I used to drink a lot of beer every day and slept normally.

Then I quit drinking because it started to be incompatible with my aging body, but I still drink 2 or 3 strong Belgian beers on Saturday and Sunday: now I sleep normally during weekdays, and I fall into a dream-less slumber on weekends.

My conclusion is that, at least for a man my age, alcohol gives me more hours of lesser quality sleep. Make of that what you will.

The most productive I’ve been in like the last year was when I had 12 beers the night before and I was nursing a hangover all day

Are you an alcoholic?

I drank 12 beers a day for about 10 years. Also mixed it with benzos. Eventually stepped it up to 18 when I went to a coding bootcamp and started having daily panic attacks

So that’s a yes…