This story is part of The New Era of Work Travel, a collaboration between the editors of WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler to help you navigate the perks and pitfalls of the modern business trip. Even a fully populated Netflix queue—much of which he’ll doze off to, he admits—is part of a routine designed to hold him steady, wherever business takes him. While most business travelers go to great lengths to recreate home on the road, Chad Robertson and Liz Barclay strip it all back. “Allowing for last-minute pivots, even on a work trip, keeps you sharp,” Robertson says. “You need just enough structure to make the work feel real,” Barclay says, “then leave the rest open enough for the place itself to leave its mark.”