04_Stop_And_Assess

[DrTechnical]

Day 4:

This one kinda goes without saying. But it's worth reveiwing this point from time to time. Days 5/6 get a little tougher. This should be easy  .


Another road block to remembering lucid goals is the excitement we often feel at the moment lucidity kicks in. This can make it tough to remember goals or even maintain dream stability.

Train yourself to STOP everything as soon as you become lucid and just take in the moment. Touch a few things, assess the scenario and just calm down. Recovering your poise will go a long way to recovering dream stability and lucid goals. As you quickly become more calm with the situation, you're logical thinking should improve. Map the scenario you find yourself in to one of your 2-3 conditional tasks and go for it!

[Sunshine]

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[DrTechnical]

This is a tough one, and one that I had trouble with for a long time.  I still do, but I think I'm at the point where I should be able to do this more often.

Yep, sometimes it's the obvious stuff that gets in the way. The higher level my lucid, the more I'm easily able to pull this off. The lower level my lucid, and my actions become more instinctual - which invariably means blowing off predetermined goals.

[miss_maya]

Just had a thought..
 
I do a lot of RC's during the day. The 'Stop and Assess' method sounds like a great thing to practice during any RC. This way it will already be routine when you RC during a lucid.
We all can be busy people sometimes, getting caught up in whatever we are involved in.. Stopping to assess and calm down might be a healthy habit to develop in our lives.

[DrTechnical]

Ohh, someone is poking into the old workshop. Well that's good  .

Yeah MM, I agree completely. It can deepen the nature of your reality checks. And perhaps bleed into your dream based RC's. Good point.