14 DAY TRIAL // Those who spend serious amounts of time flying around from one part of the world to another are likely to see such travels as an opportunity to catch up on some work or even learn a few new things.
Not to burst these people's bubble or anything, yet Professor David Gradwell, currently referred to as Britain's top aviation doctor, is quite convinced that, when flying, people would do best to simply sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.
This is because their trying to work or learn certain things while traveling by plane is bound to prove a futile endeavor, seeing how flying tends to dumb people down.
More precisely, it appears that, once an individual finds themselves at thousands of feet above ground level, their thinking and learning abilities are impaired.
According to Daily Mail, this happens because air pressure aboard planes is a tad lower than it is at sea level.
This translates into the brain having trouble making use of whatever oxygen comes its way, and this in turn impacts on mental performances.
Interestingly enough, the brain can still perform tasks it is already familiar with. However, it loses its ability to successfully tackle new ones.
“If you regularly do a crossword, you are going to be fine. But if it is something that is new to you, you are probably not going to do it as well,” the professor explained.
Given this decrease in thinking abilities, the professor recommends that those who need to make life-changing decisions postpone their doing so until they land. Otherwise, they risk making a decision that they will regret the moment they touch land.
As Professor David Gradwell put it, “You don’t want to make the biggest decision of your life. Those looking forward to having emails in flight might want to think twice about sending that email to the bank manager.”