1. Marc was so in love with Bianca that he suffered a severe case of insomnia. In order to cure insomnia he
tried various approaches. First he tried simple things, every day something new. Then he realized the
best cure is to win her over. He changed his strategy, but let’s start from the beginning... Mark tried
with:
1. drinking warm milk
2. taking a warm bath
3. watching tv
4. taking herbal tea
5. taking massage
6. reading a book
7. listening a soothing sounds of the ocean
8. counting tax
9. painting Bianca
10. changing mattress
11. deep breathing
12. picturing something boring
13. eating a midnight snack
14. turning on all the lights in the house
15. turning off all the lights in the house
16. running around
17. singing
18. calling a friend in the middle of the night
19. doing a physical exercise
20. sleeping on his back
21. not thinking
22. counting sheep
23. wiggling toes

2. 24. sleeping with a head facing north
25. sleeping with a head facing south
26. progressive relaxation
27. visualizing two of them together
28. walking his dog
29. visualizing something peaceful
30. imagining it’s time to get up
31. blocking his ears and preventing sounds to get in
32. smoking
33. backwards counting
34. sitting in front of the computer
35. watching cartoons
36. hugging a hot water bottle
37. removing bedroom clock
38. knitting sox
39. visualizing animals in the wrong color
40. painting blue cat and green cow
41. reading children’s bed time stories
42. typing worries onto a mental computer and pressing delete
43. cooking lunch for tomorrow
44. doing friend’s homework
45. writing poems for Bianca
46. watching horror movies
47. drinking decaf coffee
48. envisioning himself in front of the fire place with Bianca

3. 49. forcing himself to yawn
50. folding laundry
After fifty nights and still sleep deprived, Marc decided to try with a brief and intense courtship:
51.started playing an instrument
52. calling her
53. being concentrate on a tast
54. having a cocky smile
55. acting bravely
56. being playful
57. being touchy
58. taking her out on a romantic dinner
59. accessorizing
60. wearing shoes in style
61. becoming famous
62. caring
63. not caring
64. speaking with a deep and commanding voice
65. wearing well fitting shirts
66. good body posture
67. wearing a cologne
68. making her laugh
69. watching her straight in the eyes
70. smiling often
71. sticking up for her
72. singing serenades

4. 73. showing that he likes kids
74. showing that he likes children
75. demonstrating his high intelligence
76. trying to be a leader
77. trying to be dominant
78. being spontaneous
79. grooming his hair
80. showing her the sunny side of the things
81. taking her out for long walks in the rain
82. cooking
83. whispering in her ear a Jacques Prevert poems
84. made her a candy necklace
85. picking her up from work
86. carrying groceries
87. walking her dog
88. started doing workout for his abs
89. took her for a ski weekend trip
90. having long talks over the phone
91. fixed her garage door
92. tattooed her name
93. enrolled the same course in cooking
94. took her to the opera
95. enrolled the crash course on creativity
96. dyed his hair
97. asked her advice in gardening

5. 98. winning over all of her friends
99. he was bald, confident and not afraid of rejection
100. finally, she asked: “You can’t sleep? Me either. Let’s can’t sleep together”
101. he was so tired doing all of this, he fell asleep immediately. Luckily, with her in his arms.