It happens to me too, but I achieve maximum productivity during a flight. I though about several aspects that make the flight so productive. - There are just

It happens to me too, but I achieve maximum productivity during a flight. I though about several aspects that make the flight so productive. - There are just 3 roles and are very clear: pilots, stewardess and passanger. - As a passenger nobody expects anything from you, (perhaps just opening the emergency door in case of an unlikey event), not even to get work done, after all you were flying. - There are 0 surprises (in 99.99% of the flights) so you can very well rely on what's going to happen. - It has a limited time frame, and you can't do anything to accelerate it, you surrender to that. - It's noisy, but kind of white noise that is bearable with noise cancelation, 95% people don't feel like talking. - There is no internet in the airlines I use, nor mobile signal. - There is a scheduled break for food and drinks. - People can see what you are doing in the computer, so subconsciously there is some social signaling. [Edit] A bit of speculation: - The oxygen and temperature in the cabin, might be better or more constant than in your room? I'm not sure about this, I'd love to know. So I think different environments come with different limitations, and different limitations create different "games". Think what's the "game" at home, much more is possible, self-imposed limitations will require more energy or training than those created by the environment. Someone should create a co-working that reproduces the cabin flight conditions inland, but propably people will find all kind of excuses to jump out the plain :D.