Bump. I'm honestly shocked this isn't a skill more interested in being learned among a site full of horny men.
I've wanted to do this for the longest time, but also forgot about it the longest time.
Some night in the late 2000s, one night winging it, just knowing the definition of what it meant I willed myself into having one as I was falling asleep. That night I started dreaming and was aware I was dreaming, briefly, before I got excited and woke up. All I managed to make happen was starting in this blank dreamspace kind of, it looked like it does when your eyes are shut. But, it was beginning of the real thing, that I'm sure of.
Fast-forward like 16 years or something.
I've started actually following a few advised steps like dream journaling (well, Notes app) since a few nights back to train recall (that's going well so far - too well - last night/morning I woke up from dreaming semi vividly a few times). I've started counting my fingers at random intervals time I remember, trying to imagine I'm in a dream, checking if they look normal.
I was too tired last night even though I tried, but the night before, I got dream consciousness and a moment or two of control (kind of just to rewind a bit) but nothing meaningful. Eventually I chose to wake up 'cause I knew like nah, it's not happening properly this time. But this was before last night and today starting to do reality check at points throughout the day which apparently helps.
I feel like I'm already kinda close with this, like I'm maybe a natural. I'm having a break tonight to hopefully catch up on sleep, but hopefully if I keep the topic on my mind in general, keep journaling and doing reality checks, I can actually do this properly (like not just be dream-conscious but start controlling some things) sometime soon or eventually

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