Haha I actually sleep in this position when in an airplane. But I use my neck pillow. I might actually buy one of these!
Just landed after red eye flight and connecting and was thinking about this the whole flight
Pillows to help workers snooze at desk
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#22I remember when we had a dedicated nap room at work, it was really nice and a ten min nap would greatly improve my productivity for the 2nd half of the day.
At one point the new VP of Eng, who was fairly old, joked that "I should be the only one taking naps."
They later put pingpong etc in the room and turned the lights back on.
Stupid.
Anyway always happy to see companies embracing naps. Much better than constant caffeine.
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#23My friends in France complain when they are required to work a few extra minutes more than their contract.
I don't know anything about work culture in Japan, but seeing something like this makes me wonder if Japanese companies are overworking their employees. Even though it is cool, and I totally want one!
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#24My friends in France complain when they are required to work a few extra minutes more than their contract. I don't know anything about work culture in Japan, but seeing something like this makes me wonder if Japanese companies are overworking their employees. Even though it is cool, and I totally want one!
I visited the Japanese office of my company once and it struck me how much wasted time people put in the offices. They'd stay at the office super late, but nap for ~hours during the daytime!
I think that there is a cultural pressure to show face and be physically present for a long period of time that is unrelated to actual productivity or performance.
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#25So glad I work from home these days. Napping in the office was always uncomfortable -- one shitty cot in a nap room that wasn't always available and where the door didn't even lock. Sometimes I crawled under a desk or behind a cubicle.
And that nap room was considered an amenity! But now I have my own bed, so instead of being a completely miserable and unproductive zombie, I can take a proper nap and then be alert and happy again.
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#26I have a skeletal deformity in my neck that causes severe cervicogenic headaches. One of the best ways to relieve them is to rest the front of my head on something, or even push against it. If anyone finds a place these are available in the U.S., please let me know. This could be a game-changer for me where nothing else works well.
I have the same issue, and also experience relief by resting the front of my head. It is so bad these headaches often trigger visual artifacts. I have found that stretching my shoulder joints works well to stop my severe cervicogenic headaches when they are beginning to develop. I need to rotate my shoulders 90 degrees back till they click. My neck gets in place. Sometimes it does not work. Avoiding laptop work decre…
Unfortunately my neck doesn't always get in place even when coerced by repetitive 15 psi hammering, and even when aligned well, there's a protrusion that aggravates a nerve that shoots the pain up into the head.
I appreciate the suggestion, though, and I'm glad it works for you!
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#27I have a skeletal deformity in my neck that causes severe cervicogenic headaches. One of the best ways to relieve them is to rest the front of my head on something, or even push against it. If anyone finds a place these are available in the U.S., please let me know. This could be a game-changer for me where nothing else works well.
https://www.amazon.com/Skyrest-Inflatable-Airplanes-Napping-... This might be similar
I haven't found inflatable units to offer quite enough support or push back, but I appreciate the suggestion! The one in the article looks to be made of firmer stuff, but I could be wrong.
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#28I have a skeletal deformity in my neck that causes severe cervicogenic headaches. One of the best ways to relieve them is to rest the front of my head on something, or even push against it. If anyone finds a place these are available in the U.S., please let me know. This could be a game-changer for me where nothing else works well.
"The sleeping item will be available at electronics retailers and other stores from Oct. 15." Keep an eye out - I wonder if Amazon.jp will have them. If so, Amazon Japan often DOES allow you to ship direct to the US and you can just sign into AMZNJP with your .com credential and it'll let you get set up to order from that side. Otherwise, if you see it somewhere like Bic Camera or otherwise, there's services like Buy…
Thank you for these detailed recommendations! I've set a calendar alert to check back then!
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#29Haha I actually sleep in this position when in an airplane. But I use my neck pillow. I might actually buy one of these!
Just landed after red eye flight and connecting and was thinking about this the whole flight
My favorite plane sleeping solution is to tie the arms of a long-sleeved T-shirt behind the headrest such that the body of the shirt hangs in front of your face and the shirt keeps your head from moving. No more nodding and waking yourself up! And bonus darkness!
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#30I remember when we had a dedicated nap room at work, it was really nice and a ten min nap would greatly improve my productivity for the 2nd half of the day. At one point the new VP of Eng, who was fairly old, joked that "I should be the only one taking naps." They later put pingpong etc in the room and turned the lights back on. Stupid. Anyway always happy to see companies embracing naps. Much better than constant ca…
Facebook had napping rooms. Saved my life a couple times