I Use Boredom to Lucid Dream (Here’s How)

[@ArisaHarumi]

Reflection: I watched this video to use as a distraction while I ate. Ironically, my thoughts are often the distraction. My mind is trying to distract me from the world around me or the world within me (ie: my emotions). My thoughts distract me from making peace with where I am in life currently: working on my dreams, but not having achieved them yet. I have to first feel the dissatisfaction before I am able to make peace with it.

[@user-tp5te9pi7c]

I have never seen something that I hate (not you, myself for doing this) that I totally agree with

[@TheDeadofNightAmbience]

I love the alien chilling on the shelf in the background! 👽

[@AJ-lk6gg]

Thank you for this thoughtful and unique video. I tried the exercise at the end. I noticed my breathing and it reminded me of waves on the ocean. For some reason this created imagained imagery of a paper boat floating on a chalk drawing sea with paper seagulls flying overhead. It was pretty chill for a bit, but things got more exciting when a ferocious sea monster burst dramatically from the waves. Disturbed by the potential violence, the ship's crew reached out and befriended the gigantic monster and all was happy when the minute ended.

[@Suesomething-l5i]

I started watching the phosphemes behind my closed eyelids. I’ve been doing that a lot recently - when I meditate I get some gorgeous psychedelic pink orange and purple lightshows - I’m so hungry for colour at the moment! Good exercise. Thanks 🎉

[@Carl_Frank]

Self-reflection: Feeling the depressed mood I am currently (and frequently) in, and pondering the fact that a lot of the time I am reaching for distraction, it is probably for the purpose of trying to forget about that -- to occupy my mind with something else to think about, or to be entertained or amused with, rather than dealing with that.

[@netabolt6546]

same, beeing in a very bad mental state. most of the time its self hatred, anxiety and stomach issues (hence the self hate. because i hate what i do to myself by eating very unhealthy but my brain wants stimulation with the junkfood i eat but this makes me sick to my stomach and having a lot of Acid Reflux and IBS problems). and indeed the only time i can forget all my problems (myself, stomach issues, addictions) i use Facebook Reels and KZbin Shorts AND regular KZbin and Facebook to cope with the problems.

[@Carl_Frank]

@@netabolt6546 it sounds like we may both might do well to stop avoiding our problems so much. A bit of distraction is probably ok on occasion, but the problems and bad habits won’t solve themselves if we ignore them. It may or may not be possible to solve them, but we can work on it bit by bit. Best of luck to you, and if you need to talk, I’m available.

[@daisyip-f6f]

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[@jimvanhall217]

I was inactive for a while, I was on holiday at the North Sea. nice reset and more driven for lucid dreaming nice content

[@DanielLoveOrg]

Good to see you back Jim, hope you had a good mind-refresh time away. Thank you as always for being amazing

[@normal_marlon]

love the choice of no music and an unsaturated videos as it fits the theme of boredom and concentration wich is essential for lucid dreaming!! you are talking and teaching us even subcontiously

[@daisyip-f6f]

As soon as I closed my eyes, I felt the stress of this morning falling off off my shoulders and finally could hear my own thoughts again. Thank you, Daniel, I really needed this!💖

[@Winthrop38258]

I just stumbled across your channel I finished your video and took your suggestion to contemplate… I went directly to my breath and focused on that to “ground” me. My mind wandered to lucid dreaming and really wanting that experience. I like your idea of reaching for a phone size pad instead of my phone sitting my down time, I’ll let you know how that works out for me. Amended post, my husband says I talk quite a bit during my sleep, hopefully your suggestions can help me take control and understand more about my nighttime experiences.

[@StumpedSlicken]

Commenting to boost! It's a well needed video and I hope that Bob (the algorithm) likes it!

[@Nena108]

Commenting to help. I love these videos, the calm of it and the subject of meditation. We need more of it and less social media.

[@1StopMusic]

I had Burial's "Antidawn" (beautiful song) roaming in my mind. But my body was distracted by my stomach digesting the meal I just had.

[@bakerboyplayz5254]

Thank you Daniel :) I found myself thinking about what I could have done better in my day, and who I could have paid more attention towards.

[@scotane7753]

Another thought provoking and boredom busting video :),,it makes sense to take control of your own mind and not give it away to technology.

