The neuroscience of long-haul travel

I travel a lot each year, the kind that most people get anxious about, involving 10+ hr time changes. People are often surprised at how little this affects me and I am often asked to share my techniques. So I thought I’d take some time to write out what I have learned.The truth is, on the first few long-haul trips I was exhausted and disorientated for days. Over a few years I started developing habits that made traveling long distances much easier. (Note - none of these habits involved any pharmaceutical or other kinds of drugs.) Speaking to other travelers, I began to see that many people had similar habits, which suggested that there may be something biological going on. The more I learned about the brain, the more these habits started to make sense. Here are some of the habits I use, an…

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