A British specialist in aviation medicine advises not to make fateful decisions while traveling by air, explaining that the change in atmospheric pressure reduces the level of oxygen absorbed by the brain, which thus affects performance.
And the newspaper “Daily Mail” quoted Dr. David Gradwell from King’s College London, that the brain’s ability to understand is affected at an altitude of 2400 meters, which means that the performance of new tasks also declines, and this means that one does not want to make fateful decisions in the meantime.
However, he added that if one is experienced in the task that he performs, then his performance will not be affected, explaining that this is the case of the pilot who was trained to practice his mission at an altitude of thousands of meters.
Gradwell added that if you are doing crossword puzzles periodically, you will be fine, but he indicated that if you do a new task, the performance will not be good. This mainly applies to business people who use flying time to work.
He added that those who check their email while traveling should think twice before sending an email to their manager or employees, or deciding on a business deal or management changes.