[@chrisroberts3917]

I'm watching this right now because I'm about to go to bed :) Great video. I really enjoy meditation. I've been like " I'm gonna go meditate for 20 minutes, or so" before, and lost 2-3 hours of time. The feeling you get when you go really deep into it is almost indescribable. Everything kind of... disappears, except thoughts. There is no time, no body, no feeling. You're just kind of... a thought floating there in nothingness. The understanding you gain of not just yourself, but how that applies to everything else, is crazy. I don't think that does it justice, you have to experience it. P.S. I really like the dodecahedron, and relaxing alien on your shelf (who is that bust?)

[@Thegamingallstar]

I really like the calmer dissuasion videos and hop you make more of them. I started lucid dreaming a month or so ago and so far your channel has been great, I'm extremely motivated to continue to learn because it fascinates me so much about how dreams and the mind work. I wish I could become a member but I doubt my parents would pay for me too but I will still watch the videos and do my own research.

[@thewoodencat5847]

I focused on my surroundings, and thought some funny things like "I can hear the glasses"

[@bajrangbalisingh5584]

Very helpful content for me😐 👍

[@AmmarKhan09]

I loved this video and I'm definitely going to apply all of the advice.

[@tylerlacy9463]

I noticed that some Castlevania music was playing in my head, then I was thinking about whether I would comment that here 😂

[@staceysneed9928]

Yet another wonderful video with practical suggestions, thank you

[@scotane7753]

Thanks

[@DanielLoveOrg]

Thank you so much Scotane, I massively appreciate your support!!

[@dotjretion]

I daydreamed about an urban fantasy setting in my own head, followed by reflections on if I *genuinely* felt hope for the future, to which the answer I came to is that while my current situation feels hopeless, I *do* have hopes and aspirations for the future, and that they're worth holding on for.

[@max_the_mantis5173]

Max: My daydreams become so vivid and realistic when I'm in a meditative trance that I truly feel as though I am in another world. But it feels different from lucid dreaming. In this meditative trance daydream state, lately I use it to hug my DID headmates, talk to them, cuddle them, talk to spirits, and seek advice. Most of my daydreams involve people consoling me, holding me, and reassuring me, or talking through things with me. Well also theres a lot of sexual stuff too often. A few times, I did slip into a lucid dream while in this crossroads place, but I don't know how. My lucid dreams seemingly come randomly. When I try to lucid dream it's like I'm working against myself. Or swimming up a fast waterfall pushing me down. But day dreaming and meditation comes easily. I meditated for over an hour today. While meditating I was with one of my demon alters, and with a dragon alter, and my satyr alter, and talking with King Paimon aswell. I was too tired though and dissociated too much this time, I was awake but very tired. I took a nap then. No dreams in the nap after meditation. A knock at my door woke me up.

[@AJ-yo5ew]

Yes, I stopped for a minute of self-reflection and realised I needed to take a pee.

[@DanielLoveOrg]

It's these kinds of high-brow comments that make all the hard work worth it 🤣

[@francais2902]

thank you so much for this video. It has come to me at the rght moment ..

[@Daniel_657]

Here’s what popped into my head: I’d like the video even more if you included some personal anecdotes. For instance, do you carry a notepad around, has this practice helped you? That kind of thing. It would make it more relatable than just presenting the viewer with information. Love the video anyway. I’m gonna try the notepad idea!

[@elliotp2486]

I think for me, the executive network is more important than the default mode network because one directly affects the other. On a day where I don't do a lot and don't have anything of importance going on in my life, my brain will end up stuck on a blank slate whenever I try to daydream. Whenever I involve my executive network with works of fiction, my brain gets distracted while daydreaming by works of fiction. What I really need is to fully involve myself with real activities that involve my reactions in order to fully optimize the time when I'm using the default mode network. Overall though, I fully agree with the premises of this video and hope to take it with me throughout my life.

[@barrydevine]

My most reflective and creative thoughts are when I'm doing something in autopilot mode (cycling, shower, running), so I can't be doing absolutely nothing Ps that's what came to mind in my post video minute

[@Charlene-xn8wy]

I was struggling to wait for something to pass through my mind while waiting for that I thought of how I can keep myself up at night and sleep during the day.😂

[@ShepoPL]

Is there a chance for a longer video regarding the philosophy of lucid dreaming?

