a few of mine: eat a bag of peanut m&m's as soon as you sit in your seat, then use an eyemask and drift off as the announcements are made. The sugar coma from

a few of mine: eat a bag of peanut m&m's as soon as you sit in your seat, then use an eyemask and drift off as the announcements are made. The sugar coma from the candy will send you off to dreamland for at least the first hour of the flight. Use earplugs and snag a window seat if you want to increase your odds of sleeping longer. Or, buy a big meal in the terminal and eat it as soon as you are seated for an even bigger food-coma-induced slumber. If the person in front of you leans their chair back when your'e trying to work, it's convenient to have a fake sneeze ready to unleash. I prefer to let my lips smack a bit and let a few droplets of saliva spray out (while making a sneeze sound). They will bring the chair back up for the rest of the flight. If they start to look ready to lean back again, start sniffling. If you're wearing a coat or blazer, be sure to ask to have it hung at the front of the plane in the special closet reserved for this purpose. There may not be seats in first class, but there is usually room for your jacket. If you want to avoid an armrest hog, the best way is to allow your body to touch theirs a bit too much at first with a subtle lean-in and leg adjustment, so they decide to withdraw to obtain more personal space. When they do, the armrest is yours. Don't relinquish it. A few sniffles sometimes help here as well. Wear a warmup suit, flip flops and socks when traveling. This is the optimal outfit, particularly a hoodie, because you can use it to get extra darkness/privacy if you need it.