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title: Flight Mode Emotions
date: 2026-04-07T11:03:05+08:00
categories:
  - how-i-do-things
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At Changi Airport, I arrived 2.5 hours early and was **worried** that the flight was boarding on time - because I wanted to charge my laptop so it would work longer on a 6-hour flight to Delhi.

I was also **sad** that it was only a 6-hour flight Delhi - it won't be enough to read all my pending reading material. The only time I get to read stuff (instead of vibe-coding) is on a flight, with no WiFi.

Except that Air India offered free WiFi on this flight. Which made me **happier** than _anything_! Free WiFi! That's like... free pizza? I bubblingly sent WhatsApp messages to family.

But - will I be able to read? I'll probably start vibe coding again. **Sad**.

However, I can turn off WiFi with Flight Mode. Which I did - and battery consumption feel from 1% to 0.3%, so it'll last 9 hours - well beyond the whole flight. **Happy**!

Which led to another incredible discovery. I can do this _any time_ - turn on Flight Mode and catch up on reading! I don't know if I have will power, but I hereby resolve to spend 2 hours a week in Flight Mode. **Elated**!

PS: Skipping the featured image I generate with Gemini for this post. I'm on Flight Mode!