At some point I mastered lucid dreaming to the point of having a lucid dream almost everyday, but I grew tired of it. I think getting good rest is way more important and you can master lucid dreaming while still having shitty sleep quality (actually getting more REM and less deep sleep is better for dreaming, but worse for regeneration). I'm too lazy to do journals and waking up in the middle of the night, but I still maintain some conciousness in my dreams: I kinda suspect being in a dream, but I'm too lazy to really check it or do anything about it unless it starts to get uncomfortable. I don't really take part in my dreams, I basically see a movie (with different plot lines, in 3rd person perspective, different camera angles etc. ), but I can interact with it if I don't like something (I prefer to keep my dreams light-hearted) e. g. someone dies, but I don't want him to - I just say 'nah, he didn't die' and the dream reverses and I get the alternative version where the said character didn't die. Like I said, I prefer not to intervene too much, because it becomes too much like just 'imagining' things when I control too much, I'd rather let my subconscious surprise me. If I do take part in my movie, I'm not bound to any specific body - I can switch bodies, my body getting killed doesn't affect me etc.
I still think I'd exchange my lucid dreaming skills for some good rest. I'm trying to fix my sleep schedule, but I'm sensitive to light and my circadian rhythm is permanently fucked up. For some reason I wake up much more rested if I drink strong coffee before going to bed.
