My rules for drinking alcohol: 1) Never drink alone. 2) Rarely drink when sad. And when doing so, time box it in a specific period. 3) Rarely drink until dru

My rules for drinking alcohol: 1) Never drink alone. 2) Rarely drink when sad. And when doing so, time box it in a specific period. 3) Rarely drink until drunk. And when that's the intent, make sure everyone around you has the same intent. It's generally worked out pretty well. Some better times of my life have featured more alcohol: it's a great way to quickly unwind with friends when you need to cram 10 hours of decompression (from work) into 3 hours available. But recently, I've been drinking less, if at all. See Rules #1 & #2 + COVID. 110% agreement that it ages people though.