JAZZ PORING 100 IDEAS (STANFORD CREATIVITY CLASS)

1. JAZZ PORING'S 100 IDEAS
STANFORD CREATIVITY CLASS
SUMMARY:
QTY
59
50
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147
NUMBER
MANNER OF
SLEEPING
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2
3
SPECIAL
SLEEPING
CLOTHES AND
TOOLS
4
5
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7
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9
10
11
12
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2. 24
25
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WHERE AND
32
33
34
35
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37
38
39
40
PRE-SLEEPING
DO'S & DON'T'S
41
42
43
44

3. 45
46
47
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49
50
51
52
53
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55
GENERAL
LIFESTYLE
CHANGES
56
57
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59

4. RING'S 100 IDEAS
RD CREATIVITY CLASS
QUESTIONS
IN TRANSIT?
IN HER HOTEL ROOM?
BACK AT HOME?
OTHER IDEAS?
TOTAL
...in transit?
Get into the most comfortable position for sleeping as possible - a reclining seat
Her car / bus / train / airplane seat should be able to recline far enough, should be soft enough and legroom should
be suitable for sleep.
Seats of transportation vehicles should have springs / shock absorbers so as to dull the impact of road bumps / air
pockets / turbulence that mess up a good sleep.
Bring ear plugs to block out noise
Bring a neck pillow.
Bring shades/eye cover to simulate darkness when crossing time zones
Always try to bring an ipod or iphone or any gadget where you can store relaxing music. Invest in a good earphone
that can give you good quality sound that minimizes outside noise at the same time. Relaxing music is said to
promote good sleep as it relaxes your whole body.
Always have eye masks and headphones just within reach.
Use of eye mask, comfortable clothes.
Upload jazz songs, other soothing and relaxing sounds like the rain, birds chirping on your ipod
She can also listen to classical music if that can make her relax.
In the airport, bring a super-compact sleeping bag that magically reduces its size by 10x
In the airport, bring a super-compact inflatable bed that also magically reduces its size by 10x
In the airport, bring a special pillow that looks like an astronaut's head gear, this can cancel out noise except for a
special alarm a few minutes before boarding time
Wear light clothing
Get a Tempur neck pillow
Sound - listen to the sound of flowing water like a river
Sound - listen to the sound of flowing water live waves at a beach
Sound - listen to the sound of rain
Sound - listen to the sound of wind blowing
Sound - listen to slow meditation music (like in a spa)
Sound - listen to loud music - like rock to drown out external noises
Sound - listen to boring recording / slow talking voice

5. Sound - listen to the same music/recording at home as everywhere else you want to sleep
Medicine - take sleeping pills
Medicine - take antihistamine
Smell - keep an old blanket/ shirt that reminds you of home
Listen to the song Willie Deadwilder by Cat Power -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_4dtW4HUw8. this is 18:20
min. even while i'm writing this, my eyelids are drooping already
I'm imagining she can wear a lightweight helmet that pipes in soothing music, tell neighbors and flight attendants
that she must not be disturbed. The helmet should also be able to support the neck for strain-free sleeping while
sitting down.
Wear your most comfortable clothes and footwear.
She can wear a hat that blocks the eyes, massages the head and supports the neck.
Prefer the best mode/quality of transportation
Get a cabin (train/ship)
Another thing, in long haul flights, try to work out to get a business class seat so that you can really recline & doze
For airports everywhere, offer private sleep pods / capsules with automated alarm clocks to wake you up before
your boarding time
For airports everywhere, have bedroom showcases by world-renowned interior designers that allows people to use
the simulated bedrooms for a fee
For airports everywhere, offer reclinable or swivel-type boarding area seats that can be turned into sleeping chairs
For airports everywhere, offer "hotel annexes" where people can check-in for a minimum of 1 hour
Schedule - time her sleeping pattern to her destination (sleeping or staying awake on the plane depending on the
time she arrives in the area)
Travel preparation - Request not to be seated near elderly or babies
Read the business section of the newspaper.
Drink wine
Read a good book
Stay on the seat near the window and sleep whilst leaning on it

