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“Bitter lessons about lucid dreaming” by avturchin


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  1. The amount of effort is not proportional to the result. One lucid dream (LD) can take hours or even dozens of hours of effort. On average, a practitioner experiences several dozen LDs in their lifetime before quitting. If they don't quit, they dedicate their entire life to it, day and night, trying endless techniques, practicing reality checks, etc.
  2. All techniques are absolutely useless compared to the effectiveness of galantamine. The effectiveness of galantamine is directly proportional to its dosage. Thus, 16 mg will almost certainly send you into a powerful lucid dream or out-of-body experience. Therefore, all techniques like WILD are absolutely meaningless.
  3. Non-lucid dreams are often more interesting than lucid ones. In a lucid dream, I find myself as my usual self, just in some virtual reality, which is only slightly more interesting than a computer game or watching a movie. But in a non-lucid dream, I [...]

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First published:

October 16th, 2024

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/AAz8rng2JpFYpEzH9/bitter-lessons-about-lucid-dreaming

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