This next tip isn’t going to be popular, nor easy, but I’ve been doing this since 2004 and it always prevents me from getting jet lag. It works best in combination with Tip Six.
On larger time differences, like traveling from Europe to Australia, or the US to Japan, I stay up for at least 24 hours straight and reset my body clock.
If I need to sleep on the plane to align with night at my destination, then I start my reset before my flights.
If I need to stay up for the duration of my flights, I count the flight time in my 24-hour+ reset. I will always plan my flights to arrive in the evening, so I can go straight to the hotel, and to bed.
Leading into Tip Eight, I won’t drive too much, if at all, that first day. It’s just too dangerous to do anything that requires focused motor skills. Safety is key.