Gravity is so overrated, is it not?
I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Stephen Dubner and you're listening to.
No stupid questions today on the show.
How can you get the most out of your flying experience when you're on an airplane?
You behave.
Airplane Steven.
We have an email from a Steven but not you.
We have an email from someone who's not you but also named Steven.
And here it is.
Steven and Angela.
Do travelers get any actual work done in airports or on airplanes?
Based on my limited observations in airports, they don't.
So why do they pretend?
I understand this is probably hard to accurately measure, but just look around next time you're at the airport.
I drafted this on a Friday while sitting at the Boston logo International Airport lounge near three people watching shows on their iPads, playing on their phones, and quote unquote, working on their laptop.
Whatever they were doing looked highly unproductive and pointless.
Maybe this is just how corporate America works and I'm too naive.
It almost looked like they were peacocking, showing off how important they were by working at the airport.
Here's the last part of Stephen's email.