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Re:Ask HN: I'm in a rut. How did you get out of yours? by DWu39 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:03PM (#32242488)
Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Exercise, sleep, healthy diet and foundational to balancing your body and mind. Research shows the best way to increase dopamine and serotonin is through these consistent, simple habits. Also getting more sunlight.

Once you've covered your bases, then you can work on the spirit. The last level is self-actualization. Work in itself is only a means in expressing your existence. Either it funds your lifestyle, and that's what we call a job, or it can bring fulfillment, which we call a vocation.

This is just my mental model for a good life, but I think it's a solid start for building your own.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm in a rut. How did you get out of yours? by EddySchauHai on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @10:10PM (#32259693)
Out of interest do you know of any specific papers showing that Maslow's hierarchy of needs (or just what it recommends) is a good way of increasing dopamine and serotonin? I've heard of dopamine diets where you give up media etc for a few days to 'reset' so to speak, so assumed the absolute basics would decrease the amount. But I also have little to no understanding of this :)
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