I had this realization when considering the happiest people on earth (scandinavians) also have pretty much the most disgusting food (imo). But my culture's food

I had this realization when considering the happiest people on earth (scandinavians) also have pretty much the most disgusting food (imo). But my culture's food (soul food) makes me happy. This led to the realization that you can change what makes you happy. Though it's very difficult to do that work in today's climate, and impossible over short time scales. A practice like transcendental meditation or yoga is essential in my opinion. Disappointing that well-tested multigenerational wisdom like this is often downvoted on HN =/ disclaimer: currently reading Autobiography of a Yogi.