Greetings oneironauts 👽
We all know how "All Day Awareness (ADA)" is a very broad term and is largely ineffective considering how its impossible to be continuously 'aware' for all hours of the day. In addition to this, the word 'awareness' is such a broad term. I thought it a good idea to start a post where the community can post the different methods they use to maintain their focus during the day in order to bring this same awareness into the dream world. Daniel shared a great idea a while ago on his channel discussing one way to do this (see video below if you haven't seen this yet). Another way people like to retain their focus is by identifying 'target' items throughout the day and performing subsequent reality checks (an exercise developed by Dr. Stephen LaBerge). This technique is mainly for improving your prospective memory, but is also a great way to retain your focus all day.
Simply being aware is not enough, however, since lucid dreamers also need to become critical of their environments and notice when things are not making sense. In this post, I would also like to discuss the different exercises the community uses to build their critical thinking skills.
So dreamers, how do you work on your awareness everyday (lets assume 'awareness' includes critical thinking and prospective memory and focus)? Lets specify what is meant by All Day Awareness.
Sorry for the delayed response. This is a great topic! I have tried many different things but they all seem to come back to noticing that you have been on autopilot and then really coming into the present and doing a proper reality test. It is a slow process to make it more and more frequent through the day long term.