Most international trips follow the same pattern: early flights, compressed sleep, and back-to-back meetings.

 

Instead of adding more stimulation, I remove friction. Morning flights often become fasted flights. It keeps decisions simple, stabilizes energy, and avoids the “airport food lottery.”

 

I track three variables during these trips: total sleep, resting heart rate, and perceived focus during key meetings. Over time, this builds a personalized map of what actually works for me on the road.

 

This series will document those experiments—what holds up under pressure, what fails, and which small adjustments have the highest impact.