I find this interesting thread elsewhere on a popular web forum

So the question was "What are some specific techniques for practicing ADA (all day awareness) in an effort to improve chances of lucid dreaming? "

The reply came from someone describing herself as natural lucid dreamer for 20 years. Slow reading recommended

I play a little game when it comes to ADA. I think the first thing to keep in mind is the awareness that as you go about your day, you're likely going to forget to be aware. This is okay!

First thing I do is a sensory activation. I feel the air on my skin, smell, what can I hear, what can I see? Incorporate some reality checks into this. If there is something you can read; note the context, look away and expect it to be different when you look back. In a dream, it would likely be different, but while awake it's the same thing.

The point of this exercise is to establish what being awake feels like. It feels very different when dreaming. Like I don't feel anything against my skin at all.

The second step, once you've activated your senses is to think of what you would do, should you have discovered it was a dream. This step is optional, really. Some people have goals for their lucid dreams and some just want to explore. But, I found this to be helpful for me, as remembering my goals for lucidity to be quite difficult without it.

The third thing is the game: How long can I remain aware for? Keep those senses active. This step is important as... sometimes I can lose myself back into the dream. I don't think I become completely non-lucid, but I lose my control. Just keep yourself as aware for as long as possible and this habit will carry forward when you're actually dreaming.

The senses also help stabilize the dream. When you're dreaming and you activate your senses, feeling the dream around you... it gives you an opportunity to exert some control while you're grounding yourself. You have to fight the ambition to run off and experience the craziness dreams have to offer. I found that grounding helped with goals. But allowing your senses to feel the dream allowed the dream to last longer. If you feel the dream slipping, focus on something in your vision, don't panic and sometimes it'll reform around you.

If you find that you've slipped, don't fret. Just start over and do it again. I don't think it's meant to be literally all day for awareness, but I think practicing these techniques will increase your natural awareness.

For me, the point of the exercise isn't about how long... it's in fact focused on how it feels to be awake and how it feels to dream. Knowing that difference subconsciously is what makes natural lucid dreamers natural. They just know what dreams feel like.