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That probably just has to do with the fact that you don't drink often enough. Someone who drinks a glass of red wine a day won't tend to get drunk (or even buzz
by charlesdm 9y ago
That probably just has to do with the fact that you don't drink often enough. Someone who drinks a glass of red wine a day won't tend to get drunk (or even buzzy) after drinking. People that only drink once or twice a year, most likely will.
(This obviously also depends on your body type, how much you've eaten beforehand, etc as well)
I tend to drink one glass a day, but also take occasional breaks, and personally I haven't noticed any differences in ability and performance. I've also taken 1-2 month breaks from drinking (without issues -- always good to test once in a while!) but it doesn't really increase or decrease my ability.
- rgbrenner 9y agoIt is true that I would get buzzed from a glass... but the effect I'm referring to was 2-14 days after that glass, after you're already sober. I suspect that 1) alcohol's subtle effects last longer than assumed--in much the same way caffeine withdrawl can last for weeks; and 2) it affects your working memory.. reducing it maybe 10-15%. I don't think you would notice a 10% decrease in your working memory unless you were working on a particularly difficult problem like I was at the time. Depending on the difficulty of the problems you're working on, it's entirely possible to code while drunk.. But if you've ever tried writing filesystem code, vm subsystem, or another hard problem, being under the influence can make it impossible to make any progress. So there's a wide range, and alcohols affects may not have much impact on the work you do. I would like to see it studied.. I just thought it was interesting that cossatot mentioned a similar affect from alcohol lasting a similar amount of time.
- oh_sigh 9y agoAlcohol can definitely impair the quality of your sleep. Subtly enough so that if you don't catch up it might take a few days to recover naturally