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The Quiet Con
Articles on alcohol culture, the drinks industry, and the ideas explored in The Quiet Con by Ian Wilkinson — published by Synthos Press.
Alcohol and Sleep: What Is Actually Happening?
Alcohol affects sleep in a well-documented way. It gets you off to sleep faster, then disrupts the second half of the night in ways most people don’t notice.
Not Drinking: Why You Always Have to Justify It
Most people who don’t drink feel a quiet pressure to justify it. The expectation to explain is worth examining.
Alcohol and Stress: Relief, Delay, and What Returns After
Alcohol does help with stress, in the short term. Understanding what it does, and what that means for how we use it, is worth thinking about.