No, not back to the drawing board at all! Here’s one thing you’ll need to learn, no one technique is going to work 100% of the time. The key is to maintain them and over time you’ll get better at natural spotting the dream without help. Keep up what you’re doing and don’t get discouraged.
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I hope that helps!