Have you heard this before: If you don’t miss a plane now and then you’re spending too much time in airports.
The Freakonomics blog took a brief moment to reconsider the oft-repeated adage that "if you don't miss a plane, you're spending too much time in airports." While I think this sentiment made sense 10-20 years ago, when all you had to do in an airport was have a drink and read magazines, in this day and age most intelligent people can be just as productive -- if not more so! -- in an airport than in an office. When I travel, I always have a laptop with a 3G card, iPad, iPhone, noise canceling headphones, and a few back issues of the New Yorker stuffed in my briefcase. Killing time in an airport is far from miserable - it can even be the most relaxing part of my day.
On the other hand, missing a flight? Good luck with that. When you have a wife and child at home who care very much that you make it home on time, missing a plane "now and then" is a fairly big deal.
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