How to handle the drink — when it's in front of you
Real moves for the actual moments, without losing your tribe.
It's a shout, the round's coming, and you'd rather not — but the pressure's on.
— Right now
- Get in first with a zero-alc or a soft drink — nobody clocks it after round one.
- Have your line ready: 'on a break, feeling heaps better for it.' Easy, no big deal.
- Hold a drink — a glass in your hand stops the 'where's yours' chat.
- Buy the round if it's your shout. You don't have to drink to be in it.
— Don't
- Don't cave to 'go on, one won't hurt' — it's never one.
- Don't make a speech about it. Keep it light and move on.
— Later
- Notice how much easier the next morning is. That's the point.
It's a shout, the round's coming, and you'd rather not — but the pressure's on.
— Right now
- Get in first with a zero-alc or a soft drink — nobody clocks it after round one.
- Have your line ready: 'on a break, feeling heaps better for it.' Easy, no big deal.
- Hold a drink — a glass in your hand stops the 'where's yours' chat.
- Buy the round if it's your shout. You don't have to drink to be in it.
— Don't
- Don't cave to 'go on, one won't hurt' — it's never one.
- Don't make a speech about it. Keep it light and move on.
— Later
- Notice how much easier the next morning is. That's the point.
The drink: the short version
- 1.Get a zero-alc in first. Hold a glass.
- 2.One line: 'on a break, feeling good for it.'
- 3.Put a 20-minute gap before the wind-down one.
- 4.Hangxiety is chemical — it settles. No hair of the dog.
- 5.Don't justify it. Grin and move on.
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