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I travel for work, sometimes for many hours accross many timezones; other times I'll only have to drive or fly for an hour or two. Regardless of the above, I've
by ycombinete 6y ago
I travel for work, sometimes for many hours accross many timezones; other times I'll only have to drive or fly for an hour or two. Regardless of the above, I've often felt that my sleep when I first get to a place only feels like it's about 60% effective.
- ghaff 6y agoIt's hard for me to separate out the effect of air travel or a long drive from just sleeping in a different place. I suspect it's a little of both given that I would say that having trouble sleeping is more pronounced after a plane flight than a 3-5 hour drive. But being in a different place/different bed can have an effect in both cases.
- ycombinete 6y agoThe low level stress and discomfort from the time I arrive at the airport, must have an effect. So much more goes into 2 hours of flying vs 2 hours of driving (maybe even 4!).
- GordonS 6y agoI have a different experience. I had to travel a lot for work for years, and always slept much better while away. I think what made the difference for me is that hotels always (or almost always) have blackout blinds, so the room is pitch black.
- apohn 6y agoI used to have a job with a very heavy travel load and had the same experience. First 2 nights at a new location was terrible, even if it was a really nice hotel. Some of the customers I used to work with had me visit them multiple times. After I had gotten used to a particular hotel (typically the second visit) I slept much better. Over multiple visits comes a basic level of familiarity with restaurants, roads, shops, etc and my level of stress dropped as well.