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I absolutely hate meditating. But it seems like it's an absolute must if you want to lucid dream, AP or shift. Can I listen to music while meditating? I wouldn't be actively focusing on the music, I just want something on the background.
gpt
I had my first APs and lucid dreams when I was not a meditator. What is needed is to be able to have a clear and steady focus on whatever exercise you are doing to help stimulate APs. You should be completely absorbed in and find some fascination or pleasure in doing each exercise. For example, if you are doing progressive relaxation, you should be able to place your attention in each part of your body and do it without getting bored and having your mind go all over the place.
If you have a hard time focusing like that, meditation might help, but not if you're torturing yourself trying to force all your thoughts to stop.