I drink more than I should, but never during work. When i worked in a real office, there would occasionally be a lunch or something where I had a beer, and it

I drink more than I should, but never during work. When i worked in a real office, there would occasionally be a lunch or something where I had a beer, and it just made me tired and unproductive for the rest of the day. Same as you, I find myself drinking more with being mostly stuck at home. But I find it completely incompatible with work. I spend part of my time coding, part on project management, and part talking to clients (I have my own business). I would consider it very disrespectful to meet with other people for work while even remotely under the influence. And if I'm working by myself, alcohol makes me lazy and stupid, so I would find it not compatible with getting work done. To be clear, I enjoy having a drink, almost certainly too much. But I don't see the overlap with work at all. The only real advice I can give (and i don't want to judge) is to make sure drinking doesn't just improve your perception of how well you're working, and actually makes you more productive. And maybe it's better to have a drink to let off some steam after work vs mixing the two. But it's a personal thing so ymmv obviously