I want to try the CAT technique. Not only as a lucid dream induction technique, but also to adjust and improve my sleep rythm. CAT might as well be a motivation to improve the way I spend my day and evening and for how long I stay in bed.
There is one problem, however: I have a side job in a restaurant and sometimes I have to work till late (approximately till 12 a.m. or sometimes later).
I work two to three days per week.
Can I still use the CAT technique considering the days I work cannot be changed? And how should I adjust the technique in my situation?
@JLow I'm interested how this technique worked for you? I'm on the first week of this technique and I normally wake up at 5:45 am so I set my alarm one hour early at 4:45 am. Starting from next week I will be alternating with 4:45 am and 6:15 am so in the end I get that 90 min difference. I have already noticed a change in my sleep cycle. Yesterday I woke up from a pretty light sleep stage and it almost felt normal to wake up that early when on Monday I woke up from really deep sleep stage and almost couldn't get up. Today I woke up directly from REM stage.
I have regular working hours but I can't get to bed very early and I have to wake up really early so sleep interrupt techniques are not very ideal for me. With this technique, I get extra time for those days when I get to sleep longer so I’m hopeful about that.