主题:What Am I Doing WrongBecause that method doesn't work! It's what I call the greatest myth/hype in lucid dreaming. Know this: without regaining sufficient self-awareness and other forms of cognitive functions of higher orders, we are not much more than a puppet in our dreams. Our actions in dreams are largely involuntary and our behaviors are very unpredictable. Our memories are also suppressed and even manipulated, replaced. In other word, that "self" in your dream is hardly the same person! Thus, those habits you develop during the day are rarely carried into your dreams. When they do, they often are there to serve some specific need of your subconscious, and such instances are rare. My suggestion is to not waste your time doing those things during the day. You will have much better chance with WBTB combined with more on-demand type LD techniques.
Saying the words lucid dream in your mantra actually decreases your chances of an LD, studies show.
Would, WBTB+MILD (Relying on your prospective memory) be a good and succesful technique when practiced properly, you think? I ask this becuase i want to focus on practising Prospective Memory at daytime and performing WBTB+MILD at night (and ofcourse keep a DJ) to induce LD frequently
MILD is effective. Studies have shown that. I'd say if you're doing MILD then there is not much need to train your perspective memory during the day. During R.E.M. Sleep your dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which contributes to our self awareness, is deactivated. The same region, if I'm not mistaken, is also critical in supporting time-based prospective memory. Without doing WBTB first it is very unlikely for your perspective memory to kick in. Of course, it is possible that your will increase your chance if you combine WBTB with diligent day-time prospective memory training, but to what extent? Is it worth it? I personally, in my 25+ years of lucid dreaming, have not experienced or observed significant result associated with day-time routines. They do work to some small degree, but the effort required is just not worth it. WBTB combined with MILD will be much more effective. The technique SSILD, which I developed in 2011, once mastered, can also increase chance significantly.