birthday reminders

January: Building Your Foundation Start with a blank spreadsheet or notebook. List everyone you actually want to remember. Not your entire contact list—just the people whose birthdays would make you think, "I should reach out." For most…

My sister called me on my birthday last year. She was the only one in my family who did. Not because they forgot—because Facebook didn't remind them. I'd deleted my account months earlier, and with…

Facebook reminded me of my cousin's birthday three days late last year. The notification got buried under ads and event invites. This is what happens when you trust a platform to remember birthdays—it doesn't actually…