So you want to be a lucid dreamer -- but do you have what it takes?
Are you absolutely sure?
Because I'm willing to bet that most of you don't.
So if you want to prove me wrong, let's look today
at one of the most lessons for lucid dreaming.
Let's see if you've got what it takes.
Hi Dreamers! Well, crickey,
that was a really confrontational intro, wasn't it?
Well, the thing is I'm actually being serious.
Most of you won't have what it takes to be a lucid dreamer.
Now, before you go throwing your toys out the pram
and going mental in the comments:
there is a point to this.
So the point is: lucid dreaming is really hard,
and there are many, many frustrations ahead of you.
And just like Sisyphus, always pushing the rock up the mountain,
most people don't have what it takes to put in the effort
to become a lucid dreamer.
Many people fall at the first hurdles.
So what the hell am I talking about? Well,
lucid dreaming is difficult, but it's not impossible.
So certainly, many of you will have had a few lucid dreams.
You will have put in a little effort -- and got a little bit of reward as a result.
And that's normal. Most people...
The vast majority of people who are introduced to this topic
become tourists. They have a casual interest,
and they get casual results.
But they never really establish themselves to become
regular lucid dreamers, or really understand the topic deeply.
So the point of this video certainly isn't to put you off lucid dreaming.
If you're new to the topic, don't worry.
The message I'm trying to get across here
is the most important lesson for lucid dreaming --
which is perseverance.
Basically, without perseverance -- without putting in long-term effort --
you will never be an established lucid dreamer.
It's really important.
So here on YouTube, and across the internet,
you are sold this idea of lucid dreaming easily.
You know: "Have a lucid dream tonight",
"Lucid dream in one month", bla bla bla...
All of that's nonsense. It's...
And I've gone over this in many other videos. Basically, there are no quick fixes
to lucid dreaming. It's exactly like going to the gym
to get gains. You know, there are some people who will cheat,
and they will, you know, take steroids and get there faster.
But they haven't really persevered.
They haven't earned the results. And as a result of that,
they get all the side-effects, all the negativity, and it's never really theirs.
They can never have the pride in what they've done.
And... So I've been thinking recently
that lucid dreaming is a lot like running a YouTube channel.
So I've been doing this channel for...
three and-a-half years now.
And I'm by no means a big channel. I think I've got about 18k subscribers now.
And...
What I'm doing is I'm being perseverant,
I'm building it up slowly. It's frustrating.
Because, just like lucid dreaming... You will put in months of work with lucid dreaming,
then you will go into a forum, and someone will come along and say
"Ah, I'm lucid dreaming every night!".
And the same thing happens here on YouTube. You put in three years of work, and then
some teenager comes along -- some 17-year-old -- and creates
an overnight success of a channel.
Basically through buying... fake subscribers, basically.
But it's frustrating, and it's a setback.
But perseverance means you keep going.
You keep putting in the hard work.
And this is exactly what you need to do.
You need to throw away the idea
that you're going to be a regular lucid dreamer in a couple of months' --
or even a year's -- time. That's not going to happen.
It's highly, highly improbable.
There are some people that will be the case for, but they are very, very rare.
For the rest of us, we have to be perseverant.
We have to get through the barrier of frustration.
And there will be many of them -- these barriers you keep coming up against.
And you will want to give up.
You will be so ready to give up.
You will be sick of the subject.
But you have to persevere. You have to get through.
Now, despite my deceptive and boyish good looks,
I am actually not all that young.
I'm in my 40s. And I've been doing this
since I was five years old. So...
The thing that separates me from the people who can't lucid dream
is that I have persevered. And I want you to do the same.
So I'm going to set you a challenge.
Because at the beginning of this video, I said
most of you aren't going to succeed.
Now, I really want you to prove me wrong. So here's a challenge for you.
I want you to click on the "Subscribe" button to the channel...
and this isn't some cheat. This isn't just me trying to get you to subscribe.
What I want you to do is click on the "Subscribe" button
and leave a comment telling me that I'm wrong
and that you're going to succeed.
And I want, in a year's time... If you're here in a year,
then you have proven me wrong.
