Shipping Comfort Worldwide

This story is about Nick's meticulous travel habits and how he prioritizes personal comfort, as well as a similar anecdote about a billionaire's sleep strategy.

"Think how wild this is: we will spend 3-4, sometimes $500 a night for a hotel, even $200 a night, and yet your sleep can be ruined by some of the smallest things. The pillow was the one variable that as I traveled the world, I realized I could control. Someone once said to me 'strange pillows equals strange dreams.' I realized that I might not be able to control the mattress, but I can at least control the pillow.

I learned about these Japanese buckwheat pillows when I was over in Tokyo. You either love them or you absolutely hate them. Whenever I go to a hotel, I buy that $50 or $100 pillow and have it shipped to the hotel room because I have to have this buckwheat pillow.

I've heard that somebody has positioned a couple dozen mattresses around the world in major metropolitan areas. When he goes to the hotel, his advanced team moves the mattress into the hotel room so he has the same exact sleep anywhere, just to remove any number of variables possible."