# @chriswillx on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yAh3vFL9i
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20105010-chriswillx-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-12-07T18:32:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chris Williamson (@chriswillx) — https://gondola.cc/chriswillx

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Some More Clarity Regarding My Personal Views On Alcohol...
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Some people have become confused by the fact that I work in the nightlife industry & also champion sobriety as a productivity tool. Let me explain…
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I don’t have a universal problem with alcohol or party culture. I actually think that drinking & nights out are a fairly essential part of growing up. Becoming an adult with experiences which allow you to relate to your friends requires you to be exposed to elated nights out, hungover regrets & everything else.
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My issue lies with adhering to this weekend warrior lifestyle for the next 20 or 30 years.
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There is nothing sadder to me than seeing someone well into adulthood who continues to undo all the progress they make during the week with mind, body & spirit by getting off their face every weekend.
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Secondly, I’m not making a value judgement about drinking. I'm not saying that people who drink are bad, & those who go sober are good. It’s simply a case of working out where your values lie.
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There are ways of living which are aligned with what’s best for you GIVEN YOUR GOALS RIGHT NOW, and there are ways which are misaligned.
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If your goals right now include partying, meeting new people on nights out & socialising when drunk then that aligns with drinking; cool.
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My message is targeted at people who want more from life. Their goals are currently not being met.
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Currently my goals are focussed on my lifestyle giving my as much time, money, consistency & energy to spend on things I want to achieve or experience. Sobriety is the perfect foundation for this.
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I’m not an ideologue about sobriety. I won’t be sober for the rest of my life. In the same way as an athlete periodises their training across the year based on their competition requirements, I am periodising my relationship to alcohol based on my life requirements.
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To stop being so diplomatic & zenny about this for a second though... If you feel triggered, personally threatened or attacked by me saying that there’s more to life than boozing at 30 then that’s your problem not mine. A life spent taking 1 step forward & 1 step back every weekend for a decade is a fucking tragedy. #hardtruths

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