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Drinking

Which drinks are worth it? David Nutt's hindsight test

Psychiatrist David Nutt's rule: never have a drink that, looking back, gave you nothing. How to test it on your own week, and what the research adds.

Short readOctober 18, 2026 · 3 min read

Drinking

Why one drink leads to another: the brain's brake and gas

Neuroscientist Judy Grisel's TED-Ed lesson on what alcohol does in the brain, and why the decision about the second drink belongs before the first.

Short readOctober 18, 2026 · 2 min read

Drinking

Do you need a rock bottom to change your drinking?

Jolene Park had no rock bottom. What her TEDx talk on gray area drinking gets right, and what population surveys say about changing early.

Short readOctober 18, 2026 · 3 min read

Drinking

Why cutting back first shows you what drinking costs

Mark Manson cut from 10 to 15 drinks a week to 3 to 5 and only then saw what one drink did to his days. How to run the same comparison on your own.

Short readOctober 18, 2026 · 2 min read

Drinking

Replace the evening drink: Aaron White's six o'clock swap

NIAAA scientist Aaron White on the drink that arrives at the same time every night: keep the time, change what fills it. What habit research adds.

Short readOctober 18, 2026 · 3 min read

Drinking

Going out and drinking less? Eat first and tell someone

Coach Casey Davidson's three moves before a night where everyone drinks, and what drinking diaries say about the nights that run heaviest.

Short readOctober 18, 2026 · 2 min read