You know, this is...
a test for yourself.
Because we all have these passing fancies.
These things that just... They kind of interest us,
but we know we're going to get bored of them within a couple of months.
Now... Prove me wrong!
Prove to me that you have the perseverance
to be a long-term lucid dreamer.
That you're willing to put in at least a year. Because a year is nothing
in the big scale of things. Look...
In my 40s -- been doing this since I was five.
It's still hard work.
It still requires effort. And the same with the channel.
Three and-a-half years. Still a small channel.
But I'm going to keep putting in the work.
I'm going to keep teaching you guys how to do this.
I'm going to keep motivating you to get to the goal.
Because you can get there. You can get there.
You've got it in you. I know you've got it in you.
Please don't just give up on this, because it's an amazing topic,
and absolutely worth your time.
Good things come to those who wait.
Good things come to those who have the gumption and the cahimbas
to really push through the frustrations.
And I know that you can do it.
Prove me wrong.
Prove me wrong! You can do it.
And then, in a year's time, come back to this video
and leave another comment. As simple as that.
And anyone who's watching this video in a year's time, in 2021:
if you're scrolling through the comments and you're not seeing anyone having returned,
just write "You're a failure.
"You didn't succeed. You were wrong" underneath their comment.
Let's see how many of you really have what it takes
and are willing to put their neck on the line --
their name to the game.
That's what you need to do. You need to put your name out there.
You need to say "I'm willing to prove you wrong.
"I'm willing to put in the effort. I'm going to put it out there into the world."
And I'm going to do the same.
I'm going to keep persevering with this channel, because I know
that small steps eventually get you to your destination.
That's how life works. That's how all difficult things in life work.
So let's take a random example.
There are many people who dream of, say, climbing Mount Everest,
or achieving any number of really big goals.
But there are very few people who are willing to become
trained in mountaineering. You know, put in the effort to have an expedition
and learn to do that. It's...
Lots of people want to do something, but very few people achieve it.
Lucid dreaming is exactly the same.
So many people want to be lucid dreamers, but so few people are willing to
do the hard work. Now...
It's not easy. It isn't easy. It takes a lot of effort.
And I know this, because I've been doing it for my entire life.
And it's the same with the channel. I've been doing this for a long time.
And instant results are rarely results worth having.
That's kind of how life works. You know?
The reward system of the universe, it seems, is:
if you put in hard work, you get deeply rewarding results.
Results that change who you are. They make you a better person.
They forge you into a strong, meaningful individual.
So I've been teaching lucid dreaming since I was about 20.
I really started taking it more seriously in my 30s.
And over the years, I have met thousands,
thousands and thousands of people who wanted to be lucid dreamers.
And only a tiny fraction of those people managed to
get past the frustration barriers.
Very, very few. I get it all the time.
People come to me for tuition sessions, and they will do one or two,
and then they will get frustrated, and then they will give up. Because...
We live in a world where you push a button, you get a result.
We live in a world where people tell you things are easy that aren't.
You can't get thin overnight,
you can't lucid dream overnight. You can't do any of these things overnight.
Do you want to be someone who gives up because things are difficult?
How do you think you will fare in life if that is the outlook that you throw out there?
You're better than that. I know you are.
So... Hopefully you're with me, guys.
Click on the "Subscribe" button, leave a comment.
Give yourself a year of dedicated practice.
And if you're still here in a year, then I will come and digitally shake your hand.
In fact, if I meet you in the street, I will shake your hand and say "Well done".
Because that's the minimum amount of effort it's going to take.
You know, if you want to be a lifelong lucid dreamer.
If you can't put in a year, then this subject isn't for you.
If you're the sort of person who gives up easily,
stop now. Just stop. Honestly.
I'd rather you didn't waste your time.
Lucid dreaming requires you to be someone of character.
Someone with
dedication and perseverance.
So that's the most important lesson for lucid dreaming:
perseverance.
If you can persevere, you will make it.
If you give up easily, this is not the subject for you.
So that's it for today. I'm Daniel Love, The Lucid Guide,
and until next time,
stay lucid!