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You have your system/routine, TSA-Pre/etc., probably a club membership. At some point, I also largely said to hell with driving into the airport in most cases and just got a car service; no one pushed back. Whereas in a long ago job I'd sometimes use a shared van service which was... less good.

Still, as you say, some bad travel stories with delays and missed connections but you're better prepared to roll with those punches.