Pulling Things Together

- What more or different could I or should I do in my project over the next two weeks to feel that I've accomplished something significant?

I could continue to practice the Wake-Back-to-Bed method regularly (which I do) to hopefully experience another lucid dream. Achieving one more would be ideal and give me a total and complete sense of satisfaction.

- What have I done in my project that I shouldn't have done or that I should have done differently?

I shouldn't have slacked off really badly during the month of April. I hardly put any effort into trying to actually lucid dream and practice the different techniques. I did a bunch of research, but I never implemented any of it. For example, I had started to practice MILD technique memory training (April 19 entry), however, I failed to do even one days worth of training. I tried, but I could never really focus. I sort of lost my interest in lucid dreaming a bit, but the research slowly got me back into the mood.

- What haven't I done that I should have?

I can't really think of anything that I haven't done that I should have. I tried all the techniques (maybe not to their full potential), but I really tried at least one or two days to use the techniques.

- What am I proud of? What am I disappointed in?

I'm really proud that I was able to get a lucid dream. It was probably the highlight of the month for me. I am/was super excited that I had a lucid dream and I couldn't wait to tell everyone I knew. I was disappointed that the lucid dream only lasted around 2 minutes, even though it was an incredible experience. I'm also a little disappointed that it took me so long to get a lucid dream, but that can be blamed on my for slacking hardcore during April.

Research:

I've done a lot that can be considered research. I've been surfing internet forums for new techniques/help with techniques and finding out new ways for old techniques. I've also been reading various websites and watching videos (the Salt Cube series etc) as well as reading the book by Stephen LaBerge. My research has mainly been focused on different how-to's to lucid dreaming and various techniques that have been successful and documented. I also did research on the different states of sleep and stages of entering a lucid dream as well as the terminology associated with lucid dreaming. I know a lot about sleep and how it works as well as the different stages when entering a lucid dream such as sleep paralysis and hypnagogic imagery. Most of the sources that have contributed to my knowledge have been online such as www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dreaming and www.dreamviews.com and www.lucidity.com and Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Dr. Stephen LaBerge.