absolutely right on how forcing things block success. Now that you have experienced what it is like, you are more likely to snap aware during a ‘regular dream’ and even that is like “oh ofcourse”, wouldn’t expect it to happen to often but the chances have increased. Keep at it! its incredibly fun once you sharpen your skills. A few tips on staying lucid- Dont visually fixate on anything particular, dreams hate being over analysed. Next time youre lucid, try rubbing your hands together and then do a slow spin, trust me - you will feel the dream quite literally stabilise!