@cosmic.iron: I have to disagree entirely with you. While it might be your experience that RC's are a waste of time during the day, they have been immensely helpful to me. Now I'm the first to admit I am bad at keeping the RC's up, but I have had several periods in which I have maintained them frequently. During those times my LD count has risen significantly, much more so than when trying more active techniques. Part of it is the awareness.

In fact, while I've had some success with WILD, most of my techniques come from autosuggestion, DILD and RCILD. All of these are vastly improved when I increase my awareness during the day. Sure, your dream self is usually disjointed and all over the place but it is still a part of you. Making a significant change to one part changes the other.

Also, your theory on "frequency" doesn't come into play. When practicing lucid living, in which I incorporate very frequent RC's, the "reality check" never stops. It is a constant mindset. Frequency doesn't come into play here. Again, my LD count isn't in the "thousands" but when I do practice this I go from a few LD's a month to 3-6 per week.

I'm not saying RCILD will work for everyone. In fact, I think it's very rare to find a technique that everyone can grasp. I like the concept behind your SILD and it has shown mild success, but that doesn't mean it would work for everyone. The fact is you can't say doing RC's won't help. Sure, the bland action may not do much but the mindset it brings is key in my opinion. Everything, every technique is based on awareness, even SILD. What's the harm in doing such a thing to increase that awareness?

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