For this threading I (felt) half a second time, because then the stopper was already too extensive in order not to fit into the ear. If I have not found at this time the right angle, I have to start all over again.
That you're gonna get some time back, even if it is much easier for other earplugs, because you can (felt) has half a minute to introduce, and not half a second.
More seriously for me that I can not wear sufficiently long ES01020 3M. As I wake up at some point by 3 clock in the morning with aching ears, and can only hope that it is at this time become quiet and you can also go back to sleep without ear protection.
In that regard, it is perhaps advisable also for other interested parties, first of all, try a smaller container size before you sit there with 200 pairs of more or less useless plugs :)