So through careful consideration, I've decided to try out the DEILD technique. As I don't think an alarm will work at all, I was going to rely on mantras to become aware as I wake up after dreams. While reading the DEILD tutorial, it said a good example of a mantra to use is "I will be aware of waking after every dream" but I've read through many different books that mantras are best used in a present tense and to avoid the word "will" because it's indefinite. With that being said, what would be a good mantra that would complete the same goal but also be present tense? Any examples of mantras people have used with DEILDing would be great, and I also had a question on how to say mantras; I mean I feel like when I just say it in my mind, that it's not really accomplishing anything. Do I need to concentrate more on it?