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Happiness, loneliness, volunteering, the Harvard Grant Study, and a surprising fact about 'Love Actually.' Also: 7 other things worth a click.

As the year winds down, I’d like to revisit a few of my favorite/best/most popular topics.

Today’s email is about the study of happiness, and the key thing that stops most of us from getting more of it — plus a recent study that suggests the one simple habit that creates more of it.

I’ll give you the takeaway upfront:

Happiness derives from good relation…