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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 7:35 pm
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Originally Posted by chrissxb
when you arrive in europe, try hard not take a nap in the afternoon, go to bed in the evening and all will be fine
Bingo. This is my approach as well. For me, personally, either a) the whole jet lag thing is wildly over hyped or b) I'm simply not effected by it.

Whenever I land, be it Asia or Europe, I absolutely tell myself, unequivocally, that whatever time it is locally is absolutely what time it is. Period. I spend no time whatsoever while there calculating and telling myself what time it is "at home." The time is the time, where I'm at, period.

Also, when I land on day 1, I do not, understand any circumstances, sleep prior to bedtime in the land I'm currently in. No "power naps" etc. I stay up until it's bed time.

But that is simply me and my method. Different strokes for different folks. I do think there is a mental element of this though. I know friends and colleagues that essentially talk themselves into a state of jet lag weeks before they even leave for the trip. And I've personally traveled with folks who constantly tell themselves what time it is "back home" which I think just makes the transition more difficult.

I guess stated more succinctly, I simply will myself through it.

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