Hello! For introductions, I'll just copypaste from my Introduction Zone thread:

Hello! I'm an 18-year-old college student from the Philippines. I started pursuing lucid dreams early November last year, when I was feeling kinda down and I somehow came across the concept of lucid dreaming on the Internet, specifically from the World of Lucid Dreaming website. I was very enticed by the idea that there is this world within my mind where I can do whatever I want, and, especially as a person who deals with issues like stress management and social anxiety, get in touch with my psyche/subconscious.

I've been lurking on DreamViews for the past month or so, learning as much as I can to improve my pursuit of LDs. So far I've managed to become lucid five times: two failed WILDs that somehow became DILDs, two with the help of MILD, and one after practicing self-awareness a lot during the day. My first two LDs (the failed WILDs) were only a few seconds long, but the others were around 1~2 minutes so I can definitely sense some improvement. I recently noticed that the thing in common with all these LDs was that I really, really wanted to get lucid those times, so now I practice a personal method similar to MILD. I am also convinced that awareness is key to lucid dreaming, so during the day I practice somewhat of a hybrid between Puffin's SAT and Sageous's RRCs.
Since posting this, I've achieved my 6th lucid where I suddenly realized the ridiculousness of the dream; it ended almost immediately but I was able to chain it using DEILD/FILD

I think I should elaborate on my technique. During the day, I remember to question my reality at random times. I ask myself questions like:
  • Does it feel like a dream, or waking life?
  • Does the context make sense, i.e. have I been in bed recently?
  • Can I read easily?
  • Are my senses sharp?
...and then I end with an RC, usually the nose-pinch. When I've confirmed that I am indeed experiencing waking life, I keep this idea at the back of my mind while I focus on the interaction between me and reality. I focus on things like the sound of my footsteps, my breathing, the sunlight hitting my skin, etc. I keep this up for as long as I can.

As for my technique when I go to bed, it's basically the same way I remind myself of my responsibilities in real life. I can remember errands, project deadlines, and stuff like that without having to keep a checklist, so I thought, why not use it to remember to become lucid? As I drift off to sleep, I fill my mind with LD-related things, occasionally reminding myself to fulfill my dream goals when I "arrive" at the dream scene.

I prefer to focus on DILD over WILD because as a college student with only 6-7 hours of sleep I really don't have much time to do WBTB+WILD. I know that the REM periods of earlier sleep cycles are not as long as later ones, but they exist nonetheless so I will take any opportunity to become lucid. Plus, one of my LDs occured on the first sleep cycle, so I know firsthand that it's possible

Admittedly I haven't been doing a great job of following my techniques lately because school just started again like a week ago. I decided to commit to a workbook so I can monitor my progress more consistently, and so I can progress better with the guidance of more experienced lucid dreamers.