Thread: Monthly Task Off Topic.

Originally Posted by FryingMan

woblybil, you're just so special Hey and where are your wings, it's about time, innit?

Yeah-Well, You know!
I had a fine lucid last night but by the time I realized i was dreaming I was having way too much fun to bother with any tasks..
So much fun I can't even post it

I just bought some mucuna pruriens, or L-Dopa. If I get to bed on time tonight, will take some.

This is what Yuschak says about that:

Dopamine dreams are fascinating and are my personal favorite type of non-lucid dream. They are always extremely action packed and fully participatory (meaning that the dreamer is fully caught up in the action rather than just observing it).
There seems to a common theme to dopamine dreams: the dreamer is put in some kind of threatening situation and must overcome some
type of adversary. On the outside, these dreams often sound like nightmares, but on the inside they are usually characterized by a strong feeling of confidence and a triumphant rush once the dreamer has prevailed. I find these types of dreams thoroughly enjoyable although they may not be for everybody.

Originally Posted by gab

I just bought some mucuna pruriens, or L-Dopa. If I get to bed on time tonight, will take some.

This is what Yuschak says about that:

I had a pound bag of bulk M-P in the cupboard, I used some of it and then for some reason quit, I think something in it wasn't good for me and it got hardened up so I threw it out a month erso ago..I have a pound of bulk "Maca" powder up there that I just used tho. I put a bigol scoop of it in a cup of hot chocolate just now..I thicken chili with it, Bake it in bread and I don't know whatall

ps: Yeah-yeah that's it, I had to look it up, I used bulk Macuna and I have terrible Reflux and that made it worse..That being said I can find no other reason not to use it...

Originally Posted by woblybil

I had a pound bag of bulk M-P in the cupboard, I used some of it and then for some reason quit, I think something in it wasn't good for me and it got hardened up so I threw it out a month erso ago..I have a pound of bulk "Maca" powder up there that I just used tho. I put a bigol scoop of it in a cup of hot chocolate just now..I thicken chili with it, Bake it in bread and I don't know whatall

Lol, that explains your dreams, hahaha.

Happy to announce our brand spankin' new wings, courtesy our own artist extraordinaire Spellbee2

Look at your new beauties and take them for a spin tonight!

Check out this incredible wing stack:
http://www.dreamviews.com/tasks-mont...ml#post2208296

Congrats on your accomplishment, iBeauty!

Let's see who else can stack 'em that high?

Originally Posted by gab

Happy to announce our brand spankin' new wings, courtesy our own artist extraordinaire Spellbee2

Look at your new beauties and take them for a spin tonight!

Check out this incredible wing stack:
http://www.dreamviews.com/tasks-mont...ml#post2208296

Congrats on your accomplishment, iBeauty!

Let's see who else can stack 'em that high?

Thank you, you guys!! For those amazing wings! Special thanks to Spellbee2 and Gab to making these wings.

Awesome new wings! Thanks spellbee2 and gab! But I didn't do basic so I shouldn't have any basic wings... just bonus so far.

Wow thanks for the new wings! and so fast
but dont you think that the stars are too small/bad to see? maybe if the stars would be darker/other color or if the outlining would be darker?
I really like the TOTY wings next year i will attempt some of those tasks and the nice thing is you get those wings after only one task

edit: i now have some old and some new wings thats interesting will the new wings be also linkt to the lucid task section?

Wow ! Delivered ! You guys are amazing

I love my TotY wings ! =D

Originally Posted by GenghisKhan

Wow ! Delivered ! You guys are amazing

No YOU guys are amazing! I's an absolute pleasure to be doing stuff for friends like you guys! I feel honored to be here with such great lucid dreamers.

It's great to see the increased activity on TOTM. The new wings are great! Gotta keep things fresh to keep bringing 'em in. Now I'm really gonna try for TOTY next year!

Yeah'n now we take those snazzy new wings and go trolling for TOTM members

Originally Posted by woblybil

Yeah'n now we take those snazzy new wings and go trolling for TOTM members

Do you guys think that we could get some more members to try for TOTMs, if we added some easier tasks? Like a super easy Basic.

I'm trying to think of some goals I had while my dreams were short.

Slow down, look around, describe what you see.
Touch the ground. What is it? Grass, asphalt?
Look at your body. What are you wearing?
Say something out loud.
Look behind you.
Look at the skies. Are there clouds, stars?
Make your fingers longer, or your hand by trying to reach for something further away.


What do you guys think?

I think that would be a great way to let beginners participate. And it could help them slowly build up their dream control by starting with super basic, then climbing to basic, advanced, and bonus. Would we keep the normal basic tasks as well and make it possible to complete 7 tasks instead of 5? Would that mess with the coloring and spacing for the badges?

Originally Posted by OneMoreDreamer

I think that would be a great way to let beginners participate. And it could help them slowly build up their dream control by starting with super basic, then climbing to basic, advanced, and bonus. Would we keep the normal basic tasks as well and make it possible to complete 7 tasks instead of 5? Would that mess with the coloring and spacing for the badges?

