Sometimes the smallest things are the most thoughtful and are the things that will truly brighten someone else’s day, like wishing people happy birthday. Keep track of your friends’ and coworkers’ birthdays. It means a lot to people when someone remembers their special day—you’ll be surprised how happy hearing “Happy birth- day!” makes them. The point isn’t really to give people a card or a cake, but rather that you took the time to keep track of their special day and then helped celebrate it with them. Spreading some celebratory happiness on birthdays does wonders for others’ morale . . . and you’ll find that sharing the birthday cheer makes you happy too.