# 477: Chasing the Sweet Spot with Your Drinking

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Podcast: [Take a Break from Drinking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221)
Published: 2026-07-14T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rachelhart.com/chasing-sweet-spot-drinking/
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## Resource

Have you ever found yourself trying to hit the perfect buzz? Enough to feel relaxed or more confident, but not so much that you wake up the next morning wishing you had stopped sooner. It's easy to think the answer is simply finding and maintaining your sweet spot, but what if that's not actually possible? This week, we're exploring why so many people chase the perfect buzz and why it can feel so frustrating when you can't seem to stay there. You'll learn what happens when impatience, anticipation, and the brain's reward system combine, and how misunderstanding the temporary nature of pleasure can keep you stuck in a cycle of drinking more than you intended. Discover how letting go of the need to hold onto a feeling can completely change the way you think about drinking. Find a personalized approach that helps you change your habit in my new book, The Ultimate Guide to Drinking Less , here: https://rachelhart.com/guide/ Discover alternative approaches to drinking less inside our membership program, Take a Break: https://rachelhart.com/tab/ Get the full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/477

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