The Most Positive Benefits I've Seen Since Quitting Drinking Alcohol
My Life Changed For The Better When I Quit Alcohol
In a world where everyone is trying to get ahead, so few do the most simple thing that will get you the greatest benefits.
It’s been over 7 months since I quit drinking alcohol. Prior to that, I was drinking up to 200 ounces a week, with an average of around 100-120.
Those numbers are not typos. Disgusting, I know.
I quit cold turkey, and since then, I’ve seen some incredible benefits.
Here are the top 5:
Time Efficiency
Nothing slows you down like alcohol!
“Oh, I’ll be up at 9 am”... proceeds to drink the night before and ends up waking up at 11 am.
Nothing makes you lazier than being hungover.
“Today I’ll take a break day, and I’ll get back to it tomorrow”
I can make countless examples like this. Consuming an excess of alcohol will waste your time.
Since I quit alcohol, I have been far more efficient with my time. I can get up earlier, start working the moment I get up, and I don’t waste my time drinking in the evenings. That means I’m productive nearly every hour I am awake.
Want to be more productive? Do you want to make the best of the time that you are awake?
Reduced Brain Fog
The number of times I’ve drank at night, and then the next day been reading something, listening to someone or working and just blacked out, is gross.
Even when I was attentive, everything was just foggy and it made it hard to focus.
Brain fog will kill your productivity and it certainly killed mine.
Within a week of quitting alcohol, I noticed my ability to focus had gone up. I saw another noticeable difference about 2-3 months in.
Now, 7 months in, things are almost crystal clear. I find myself able to get into a deep state of focus and that’s one of the main reasons I’m able to write and read for hours straight.
Better Decisions
I’m never going to stop saying this…
Life is a series of decisions. If you want to improve your life, improve your ability to make decisions.
Want to know the best way to make better decisions? Quit alcohol.
I actually used to have a rule. No important business or relationship decisions the day after drinking, because I was more emotional and made poor decisions.
Okay, now imagine drinking 2 days a week, or 3. Now you have a couple of days post-drinking where you can’t make important decisions and then the days where you are drinking where you can’t make drunk decisions either.
Not drinking means better decisions and better decisions each day will compound long-term into a better life in the future.
More Energy
The older you get, the more you’ll notice that alcohol kills your energy. Not to mention how bad the hangovers get.
Try playing a soccer game hungover. You’re just sweating out of all places, feeling disgusting and smelling like vodka.
Even worse, try going to a Muay Thai class hungover, or drunk. I bet your legs will get kicked a few more times than normal.
With more energy, you can work longer, work out better, and just be better in general.
Protect your energy.
Overall Wellbeing
It goes without saying, but you’ll just feel better.
My mood got better on an overall basis, my anxiety went down, I had fewer days feeling depressed, etc. Every area of my overall well-being improved.
What is your goal in life?
If it’s to have fun, then maybe drink a few times. However, if it’s to live a long, healthy, fulfilled life… cutting alcohol might be in your best interest.
We have health life expectancy and life expectancy.
Health Life expectancy is how long you are expected to live a healthy life.
In both scenarios you might live to 80, but do you want to spend 15 of those years struggling, or do you want to spend them full of energy, still kicking?
The choice is in your hands.
Conclusion
You don’t have to quit drinking alcohol altogether. I’m not going to sit here and tell you how to live your life.
I believe the key is to find the golden ratio of how much joy it brings you, versus how much pain it brings you now, and in the long run.
If you do quit, I believe you’ll also find great benefits, and you start to notice them pretty quickly.
Until next time
For more content, subscribe to my free weekly newsletter.