you'll be spending 48 minutes of every 24 hours RCing. Assuming you're awake for about 15, you'll be spending about 30 minutes every day doing RCs. What other technique requires a 30 minute a day dedication, ASIDE from a dream journal and visiting DV?

I don't know what techniques people are using, but a RC for me takes about a second (I just pinch myself or look at my hands). And yes, this technique does take dedication, but it gives good results.

Not only that, it interrupts you every 5 minutes. And no, maintaining constant awareness is not that hard. All it is is being conscious of what you're doing, while you're awake.

Well this technique is meant to sort of train the person to be always aware. Doing RCs constantly throughout the day will get the person to always keep LDing in the back of their mind, which will definitely help them achieve LDs. Maintaining constant awareness throughout the entire day is hard for a lot of people, especially when they're busy doing things like work and school. Keeping a set of guidelines will help them stay focused, and also help cement RCs and the constant awareness that comes with it into their brains.

After reading this thread I started RCing a lot. Not exactly every five minutes, but I do it at least 50 times a day.

It's really easy to remember RCing when I have nothing else to think about, but there is a problem. It's really hard to remember to RC when I'm talking to people, listening to a lecture or reading something, and this is a big part of my week day. If I don't put a timer on my cell phone during the lecture, I will RC maybe once or twice in 2 hours.

Any suggestions about how to solve that?

Just write RC on your hand in marker or wear a rubber band to remember.

Well, got two short lucids yesterday. One was second FA: I was thinking about how stupid I did not become lucid at first FA, and decided to check if I am dreaming - well it was dream ). In another one I was already lucid. Both were very short (it was morning).