Sstrugling With Ssild. Advice

So I've learned about SSILD about a week ago from here and decided to practice it every night since then. Things have not gone as smoothly as others have claimed. So far no dreams I've had were lucid, nor were any of my awakenings false. I have followed the instructions pretty accurately afaik and have scrawled down quick notes onto a scrap of paper for me to read when I head to bed as a quick review on what to do.Am I missing something, do I need more practice or is it something else entirely?

So the whole process of the cycles is to keep my mind clear and calm?I guess overall, it's just another form of WILD as I've heard :P

Excellent! I'll give it a look!