Is this a Lucid Dream?

Hi Friends,

Had a low intensity dream today wherein i was with my friends. Somehow i realised i was dreaming and summoned an instrument which looked like a clock and put the timer to 1 hour. Then went to a hotel and ate food. Everything was with a low intensity and never looked like a lucid dream but there was awareness in the dream. My questions are:

(1) Is this a Lucid dream? i am having cold and sneezed throughout the night. so didnt hv proper sleep yesterday. Woke up at 6:00 and gave auto suggestion to myself ‘Next time i am dreaming, i ll become aware that i am dreaming’. Is it due to my lack of sleep that i had low intensity dream and the timer didnt work?

(2) How to instantly increase the intensity of the dream as soon as you become lucid before the dream fades away?

Thanks.

Definetely a lucid dream because you REALISED you were dreaming. Next time try looking at your hands, rubbing them together and for me what really works is observing your surroundings carefuly. See the every detail of the dream. If you can’t do it while rubbing your hands. Best for me.

What to do to increase the intesity of the dream is Shout out: Increase awareness! (better than increase lucidity because your subconsious might not know what lucidity is)