[@DanielLoveOrg]

I am considering a few things along these lines. Maybe even a second channel for more in depth longer form content.

[@StumpedSlicken]

I can tell this comment will be a ramble (and probably won't relate to lucid dreaming) so far warning! Also, I can already tell that it's going to go deep so I may erase this before release day. My dad always told me when I was younger that "being bored makes you a boring person" and the environment around us, as stated in the video, doesn't help either. There always has to be an end goal to something, whether that is profit or something physical. It's a reason why (this is a tough term to describe eloquently) I don't create or journal when I'm angry - there's nothing I can physically gain from it besides disappointment and eventually throwing it away/deleting it. That's just how I've been raised and conditioned. It's also a pain because I tend to write my best work when I'm angry, but I delete 90% of it due to those feelings feeling non-productive anymore. I can relate to wanting to have my thoughts be thought for me. When I'm alone with my thoughts, it starts going in weird directions, often wondering if my feelings and thoughts are truly my own or if the world around me has conditioned me to think that way. I struggle with detachment a lot, often craving to be my characters because of the fear of who I am because who "I" am is someone I don't know. I know I've stated this in previous videos/livestreams, but to be told who "I" am is appealing so I don't have to face this stranger. I will say, however, whenever I'm acting as one of my own characters and trying on their personalities, it is very exhausting and draining, often leading to me being more detached than I was before. This was a great video that made me do a lot of thinking. I like this style!

[@PL-yj5dl]

My mind went to a blank space , an open field on a sunny day when I opened my eyes thoughts went to projects I’m working on around the apartment

[@juliew4562]

My mind went immediately to what you said about meditation and how what we’ve been taught about it gets it backwards. Then, because I was tired, my back was hurting, and it was late, I became more aware of my body and sensations. Then some other thoughts flitted in and out. I probably spent more than a minute but it seemed to go faster than times I have practiced meditation, probably because I was not trying to quiet my mind.

[@DaCrazyHand]

Because this peace is what all true warriors strive for?

[@andrewchambers9752]

I watched this video last night before going to bed. Unfortunately, I didn't have a lucid dream. Watched the video again this morning and set a timer for one minute. My mind just focused on the ambient noise in my house, then the timer went off. Seemed like the shortest 60 seconds ever! Im very interested in learning to lucid dream. I've done it a few times, maybe 3, in my life. One thing i did think about during the minute was unsubscribing to a lot of the silly KZbin channels I watch.

[@jaiy1321]

Self-reflection: I became really bored, I coukdnt wait for the timer to end. Thats what my mind kept on thinking of.

[@Bumbletoast]

I been going on and off with my lucid dream practice these 2 months. I don’t like going on and off it’s annoying. I wish I could just do it for a solid six months and then see some progress. I’m not mad at no progress I’m mad at bo practice. Because I understand why I have no results. Can you tell me how to stop doing this and give me some motivation? And tell me if some of your students do this because I can’t be the only one. But I’m still not gonna give up on the idea at least. But I’m gonna try to practice for 6 months solid.

[@DanielLoveOrg]

You sound like a standard human with this, so don't worry. Virtually everyone has fluctuations in motivation. Dust yourself down, and remind yourself the only person you're doing this for is you. Do you want to be the best version of you? Yep... Now go do it!

[@scscyou]

If only all of us had the ability to feel good in free flowing state of boredom. For some of us, picking a phone to scroll through is a coping mechanism to be able to avoid suffering, and actually feel good for a while. And it only works when you're even motivated to seek content at all, because of how boring most things are once you aren't a newbie on this planet with a factor of novelty for every little thing, and so during phases of depression, you can't even be motivated to fight boredom, and just suffer through it. It's strange how the minds of all of us differ so much in their condition of feelings in the default mode network; and of course, also in the ability to gather and process information, as some tasks that are easy for some are impossible for others. As for wishful thinking, I'm hoping some people will become holistic educated experts not only on the primitive field of psychology, but also on the mind altogether, so they'll find solutions for those of us who just can't act neurotypically, yet want all the benefits of LD techniques and so on.

[@nashdeacon5785]

This might be a little bit off topic but what is a good WILD anchor if my strongsuit is with auditory imagination. I’ve attempted other visualization anchors but I’ve been struggling with using visual imagery and I tend to lose focus and fall asleep unconsciously.

