Technology

Random reality tests (nose pinching & breathing as described above) through the day works as you might randomly do it in the dream, but what I find works better is finding patterns in your dreams where something isn't right, and do tests against that while awake.

E.g

• light switches rarely work for me in dreams, so start doing reality checks when you flip a light switch.
• I always have problems with my phone in my dreams, so whenever my phone is acting up do a check

It can be anything though, maybe you drive your car a lot in your dreams so every time you get into your car you do a check.

You can find the patterns more easily by increasing your dream recall which can be done by keeping a dream journal.

When I was doing frequent checks and keeping a journal, at my peak, I was having lucid dreams 3-4 nights a week, and each night I'd have 3-4 lucid dreams. I've stopped journaling, and only really do reality checks if something really weird happens nowadays, and I'm still lucid dreaming 1-2 times a month now. The length of my lucid dreams are much shorter now as well though.

Well, I definitely need to get some sleep right now, read sex and dead loved ones too close and my mind skipped a word... That was not fun to think of.

I read that as "second dream job at McDonalds" and I was like damn... there goes the phrase dream job.

All the way back in season 1 in fact.

Hmmm, yes .. "Scientists are researching a device" aka "this device does not exist nor does the technology required to build it"

Sounds like a Black Mirror episode.

Creating batteries for the machines.

Recreation? Not everything strictly needs practical purposes. I'd certainly buy one if it's affordable. Though it might have medical or therapeutic use.

Sex dreams you can control

Treatment of persistent nightmares as part of psychotherapy? If they can get this thing certified as a medical device they can jack up the price by 500% no problem.