6. While sleeping, airlines can offer special lock cables to secure your carry-on luggage so you can sleep without fear
of being robbed
Read the Hobbit
Sit beside a passenger who smells bad and you will force yourself to sleep to avoid more suffering
Watch British comedy movies or shows
Party all night on the day before you leave so once your body hits the plane seats, you doze off immediately
Eat crackers as these are high in the glycemic index so you will fall asleep faster than usual
Eat lots of bananas as they have the effect of a sleeping pill since they are rich in melatonin, serotonin and
magnesium which are muscle relaxants.
Food - drink warm milk
Food - drink cherry juice
Try to free your mind from worries and workload as soon as you step out of your house and condition your mind
and body that you need to relax while in transit.
Watch the scenery. She shouldn't force it.
Research on foods to eat/avoid when trying to sleep and plan accordingly.
Food - eat toast
Food - eat oatmeal
Food - balanced diet throughout the day

7. NUMBER
SPECIAL SLEEPING CLOTHES AND TOOLS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
PRE-SLEEPING DO'S & DON'T'S
20
21
22
23

8. 24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
WHERE AND WHEN TO SLEEP
44
45

9. 46
47
48
GENERAL LIFESTYLE CHANGES
49
50

10. ...in her hotel room?
SPECIAL SLEEPING CLOTHES AND TOOLS
Aromatherapy to relax nerves
Bring your own pillow or blanket if that's what it takes to condition your mind to drift off to sleep.
Bring something that reminds you of home. that way, you'll be more comfortable and sleep easily.
Take melatonin as this is the hormone the body produces when it wants to go to sleep
For hotels, offer special aromatherapy packages with rooibos tea sets and turn-down mint chocolates
For hotels, offer a menu of pillows
For cable TV or radio, offer special stations that play audio of spoken text or stories
Listen to the song Alone in Tokyo by Air - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUjAtYQkFm8
Familiarity - bring the same beddings you use at home
Familiarity - bring the same pillow you use at home
Familiarity - bring pictures of family and friends
Familiarity - bring something that smells of home
Medicine - take Melatonin supplements
Medicine - go to the doctor to have thyroid levels checked
Medicine - go to the doctor to have hormone levels checked
She can record the ambient sounds of her own bedroom and play that in the hotel room. Should give her the
feeling of home.
She can use a comforter whose temperature can be adjusted to just the right temp conducive to sleep.
Use an adult swaddle cloth.
Each hotel room could have a 'SLEEP CHANNEL' on its TV. With sleep inducing content.
PRE-SLEEPING DO'S & DON'T'S
Read a boring book
Meditation/yoga before sleeping
Get a massage prior sleeping
Don't eat heavy meal at night. Before going out for a business dinners, set rules to yourself. Don't stay late. Eat

11. Once in the hotel room, get a nice warm bath with some lavender bath gel.
Do strenuous exercises in the late afternoon for about one hour, so that after dinner, it would be effortless to drift
Yoga Poses to enhance good sleeping - (fitnessmagazine.com)
Upside-Down Relaxation
Forget counting sheep. Ease your way into dreamland with this five-move yoga routine from Edward Vilga, creator
of the DVD Yoga in Bed: 20 Asanas to Do in Pajamas (yogainbeddvd.com, $19.95). The moves will relax your body
and mind, but the best part is that you can do them all in bed!
Minutes:0:00-2:00
Winding Down Twist
Minutes: 2:00-3:00
Sit cross-legged on the bed and exhale as you place your right hand on your left knee and left hand on the bed
behind your tailbone.
Gently twist your torso to the left.
Allow your gaze to follow, looking over your left shoulder. Breathe deeply, then return to center and repeat on
opposite side.
Lie back and extend your legs up the wall.
If this is too intense a stretch for your hamstrings, slide your butt farther away from the wall.
Nighttime Goddess Stretch
Minutes: 3:00-5:00
Lie on your back with knees bent.
Place the soles of your feet together, then let your knees fall open, forming a diamond shape with your legs.
Rest your arms on the bed.
If you feel any strain, elevate your legs by placing a pillow underneath each knee.
Child's Pose
Minutes: 5:00-7:00
Sit up comfortably on your heels.
Roll your torso forward, bringing your forehead to rest on the bed in front of you.
Lower your chest as close to your knees as you comfortably can, extending your arms in front of you.
Hold the pose and breathe.
Rock-a-Bye Roll
Minutes: 7:00-8:00
Lying on your back, hug knees in to chest.
Cross your ankles and wrap both arms around your shins with clasped hands.
Inhale and rock your body up to sit; exhale as you roll back.
Continue for 1 minute, then roll back, extend arms and legs, and drift off to sleep.
Do the bikram yoga pose - half tortoise pose - to relax
Watch shows that are in a foreign language
Activities before sleeping - Sex
Activities before sleeping - Touching yourself
Activities before sleeping - Pray
Activities before sleeping - Read the bible/other Holy Scripture
Activities before sleeping - write a journal
Activities when you wake up - write a dream journal
Activities before sleeping - write down your to-do list
Activities before sleeping - read a really boring legal book
Activities before sleeping - get drunk
Food - hydrate - drink lots of water
Try drinking Chamomile tea in the morning and before bedtime.
WHERE AND WHEN TO SLEEP
Ensure room is dark and cool to stimulate relaxation. consider playing relaxing music
Prop lots of pillows, sleep at once upon arriving.

