I did a quick search and was very surprised to see we had no post of this sort. We have a few theories and several posts on RC’s in general, but not of RCILD. The reason I’m posting this is because of the vast amounts of confusion I see with this tech when it really should be simple.
Myth 1: You should try to set up certain times a day to do RC’s, like twice an hour or every time you [insert action here]. It may help to set an alarm on your watch or phone.
Fact: Don’t limit yourself to doing RC’s on a schedule unless that schedule is twice a minute 
. In order to make it a habit, you must be doing them as often as possible. As far as the action goes, that is also not very advisable. There is only a very small chance you will do these actions (knowingly) in a dream. The alarms have the same problem; you’re training yourself to RC by your alarm, which I doubt you’ll hear in your dream. In general, do RC’s as many times a day as possible, anytime and every time you think of it. To have a successful RCILD, RC’s must be a habit.
Myth 2: You should train yourself to do RC’s anytime you see something unusual.
Fact: I don’t have any issues with doing RC’s when you see something unusual. The problem is that in a dream, you will not notice anything is amiss. Again, if you wait for strange events, you will be limiting yourself and not really building up the habit. The biggest benefit of unusual moments is to get you to doubt reality, which is the key to building up the RC habit.
Myth 3: Don’t bother doing an RC when you see something unusual as you will not recognize "unusual in a dream.
Fact: Although this sounds reasonable, it has a fatal flaw. You’re limiting yourself, but in the other direction from myth 2. Do RC’s whenever possible!
Myth 4: Just doing the action of an RC is enough, because it will build up the habit.
Fact: No. Just no. You must doubt reality EVERY SINGLE TIME you do an RC. If doubt isn’t a part of your habit, you’ve been wasting your time. After all, you’re most likely to be dreaming when you least expect it.
In summary: Do RC’s as often as possible to build the habit. Don’t limit yourself to a schedule, action or event. Above all, expect the RC to work, even if you’re 1000% sure that you are awake.
This is an easy technique, but powerful enough for beginners and experienced dreamers alike.
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Now that I’ve put that worm in your ear, remember to doubt reality! You never know when it will be a dream instead!
. It was actually your post that made me think to write this. Idk how this misinfo gets out, especially since I’ve never run into it on the forum. It just frustrates me when I see newcomers caught up on schedules or posting RC signs up around their house. Anywho, keep up the constant RC’s and you should see results in a month or so. Faster if you pick up habits easily. Good luck 
I just hope I can remember often enough!
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