− | '''Travel''' describes the (temporary) move to a different place away from the local home location. Every time someone moves to a new country many of the variables (climate, law, food, microbiome etc.) that affect health, happiness, cognition and productivity change. Based on some experiences this can be [[Data From My Year As A Nomad|all of the variables]]. For example, Aaron Parecki slept better in different cities. | + | '''Travel''' describes the (temporary) move to a different place away from the local home location. Every time someone moves to a new country many of the variables (climate, law, food, microbiome etc.) that affect health<ref>[[Learning From Excuses]]</ref>, happiness<ref>[[A Life of Firsts]]</ref>, cognition and productivity change. Based on some experiences this can be [[Data From My Year As A Nomad|all of the variables]]. For example, Aaron Parecki slept better in different cities<ref>[[Ten Years Of Tracking My Location]]</ref>. |
− | This means that those goal metrics should be monitored both for subtle problems as well as surprising improvements. Moving between countries could make a great QS experiment because its guaranteed to produce some interesting changes. Travel can be harmful and tracking could both detect and [[Repairing My Gut After Travel|illustrate a disease]]. There is probably no group more likely to catch a new interesting disease than travelers. | + | This means that those goal metrics should be monitored both for subtle problems as well as surprising improvements. Moving between countries could make a great QS experiment because its guaranteed to produce some interesting changes. Travel can be harmful and tracking could both detect and [[Repairing My Gut After Travel|illustrate a disease]]. There is probably no group more likely to catch a new interesting disease than travelers<ref>https://www.kialo.com/being-a-digital-nomad-can-be-unhealthy-as-the-environment-and-health-standards-differ-between-countries-30065.183?path=30065.0~30065.1-30065.183</ref>. |
| Traveling also breaks up routine, so it may be wise to monitor such things as diet. Travel allows more unusual experiments like [[Blood Oxygen On Mt. Everest]]. | | Traveling also breaks up routine, so it may be wise to monitor such things as diet. Travel allows more unusual experiments like [[Blood Oxygen On Mt. Everest]]. |