12. For hotels, offer different beds in different rooms, with the option to "try" a bed before booking
Familiarity - set up hotel room to like your room at home
She should be able to choose the bedsheets that best encourage sleep
GENERAL LIFESTYLE CHANGES
Research on foods to eat/avoid when trying to sleep and plan accordingly.
Exercise in the morning and evening

13. NUMBER Timestamp
MANNER OF SLEEPING
1 11/23/2012 0:20:00
SPECIAL SLEEPING CLOTHES AND TOOLS
2 11/27/2012 13:16:00
3 11/28/2012 15:08:00
4 12/3/2012 8:31:00
PRE-SLEEPING DO'S & DON'T'S
5 11/21/2012 20:18:00
6 11/21/2012 23:07:00
7 11/25/2012 12:11:00
8 11/27/2012 11:42:00
9 11/27/2012 12:55:00
10 12/3/2012 8:23:00
WHERE AND WHEN TO SLEEP
11 11/21/2012 22:53:00
12 11/22/2012 23:17:00
13 11/25/2012 12:11:00
14 11/27/2012 14:03:00
GENERAL LIFESTYLE CHANGES
15 11/27/2012 14:06:00
16 11/27/2012 14:08:00

16. ...she's back at home?
MANNER OF SLEEPING
Practice deep breathing.
SPECIAL SLEEPING CLOTHES AND TOOLS
Listen to the song Sun Kill Moon by Gentle Moon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LjPnW7L8nE
A massaging pillow that relaxes you as you lie down.
Play some adult lullabies
PRE-SLEEPING DO'S & DON'T'S
Have sex!
Enjoy a warm bath in the bathtub just before bedtime.
For airlines, have return tickets coupled with massage services --- buy a long-haul ticket and get a free massage at
your destination
Take 2 back to back classes of bikram yoga immediately and you will surely fall asleep from exhaustion
Scrub the floor to make you tired and fall asleep
Have milk and cookies before bedtime
WHERE AND WHEN TO SLEEP
I hope you're not married because if you are, you have no choice but to spend quality time with your family
especially that you're always out. But at the same time, get their support also. If you are sleeping, ask them not to
Sleep immediately.
For housing contractors, have special quiet circular bedrooms in houses of jetsetters where walls are all LED
screens where the jetsetter can choose the "relaxing environment" he/she can sleep in
Set up a sleeping routine that you can replicate anywhere in the world
GENERAL LIFESTYLE CHANGES
Things to do throughout the day - Exercise - pick up a sport
Things to do throughout the day - Exercise - take up a martial art

19. NUMBER
SPECIAL SLEEPING CLOTHES AND TOOLS
1
2
WHERE AND WHEN TO SLEEP
3
4
5
6
PRE-SLEEPING DO'S & DON'T'S
7
8
9
10
11
GENERAL LIFESTYLE CHANGES
12
13
14
15
16
16
17
18
19
20

