This document discusses hypnagogia, the period between wakefulness and sleep when creative ideas often come to mind. It describes how Thomas Edison used this period to solve problems. The document then introduces the Pill-o-Thought, a pillow that integrates sensors, speakers and Bluetooth to help users capture ideas during hypnagogia and get optimal sleep. It claims the pillow can increase creativity and productivity.

1. * How many times have you come up with a
brilliant idea just before you fall asleep? You
are just in that right place to fall asleep and
don’t want to write it down but you swear to
remember it. And the next morning you wake
up without a clue as to the idea?
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2. This is the average sleep cycle
of a professional adult and post-
secondary students.
During the period between
being awake and stage 1 sleep
is called the period of
hypnagogia.
Some of our most intelligent
ideas come to us during this
period of time.
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3. * Thomas Edison was a master of the hypnagogia sleep
process.
* When faced with a difficult problem he would find a
comfortable chair and settle into one of his naps.
* On the table in front of him he would place a pad of paper.
In each hand he would grip a steel bearing, and on both sides
of the chair he would deposit a tin plate.
* He would then sit back in his chair, dangle each hand over its
respective plate, and doze off to sleep.
* As he began to drowse, one or both of the bearings would fall
out of his hands and hit the tin plates, waking Edison with a
startle and he would be able to note down his thoughts
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4. * This period of the sleep cycle is a separate
reality that allows your imagination and
creativity to go wild!
* Many famous thinkers and artists have
benefited from the great creativity offered
through these separate realities and enjoyed
passively observing their dreams forming right
in front of their eyes.
* Data suggests that willful use of hypnagogia
increases creativity and well being.
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5. *
A revolutionary sleeping/thinking aid –
You can’t just dream up a great idea in your sleep!

6. * Pill-o-Thought® provides dual comfort zones
for maximizing your hypnagogic sleep as well
as allowing for optimum rest when desired.
* Smartphone & Tablet Integration through
Bluetooth
* Integrated Dolby Surround Speakers within the
Pill-o-Thought®
* Integrated sensors
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7. * Soft yet firm wood
exterior to allow a person
to feel comfortable yet
stay awake to optimize
hypnagogic periods
* Bluetooth pairing allows
your smart device to
record any thoughts said
outloud during this period
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8. * Soft and comfortable
construction allows a
person to fall asleep at a
moments notice
* Bluetooth pairing allows
your smart device to play
ambient music to help fall
asleep
* Internal sensors within the
pillow send sleep cycle
information your device
for later analysis
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9. • Pill-o-Thought® easily integrates
with our standalone app
available for iOS, Android, &
BlackBerry handhelds.
• Easily share ideas with friends
and colleagues with Facebook
and Twitter integration.
• Bluetooth connectivity syncs the
pillow’s built in microphone and
speaker to your handheld
device. Speech recognition
software converts your ideas to
text for indexing.
• Allow for ambient music to help
drowsiness or to have a
powerful alarm to get you alert
in the morning
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10. * The built in accelerometer tracks your
sleep patterns and reports them back
to the application
* The application can track when your
most optimal period is for a wake up
based on your circadian rhythms and
will set your alarm accordingly within a
threshold of your actual wake up time.
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11. * Pill-o-Thought® - is a revolutionary sleeping &
thinking aid that allows you get to the most out
of your hypnagogic ideas.
* Try our product for 30 days and if you don’t
find yourself more productive and creative
return it to us for a full refund!
http://www.pill -o-thought.com

12. * Raman Bawa
* Curtis Ching
* Puleen Patel
* Edward Andrew Robinson
* Keval Shah
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