Quote Originally Posted by Matte87 View Post
Playing too much video games.

This is something I found out first hand. The main reason I'm so interested in lucid dreams is because they're so much fun! When I started practicing I had just injured my wrists, which prevented me from playing video games. I got that "video game fix" from the LD's instead and it got my motivation going for an entire year. Once I could play again I noticed that my previous motivation was fading along with my monthly LD rate. Has anyone else noticed something like this?

PercyLucid also claimed that sitting by the computer just before bed is not good. Not sure how much truth there is in that statement, but I did notice an increase in recall if I meditated for 20 minutes before bed and cleared my head.
TV puts you in a trance

Quote Originally Posted by tommo View Post
I've found masturbation just before bed ruins my recall and ability to WILD.
I think it depleted me of a lot of energy and so when I wake up and try to WILD I'm simply far too relaxed/exhausted to focus on entering a dream while staying lucid.
chi deplete!