Tipsy

“Moderate intoxication—a blood alcohol content of about 0.075—improves problem solving and leads to what participants in the Consciousness and Cognition study referred to as ‘sudden insights,’ which the sober participants reported significantly less often. That’s not a blanket license to get drunk on deadline, though.”

How Environment Can Boost Creativity: Dim lighting and ambient noise may lead to more out-of-the-box ideas.