Becoming lucid in a dream is a very exciting experience. Unfortunately, this excitement can often lead to you quickly losing the lucidity within moments, as your excited state causes you to wake up. Fortunately, there are specific practices you can use to help prevent this from happening.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.antsylabs.com/blogs/the-ant-hill/lucid-dreaming-techniques-how-to-stay-lucid-after-achieving-lucidity