Flying, for some people, is as routine as riding a bus. I have only flown four times in my entire life—all of them lasted less than an hour. Right before each of those flights, I spent the proceeding hours attempting to 1) meditate while standing up / sitting down, 2) try not to shit myself, 3) manage my fluid intake so as to not have to go to the toilet during the flight, 4) try not to recall the few episodes of Seconds from Disaster or Air Crash Investigation, 6) think of quotes about bravery, 7) or quotes about death, 8) remember that planes are statistically the safest form of travel, 9) or think of a blog/journal post about the whole pre-flight experience.