[@DanielLoveOrg]

It almost entirely doesn't matter, they key is not on what you're focusing on, but how you're focusing. Beyond that it's really just a matter of picking something that doesn't interfere with your attention.

[@nashdeacon5785]

@@DanielLoveOrgHey, thanks for the response. After watching some of your other videos on WILD and reading some of the principles in your book I hear you mention that for sleep to occur there has to be a small window in order to fall asleep. How does this apply to an anchor? Are you supposed to intentionally let your mind drift and then bring it back and then rinse and repeat?

[@samuelzins5089]

I like the idea but disagree with the language. Meditation doesn't necessarily use boredom, it uses stillness and a slow, often introspective mental pace. There's a big difference there. I try to mind wander and meditate daily but I can confidently say I haven't been bored in years. I mention this because it seems like something you'd have called out if someone else said it in the past. As you know, I always support you so this isn't meant to be an attack, just throwing it out there, as I know you value accurate language

[@DanielLoveOrg]

As always I appreciate your thoughts Samuel, but I'd like to clarify the intention behind my language choice. The term 'boredom' is used deliberately here to challenge common perceptions of quiet unstructured and non goal orientated moments. The goal is to reframe what many avoid as 'boring' and highlight its overlooked value. While meditation is valuable, it is a tool, and therefore in the realm of the executive network. I'm specifically addressing the benefits of unstructured stillness and introspection - moments without goal orientation that many initially find uncomfortable or 'boring'. Meditation, by default is a behaviour chosen with specific benefits in mind. This means it excludes the free flowing openness that is required for the benefits of unstructured non goal orientated mind wandering. I encourage you to rewatch the video with this framing in mind. My language choices are always carefully considered to convey specific points and provoke thought, but I'm aware that it may not always be obvious immediately. Your interpretation suggests you may be viewing this through the lens of goal-oriented thinking, which is precisely the mindset I'm encouraging us to step back from here. The essence of what I'm discussing lies in embracing moments free from such goal-directed cognition. This shift in perspective is crucial for grasping the full value of unstructured mental states

[@samuelzins5089]

I figured it's use was to build on the common perception of boredom, but it still feels out of place in certain spots. As a video title, I agree with its usage because it allows for building off of the common perception of boredom, but defining meditation as "boredom with a goal" or "productive boredom" didn't really make sense because, like you said, it's an active process. If boredom were an applicable term as you were using in other contexts, aimlessness would work as well, but as you pointed out, it's goal oriented and not aimless. Since the point was based around what you can learn about yourself by using boredom, it doesnt really apply to the most active meditations, because those draw attention elsewhere. Regarding my apparent goal-orientedness, I did not mean to imply that. My post was originally going to focus just on mind wandering, but I got to the part where you mentioned meditation just after I began writing, so I addressed both. I agree with the concept, as I've benefitted a lot from unstructured time and mind wandering, so it was easy to relate to the overall message. Thay said, even after rewatching, it just doesn't feel accurate everywhere it's used. I strongly like the point of the video even so

[@DanielLoveOrg]

Language is an imprecise tool, that's for certain, and each of us has a slightly different schema attached to words. I appreciate your thoughts, and as you can imagine, it's impossible to script something that can always resonate with everyone's linguistic world map. But I think we both agree on the core message.

[@Writing-e3t]

Daniel I just wanted to ask if you could stop doing lives for only members I want to learn too😢

[@DanielLoveOrg]

I understand, but members fund the existence of the channel. Without them there wouldn't be any content at all. So think of it this way, members are why the channel can create anything. So they get bonuses for making that possible. It costs less than a coffee a month, and if you're really serious about lucid dreaming, membership will unlock hundreds of exclusive videos for you. Or on other words, you were able to watch this video only because of the members funding our existince. But also, there's plenty of free content and more than enough to get you started (such as this video) - all thanks to the funding provided by members.

[@MoII260]

I can’t focus, I’m just fries yknow

[@carltonsoo829]

My daydreams are not suitable to be commented here lol 😅

[@mars4315]

this is so true! everytime i overcome my boredom i gain a new idea. I have one right now can i read the next persons mind for fun?

[@mars4315]

Alright Daniel your spiritual work is taking effect and this season of fall has you falling for many things in regards to lucid dreaming I could go on but that would make me seem I actually know him I can only predict with 90 percent accuracy rn🙏