I did not succeed in lucid dreaming until I tried astral projection (entering a lucid dream while awake). I didn't succeed at this, but the efforts led to many spontaneous lucid dreams.
In other words, by trying and failing at something harder, I effortlessly achieved what had eluded me for 9 years.
In other words, by trying and failing at something harder, I effortlessly achieved what had eluded me for 9 years.