How to be happy

Forgetting birthdays, a study that's kind of a bummer but makes sense, and a little thing we can do. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

When I was younger, I was really bad at remembering birthdays and anniversaries.

I’m still not the best, although I’m a bit better thanks to smartphones, online calendars and wildly intruisive social networks that know more about me than I probably know about myself.

Still, it got to be a running joke with my best friend from college that he would call m…