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Zebra striping and bookending

#63 FAQ: What exactly are zebra striping and bookending (& do they work)?

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"If, however, you're likely to be out for a few hours, having one alcohol-free drink at the start of the evening, one alcohol-free drink at the end of the evening, but having seven or eight alcohol-full drinks in between, is going to make something like bookending less effective.”

“Zebra striping, for me, falls into what I call an active moderation technique, and active moderation can work for many people.”

In this week's FAQ, we cover:

0:21 Where do the terms come from?
1:05 What is zebra striping?
2:17 What is bookending?
2:59 Is there any data?
3:52 Who zebra striping is good for
4:33 Who zebra striping is bad for
6:59 Honest personal reflection
7:53 Zebra striping as active moderation
9:05 When bookending works well
9:41 When bookending won't work
10:27 Final thoughts
12:14 Free access to Low No Drinker Magazine

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