It seems this thread somehow managed to escape my radar until just now, but this is very interesting. I do believe I have noticed times where I seem to feel unusually confident about LDing on a particular night, and more often than not it then ends up happening. I just never knew where the feeling comes from and why/how, or how I might be able to make it happen more often. It may take some time for me to fully digest everything you wrote, but it sounds like something worth remembering and seeing if I can do anything with it.