19/05/2026
Drinkers spend their lives viewing the world through a dirty, misty lens.
When they go to a party or a game, they aren't experiencing the event, they're experiencing drunkenness.
Sobriety is cleaning the lens and seeing life in full HD.
18/05/2026
Remember your first sip of beer or wine? It tasted truly awful.
You had to force yourself to "acquire" the taste just to fit in.
We don't force ourselves to acquire the taste of things that are actually good for us.
17/05/2026
The people most hostile to your new freedom are the ones secretly worried about their own drinking.
They see your self-improvement as an attack on their ego.
You have to let them find their own way otherwise you'll just build resentment in them - it's not their fault, it's the alcohol.
12/05/2026
"What will I do instead of drinking?"
You'll live.
The moment you quit, you inherit a massive fortune of time, energy, and clarity.
You stop burning your candle at both ends and finally get the bandwidth to build an actual life.