Yes. Excellent statement.

just my opinions below...inevitably this is subjective, everyone's got their own piece

my strategy
As for the jetlag, just book an insanely busy schedule whenever you arrive. Aka, you have no time to succumb to jetlag. I never have jetlag on trips if I have wall to wall meetings from start to finish. If you land at 10am book meetings all day through dinner and then a full schedule the following day. If you land in the evening book drinks with an associate or client (or even an old friend) before bed so you can't afford jetlag. I've done this for years and never had any problems. The busier I am jetlag declines towards zero.

When jetlag gets me is when I visit family, take a vacation, or arrive on a weekend (Friday night, the worst). It's when I have the luxury of sitting down on a couch, around the dinner table with family or just have time to myself to think. Then, it's game over.

your question
In the above situation where jetlag comes on, I think flying Asia to North America is worse than flying North America to Asia for some reason. And for arriving in Asia, I give a slight tip of the cap to evening arrivals. That's because the Asia morning arrivals tend to be 5-7am (vs North America arrivals of 10am), so you have a longer day to fill and potentially get tired. Unless, of course you just jam your day full of activities, which I think is the best strategy for skipping jetlag altogether. The "adjustment cycle" landing in Asia seems to be just one night, regardless of when you arrive. So it's really a question of do you want to possibly be tired all day 1 (morning arrival, sounds like your normal MO), or only tired for a few hours (evening arrival, which your friend recommends).