Thread: Reputsom: Study while you're lucid dreaming and log everything you learn

Hello, as some of you may recall my post a long time ago about a "Library of everything you have learned". Well, I've been developing a method called reputsom for a while now. I did a lot of research on the Method of Loci (How-to and wikipedia) and other memory methods. I read the book The Art of Memory (The Art of Memory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) and others. I finally came to the conclusion to simply use the method of loci to create your memory cities (yes, that's plural) full of all the information you have learned. Then, while you're asleep, do "maintenance" and study. While experimenting and testing my theories, I came upon an idea.

If you have used the method of loci, you have probably noticed how sometimes you lightly put some information in a loci without putting much thought to it or reviewing it. Then when you go back to retrieve it, it take's awhile, but it's still there. So instead of using precious waking time to review and "fully" memorize it, you can just do that while you're asleep. In conclusion, studying while you're asleep.

Now for the "how-to"
Suprisingly quite simple once you have the prerequisites (have consistent lucid dreams and know the method of loci).

1. While awake, simply lightly store your information in a "loci" or location (How-to and wikipedia). Almost like you are putting the information in "storage" and it is waiting to be sorted, not really memorizing it.

2. Sort it in you're dreams (see the paragraph on your memory cities). But it must be that night, since the information will be lost if you wait too long to reputsom it.

3. Study. It's like when you study for an exam, you must go back and review the information and completely memorize it even though you already have read the information, just don't completely know it. So, that night, while lucid dreaming (I suppose you could incubate a dream and not actually be lucid, but I have not tried that), review whatever information you want to study.

Memory Cities
Now onto one of the greater advantages to reputsoming information, creating an overview of the information. With the use of the Method of Loci, you can create your memory city that includes all the information you have learned. To do this, simply go about creating your memory city. I like to do this while dreaming, although if you do not have very good dream control you may need to even map out the basics on a piece of paper(s). So, for example, I started with "main street" that had all of my core and dynamic buildings. Such as my todo list and "sort house" (I put information there in the day then when I enter a lucid dream I sort it into it's appropriate city, then building). Then have it branch out with other roads and other houses and buildings. So I have my phone numbers/contacts street, passwords street, etc.. I usually have separate cities for my academic subjects. Such as I have an entirly separate city for my math. This is because the main city would get way to large and confusing if we put all information in it.


Constructive feedback welcome!

EDIT: I'd like to write a full-blown guide on the Method of Loci with dreams and Repustom. Please let me know if you'd read it.


Sources: Reputsom, The Art of Memory, other sources included in content.