Although we’ve lost our faith in Malcolm Gladwell, the idea that it takes a lot of hours of practice to achieve mastery in a field seems like good sense. Whether playing the violin or shooting free throws, the more you practice, the better you get. Air travel seems an unlikely field of expertise — and you won’t achieve accolades for being good at it — but the same rules of practice for perfection apply: The more times you pack a suit, miniaturize a dopp kit, navigate a security line, sleep through turbulence or negotiate a canceled flight, the easier travel becomes. (We needn’t remind you that airlines and the TSA aren’t making it any easier.) And I say this confidently: If there were a stage at Carnegie Hall for packing a dopp kit or an NBA finals for speaking to Delta representatives over the phone, we’d be rock stars and world class athletes here at GP.
We hope you find some of our tips and buying guides helpful as you hit the road this summer. – Jeremy Berger
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A Notable Quote From The Week
“His thinking on major public works is making waves and challenging the art curator as fossil. His is a potent mixture of deadly serious and wild not-giving-a-damn. And if you think someone behind the scenes in the stuffy old art world can’t change your life — well, we’ll see.”
– Chris Wright
