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Alcohol increases confidence in one's abilities. Everyone has some skill they insist they are "better at" when drunk.
by jacques_chester 10y ago
Alcohol increases confidence in one's abilities.
Everyone has some skill they insist they are "better at" when drunk.
- sib 10y agoWithout a doubt, I am better at dancing (ok, less awful), if I have a drink or two ;)
- mst 10y agoMy best results at pool always come between pint two and pint four. I do not in any way shape or form endorse doing the same thing with writing production code.
- Illotus 10y agoBack in university days I often wrote assignments while tipsy and then edited them when sober. Cider was just perfect for silencing the inner critic to get some thoughts to paper.
- jacques_chester 10y agoWell, there you have me. My secret better-when-drunk talent is writing poetry and first messages on OkCupid. These are only weakly connected.
- monodeldiablo 10y agoFrom what I understand, there's a substantial body of research indicating that a slight suppression of the prefrontal cortex can reduce the sorts of inhibitive filters that constrain creative thought. Too much, obviously, and you impair your cognitive ability. Too little, and self-doubt and over-analysis rules. Anecdotally, I've noticed that I'm significantly more fluent in my third language when I've had a drink or two. I get many, many more compliments. When I'm totally sober, I tend to trip up more and overthink the grammar. There are lots of ways to reduce a hyperactive prefrontal cortex, including training (practicing art, meditating, etc.), but alcohol is by far the cheapest, quickest, and easiest.
- thecupisblue 10y ago"Hold my beer!" "What?! Are you crazy?!" "Don't worry, I got this." Goes on to write vanilla JS.