Being Productive While Draming?

Hey I'm wondering if anyone has tips on getting work done while they are dreaming. I am an academic and would greatly benefit from being able to think about problems from the creative state one's in while dreaming. Specifically, I am a student of Contemporary European philosophy. My dreams have already offered me a good number of insights into my consciousness and the nature of thought. So I'm hoping I can extract more from myself.

I should also note that I frequently had LDs without the use of any technique, although I rarely gain the omnipotence many describe. I will be starting a routine to try and achieve greater control of my dreams shortly.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

You will definitely want to read Stephen LaBerge's Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming. There are several chapters on what uses lucid dreams could be put to including chapter 9 which is on the topic of using dreams for Creative Problem Solving.

Well the advantage is you can go over things you know in your sleep, but the disadvantage is that you cannot obviously learn anything new.

^not necesarily true when we're talkin philosophy. Depends what you're pondering.

True, Supernova - philosophy generally deals with what you already know :)

Thanks for the reading tip exdreamer - I'll check it out