For me, alcohol (beyond a glass or two) tends to lower productivity. Also, for better and worse, it makes it easier to remain in suboptimal situations, such as hanging around people you may be less interested in when sober. With that said, when I don't feel a need to be productive, or perhaps I'm home visiting relatives/friends, alcohol is a welcome addition to things. My basic rule is that I only drink when I don't plan on driving for a while, and often when I reach my happy saturation point I start drinking water. Hangovers haven't been much of a problem, but that may be larglely due to drinking water, being fairly fit, young, and taking relatively good care of myself most of the time.
If someone has addictive tendencies, is strapped for cash, wants to lose weight, or is on call and may need to drive or function at top levels at any moment, I don't recommend drinking.
Last edited by openeyes : 10-08-2007 at 05:59 PM.
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