20. 20
21
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22

22. Any other ideas how she can sleep well?
SPECIAL SLEEPING CLOTHES AND TOOLS
Newly changed sheet
Log on to sleepmusic.com
WHERE AND WHEN TO SLEEP
Prepare your body to adjust especially when travelling across time zones like adjusting your sleep an hour or two
before or after (wikihow)
If it's possible, consider adjusting a flight involving three or four time zones to include a stopover around the second
time zone change. This allows you to get off the plane, rest, enjoy the sights of somewhere new and have a mid-
way adjustment in the time zone changes. Understandably, not everyone can afford to do this either time wise or
financially but if it is possible, it is a nice way to ease into different time zones. It is especially good if traveling with
children, who don't much like long haul flights anyway.
Familiarity - Staying in the same hotel room every time
She must have a set sleep cycle, either it's 5-6 hours of sleep or 7-8 hours of sleep. No matter where she is, she
has to stick to her cycle, even if she's still sleepy. That way she can train her own body clock.
PRE-SLEEPING DO'S & DON'T'S
As much as possible, avoid coffee, since she travels so often.
Use other strategies to stay awake when needed - like taking a walk, getting sunlight, eating apples, mild exercise
Avoid physically strenuous activities so close to bed time.
Watch "Vanilla Sky," the movie.
Instead of counting sheep, count money so you can dream and lull yourself to sleep
GENERAL LIFESTYLE CHANGES
You might want to sit down with key people & review the requirement of visiting your global offices every 2 weeks.
Can it be shortened to a once-a-month trip? Just imagine how much savings you will have! If a trip to global offices
every 2 weeks is really necessary, you might want to train somebody in the team who can share the load. This is
Keep hydrated (wikihow)
Reduce travel hours by TELEPORTATION
By not traveling and using online conferences and high-powered remote camera monitoring systems
Live a good life - if your conscience is clear , you won't have too many things to worry about that will hinder you
Things to do throughout the day - Exercise - hit the gym
Things to do throughout the day - Exercise - run outdoors
Familiarity - Having friends in the area
Familiarity - Making each city your "home"
Familiarity - Getting a more permanent apartment and nesting

23. Beating Lonliness - Write snail mail to friends
Beating Lonliness - Write postcards to friends and family
Beating Lonliness - Skype
Beating Lonliness - Start a blog

25. NUMBER
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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13
14
15
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17
18
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24
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27
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28. How can she NOT sleep?
Cut herself and squeeze lemon on the wound (ibong adarna)
if she stays with her job!
Play rock music.
Watch a horror movie.
Jetlag is the main culprit as the body adjusts so much
Maybe her mind is still very active while trying to get to sleep.
Sometimes if you're too tired or exhausted you can hardly sleep as well.
She can eat a heavy meal or drink alcohol before bedtime
She can keep the television or laptop on before bedtime
Neighbors singing videoke
Worrying too much
Too much caffeine
If she keeps on analyzing problems at work
It's all in the mind... if you say to yourself "sleep" off you go
Eating too much sweets
Activities before sleeping - Watching a horror movie
Activities before sleeping - Watching a sci-fi movie / TV show
Activities before sleeping - Watching your favorite TV series
Activities before sleeping - Watching a rough sport
Activities before sleeping - Reading a good book you can't put down
Activities before sleeping - Thinking about work
Activities before sleeping - Feeling sorry for yourself because you are alone
Activities before sleeping - Worrying about not going to sleep
Activities before sleeping - Worrying about the next day
Activities before sleeping - Anticipating more travel
Travel Schedule - not aloting enough time between flights and meetings

29. Activities before sleeping - Thinking about family and friends
Food - drinking coffee
Food - drinking soda
Food - eating right before going to bed
Food - eating food high in sugar
Food - drinking an energy drink
Food - eating oily food
Food - eating food you're allergic to
An incredibly rough trip wouldn't be good for any sleep. Loud neighbors wouldn't help as well.
Keep the lights open.
Snoring. her own or her neighbor's
An incredible turbulent airplane ride would be terrible.
Motion sickness
Drink caffeinated drinks!