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[[File:Cg0ww.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Changing one's desktop wallpaper to an image like this as a reminder to perform [[Lucid_Dreaming#Reality_checks|reality checks]] will greatly improve one's own sense of general lucidity.]] | |||
'''Reality checks''' are the act of consciously checking your environment for signs that you are dreaming. The intention of this exercise is to do it enough that the action becomes automatic, thereby causing one to reality check within a dream. A reality check often takes the form of a simple action that is likely to result in a different outcome depending on whether or not one is in a dream. | '''Reality checks''' are the act of consciously checking your environment for signs that you are dreaming. The intention of this exercise is to do it enough that the action becomes automatic, thereby causing one to reality check within a dream. A reality check often takes the form of a simple action that is likely to result in a different outcome depending on whether or not one is in a dream. | ||
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==Practical methods== | ==Practical methods== | ||
There are many simple reality checks that can be used to accurately determine whether or not one is currently dreaming and these are listed below: | There are many simple reality checks that can be used to accurately determine whether or not one is currently dreaming and these are listed below: | ||