All good questions, and I hope we can all figure it out with your help, guys.

They would get same wings as the Basic tasks. (Or, maybe new Beginner wings?)
So I guess they would get 2 tasks to pick from as well. Others could also do these tasks, but mostly for fun. Honor system, so if you are advanced dreamer, don't ask for wings for the beginner's tasks, haha.

I like this idea of easier tasks, because this way, we can all mingle in one thread and hopefully learn from each other. And people will have something to strive for. Best way to advance is to try to do tasks you think you can't do.

Originally Posted by gab

Do you guys think that we could get some more members to try for TOTMs, if we added some easier tasks? Like a super easy Basic.

I'm trying to think of some goals I had while my dreams were short.

Slow down, look around, describe what you see.
Touch the ground. What is it? Grass, asphalt?
Look at your body. What are you wearing?
Say something out loud.
Look behind you.
Look at the skies. Are there clouds, stars?
Make your fingers longer, or your hand by trying to reach for something further away.


What do you guys think?

We did draw a few new names trolling with new wings but I don't know what to think.. I don't know as it will bring in more participants unless we figure out a way to let them know they're here..How can we advertise the TOTM Thread?

Originally Posted by woblybil

We did draw a few new names trolling with new wings but I don't know what to think.. I don't know as it will bring in more participants unless we figure out a way to let them know they're here..How can we advertise the TOTM Thread?

Get nekked and streak through Lounge? Haha.

Just what you have been doing already. Dropping a line in RRCC every now and then, talking to new members in chat, welcoming them in Intro zone and inviting them to TOTMs.

Maybe we could get some cool signature. Like I dunno,

Lucid Task Club.

Learn new LDing skills while having fun completing monthly tasks.

Gimme some ideas.

This all sounds fab. The intro class and the comps are both beginner friendly already so that is great. I know that from the intro class one could advertise totm or toty when the tasks are actually achievable.

Actually getting lucid can be a big struggle for beginners. As we know and from evidence in the intro zone most people give up because of this and leave the site.

It is this give up strategy that we need to counter to get more traffic on the site. Totm threads just for beginners would provide them with space to learn and achieve without the sense of being a failure if they don't get lucid in a given month. In order to do this a full month of DJ entries could be used as a way to get beginner wings or completing a tutorial could also give you beginner wings along with the two other tasks you have mentioned.

With beginners having their own thread next to the more advanced dreamers with their own coloured badge could give them a sense of purpose and achievement. When you get 3 of the basic tasks complete then you move up to the advanced dreamers. Something in or around that. Basically you need a goal that a beginner can see as soon as they enter the site that is achievable for them.

Originally Posted by woblybil

We did draw a few new names trolling with new wings but I don't know what to think.. I don't know as it will bring in more participants unless we figure out a way to let them know they're here..How can we advertise the TOTM Thread?

As we seem to have no beginner tasks yet I'm ok with yours
"Slow down, look around, describe what you see.
Touch the ground. What is it? Grass, asphalt?
Look at your body. What are you wearing?
Say something out loud.
Look behind you.
Look at the skies. Are there clouds, stars?
Make your fingers longer, or your hand by trying to reach for something further away"
Or if they beginner tasks are hiding someplace let me know :yddd".

Originally Posted by woblybil

Beginner tasks

Thanks for reminding me, wobly. I have edited them into first post in the Task for January http://www.dreamviews.com/tasks-mont...ml#post2209566

Here is what I'm thinking. Anybody can try tasks in any category, but no crossovers.

If you started doing the beginner tasks and you get a wing for that, you can't get wings for basic, advances..., even if you complete them. And vice versa. I just don't want to start stacking so many wings on top of each other. Sounds good?

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Our own place. Own bathroom. Wooo.

Originally Posted by gab

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Our own place. Own bathroom. Wooo.

Our minds belong in the toilet ?

I don't know if we need a new category. Maybe we just need to make sure at least one of the basic tasks is really basic. Something that takes just seconds to do and can work wherever the dreamer is located. When I started out, those are the basic tasks I gravitated to, and once I started intending to do TOTMs as an LD goal, I didn't have much issue with performing them. Tasks like "ask a DC <something>" I think make good "regular" basic tasks, not needing a special category.

Danny's got some cool ideas..Like With beginners having their own thread next to the more advanced dreamers with their own colored badge could give them a sense of purpose and achievement. When you get 3 of the basic tasks complete then you move up to the advanced dreamers. Something in or around that. Basically you need a goal that a beginner can see as soon as they enter the site that is achievable for them.
With that said I'll go down a post for another one because it's going to take some opening and closing of threads so stick with me ..

Originally Posted by gab

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Lucid and non-lucid games...This got me thinking, how about making a thread with non-lucid incubation challenges?People don't need to be lucid for this one, however, practicing for it can have benefits for lucidity as well.

Also, we get good with controlling the lucid portion of our sleep, but we can certainly do more to also influence the remaining time asleep.