How To Make Better Decisions in Life

<p>Believe it or not, there’s a pretty magical way to start making better decisions. It’s a secret that will also make you feel better, look better, and <em>live</em> better. You’ll live longer, think more clearly, and do less that you regret. </p><p>What is it?</p><p>Stop drinking. Or, at least, drink less. </p><p>Heraclitus’s line was that “a dry soul is wisest and best.” He’s right. Have you ever done anything you’re <em>really</em> proud of while drinking? Is anyone their best selves while drunk? Of course not. The best you can hope to say after a hard night of partying is that you <em>didn’t</em> make a fool of yourself. </p><p>Now, the Stoics are mixed when it comes to drinking. <a href='https://dailystoic.com/cato/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=drink-less'>Cato was said</a> to like to relax with drinking. <a href='https://dailystoic.com/seneca/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=drink-less'>Seneca clearly liked</a> a good dinner party, but at the same time he wrote critically of people who obsessed over wine or bragged about how well they could hold their liquor. <a href='https://dailystoic.com/marcus-aurelius/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=drink-less'>Marcus</a> and <a href='https://dailystoic.com/epictetus/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=drink-less'>Epictetus probably drank the least</a> of the Stoics, though they did not say too much about the subject. </p><p>So while we can’t say that the Stoics were hardline teetotalers, their insistence on clear thinking, on self-control, and overall sobriety, makes it clear that they would have looked suspiciously at alcohol. As should we. </p><p>There’s nothing wrong with enjoying life or a nice glass of wine, but we should look honestly at our own habits. We never want to be dependent or <a href='https://dailystoic.com/a-slave-to-fewer-things/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=drink-less'>a slave to an