I didn't LD last night, so you guys get to learn from my mistakes!

If you're not falling asleep, it's because you're thinking too much. Use the staring to block the thoughts. Encourage yourself to hang in there while doing this because it's very tempting to start thinking again.

However, while falling asleep, if you think you just saw something that flashed before your eyes, you may be close to a WILD, so rather than waking yourself up by dwelling on what you might have just seen, try to imagine something in order to make it appear in front of your closed eyelids.

If something suddenly makes you get out of bed while falling asleep, do a reality check, because there's a good chance that it's a false awakening.