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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

Drinking

How to drink less: Dr Sarah Wakeman's plan, step by step

How to drink less: check your body first, find your why, keep a diary, set a goal with a review date and plan the evening before it starts. Seven steps.

October 17, 2026 · 13 min read

Drinking

Does Dry January work? What Matt Field's research found

Does Dry January work? People who try a dry month often drink less months later, even after a slip. But a month resets nothing, so plan February.

October 17, 2026 · 13 min read

Drinking

What's a standard drink? Colin Angus on units and guidelines

A standard drink is 8 to 20 grams of alcohol, depending on the country. Count your real drink, read your guideline as lower risk, and see why each cut counts.

October 17, 2026 · 12 min read

Drinking

Drinking every night: Wendy Wood on breaking the evening habit

Drinking every night is usually a habit tied to a time and a place. Wendy Wood's habit research shows how to change the setting instead of relying on willpower.

October 17, 2026 · 13 min read

Drinking

Alcohol cravings: Judson Brewer's way to ride out an urge

How to handle alcohol cravings: name the urge, find it in your body, watch it peak and fall, and decide the first drink before the evening starts.

October 17, 2026 · 13 min read

Drinking

Hangxiety: Anna Lembke on why you feel anxious after drinking

Hangxiety: why you feel anxious the day after drinking, what 22 studies found, why one more drink only delays it, and when to talk to a doctor.

October 17, 2026 · 13 min read

Drinking

Moderate drinking: Katie Witkiewitz on cutting down vs quitting

Can you cut down instead of quitting? Katie Witkiewitz's risk ladder, why moderate drinking isn't a health habit, and when stopping is the better goal.

October 17, 2026 · 13 min read

Drinking

Sober curious: what Ruby Warrington means, and how to try it

Sober curious means questioning each drink instead of taking a vow. What Ruby Warrington means by it, and her plan for a night out without drinking.

October 17, 2026 · 12 min read

Drinking

Non-alcoholic beer: does it help you drink less? Dr Alex George

Non-alcoholic beer can help you drink less when it replaces a drink. Dr Alex George and the research on who it suits, when it backfires and what to check.

October 17, 2026 · 12 min read

Drinking and work

Drinking at work events: what HR can change, without stigma

The pressure to drink at work events comes from belonging more than policy. What research says, and changes to events and defaults HR can make.

October 17, 2026 · 10 min read