Happiness

[andrewducker]

I know there are a few people on my friends list who are depressed.

They should read this - an article on a set of scientific studies into happiness, and how it works.

amongst the many things they've looked into, they've studied what simple things people can do which increase happiness. It's on page 2 somewhere, but you should take a look at the whole thing.

Comments

[andrewducker]

Chocolate contains tryptophan, a serotonin precursor. This is usually a good thing for depressed people.

Too much serotonin can lead to heart problems, but I haven't heard of it causing depression.

[darkoshi]

good god. i eat a lot of chocolate. i wonder what i'd be like if i didn't.

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

I heard cheese has 4 times as much! Not much one for chocolate, but I love cheese...