Let's say you want to practice playing a certain sport, but you feel like you have to find a field to practice in... Your search for the field then transforms into a scenario you did not initially intend.

Whenever you think a task should be completed before you can move onto a desired event, you seem to run the risk of getting derailed, especially if you can't retain your train of thought. A dream can potentially begin with you being in the field right away, so how do you get around this?

Simply believing that you are already there might solve this problem, but since the mind is functioning out of natural habit (like with false awakenings), it's easier said than done. As soon as you are to struggle with your own desire to believe, you become fixated on that futile process, which results in wasted LD time.

I know it takes a great deal of mental conditioning to get good at lucid dreaming, but I am currently struggling with this. Perhaps frustration is what is holding me back, but I would appreciate some advice.