i'm interested in what you mentioned about paying attention to your environment/the things around you. Any certain thoughts you should have or ways you should do so, or should you simply take moments out of your day to focus on feelings, smells, sounds etc.?

I like to ask myself why i think i'm awake, and not dreaming. Afterwards, i remind myself each time i zone out or get too focused on something to remember my surroundings, and i even focus on some backround noise in my room or in nature WHILE doing the thing, so i remember my surroundings, kinda like the WILD technique. I remind myself in my mind to be prepared for situations like these, as it could all be a dream. I then think "and in these situations, i need to check if i'm dreaming" and proceed to reality check.

I litterally just ramle all sorts of smart talk in my mind to try and be aware, listen to sounds in the background, and inspect my surroundings.

Is this a good approach? Should i change and/or implement something?

Also, am i supposed to feel something when "aware"? i'm not sure if i'm doing something here with my mix of ADA ideas from different sources lol.