It is the perfect excuse to pour yourself another one – alcohol can sharpen the mind.
A study has found that men who enjoy a relaxing drink are actually better at solving brain teasers than those who are stone cold sober.
Not only did the thirstier chaps get more questions right, they were also quicker in delivering the correct responses.
It is thought that alcohol hinders analytical thinking, allowing creative thoughts that otherwise might be stifled to take root.
This makes it easier to find imaginative solutions to problems.
The amount of alcohol found to spark creative thought was around four units – the equivalent of two pints of beer or two medium glasses of wine. The finding was made by University of Illinois psychologists who set 40 healthy young men a series of brain teasers.
