196: Why We Need Cocktail Hour
Take a Break from Drinking
Rachel Hart
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Listen in this week to discover how the advent of happy hour or cocktail hour came about, and why humans came to need this as a relief from their toils. It's really no wonder so many people are in need of a cocktail hour, and I hope this episode helps you examine your desire for a drink at the end of the day in a different light.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 196. |
| 0:06.5 | Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, |
| 0:09.0 | this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out. |
| 0:13.0 | We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink, |
| 0:16.5 | and why it can be hard to resist temptation. |
| 0:19.5 | No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire |
| 0:25.0 | and stop worrying about your drinking. |
| 0:28.0 | Now here's your host, Rachel Hart. |
| 0:35.0 | Well, hello everyone. |
| 0:36.5 | We are talking about one of my favorite topics today, cocktail hour. |
| 0:41.5 | It was a thing that I observed for a very long time in my life. |
| 0:46.5 | So maybe for you, that means heading to the bar after work to decompress |
| 0:51.5 | or maybe it means you're at home and you're waiting until it's five or six o'clock |
| 0:55.5 | so that you can fix yourself a drink and unwind from the day. |
| 0:59.5 | Needless to say, this is a ritual that is observed by a lot of people. |
| 1:05.5 | It is very ingrained in the habit of drinking. |
| 1:08.5 | And I want to help you understand it today. |
| 1:11.0 | And I'm going to sneak in some history if you listen to this podcast you know |
| 1:14.5 | that I am a lover of history. |
| 1:16.5 | So we're going to be talking about that today. |
| 1:18.0 | But cocktail hour or happy hour or wine o'clock, |
| 1:21.5 | it really has become a part of our culture. |
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