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Trying to overhaul your drinking, your diet, your fitness, your finances and your family life all in the same fortnight is a guaranteed route to burnout, not moderation.

I'm making the case for doing less, not more, when it comes to changing how you drink. Rather than trying to build the perfect mindful drinking rulebook — a drink limit, an exchange plan, a list of comebacks, a whole new menu of alcohol-free options — I'm breaking down why picking one single focus and following it through is the thing that actually makes moderation stick long-term.

I share the three practical ways I simplify my own approach to drinking less: keeping the rules basic, making the decision long before I'm anywhere near a bar, and always having one reliable fallback drink in my back pocket for whatever venue I end up in.

By the end of this episode you'll know:

• Why trying to change everything about your lifestyle at once usually backfires
• How to stop overcomplicating your own moderation rules
• Why deciding what you'll drink before you leave the house beats deciding at the bar
• What a "fallback drink" is and why every mindful drinker needs one
• How to keep your mindful drinking approach simple enough that it actually lasts

0:00 The Case For Simplification

2:38 Pick One Priority And Build

4:43 Keep Rules Simple

7:41 Decide Before You Go

9:46 Choose A Fallback Drink

12:41 Simplicity Makes It Stick

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