What do you do in a typical reality check? Personally, I start by considering where I am and what I'm doing, and if it makes sense. I then count my fingers, hold my nose and try to breathe through it and then read either text or the digital time on my phone, look away and look back to see if it changes. Sometimes I'll also think about what I'd do if I was dreaming, but not always.
What do you guys do?
Whenever I think about Lucid dreaming or i see one of my dream signs I reality test which consists of:
Just added the Binary suggestion of do i remember going to sleep or getting up most recently, then i do the same, look critically at my surroundings, think about where I've been to arrive here, then I pinch my nose and if i can't breathe (i try to generate excitement and anticipation of it "failing") I then say "i can't breathe so I'm probably not dreaming" then i check my digital watch, look away and try to will it to change before looking back. if all is the same then I say to myself that this time I'm awake.
I have tried the 'I'm an alien, just arrived on planet and looking at things for the first time' mindset and I liked that as it added that anticipation of actually dreaming more than most other types of RT for me and I think that's the key.
I'm doing the "classics": * how did I get here? * in my memory, which is closer, waking up or going to bed? * nose pinch * take off my glasses and check if my sight is as blurry as it should be * look at my digital wrist watch * when in doubt, pinch my earlobe hard * look at my fingers
During daytime. 1. Binary technique, 2. Asking the question of whether dreaming
3. Morphing text test on a digital watch 4. Time check 5. Covering one eye with hand 6. Finger count and palm line count (morphing variant - look away for change) Waking up midnight, 1. Check the flashlight of the digital watch, then check the time reading 2. Nose pinch
I'm also doing the basics:
how I got here
recently the binary technique (which I am still building a habit out of)
nose pinch if possible in circumstances
text / digital watch
(sometimes my phone)
I am also trying to find every occurence of my dream signs in all forms, so for example when I watch a Lucidity unrelated video and someone says "get your dream body by taking these overprices pills" I do a RC because they mentioned dreaming. Or when I see a picture of the moon, which is not a dream sign of mine (but I would like it to), I also check.