I have been away from this forum since the end of 2014. I've been pursuing lucid dreaming on and off since 2004 when I had my first unintentional lucid dream. My issue is always the same. I get motivated and start the process (keeping a dream journal, reality checking, meditating, etc). However the results are never good enough to keep me engaged, plus I tend to lose a lot of sleep.

This time around I'm taking a lazy approach but plan on following my new plan for at least 5 months. I started on August 1st of this year. It is simple and doesn't require a ton of effort.

1. All day awareness: This is simply being aware of my surroundings and looking for anything out of the ordinary.
2. I will reality check often by counting fingers often.
3. I will read writing when I see it as I can't seem to do so in dreams.
4. I will pay attention to my particular dream signs, such as: feeling negative emotions, seeing the sky, looking at myself in the mirror to see if I look strange, hearing the word "dream", celebrities showing up (Sylvester Stallone showed up in my dreams 3 nights ago) I will RC for any of these situations.

I am hoping these habit will transmit over to my dreams if I do them often enough. I plan on sticking to this plan until Dec 31, 2019. If I get results I will stick with it; if not maybe I will try to figure out another plan.