Learning a game from someone who’s patient with your bad first rounds is a gift. Be patient back.

Being new at something in front of a person who does not sigh is a specific kind of luck. Most beginners quit not because the thing is hard but because somebody made them feel slow while they were learning it. Patience is what buys you the ugly early rounds where nothing works yet. It also happens to be the cheapest thing you can hand to another person.

Think of whoever sat through your worst attempts, then go be that for somebody newer. Answer the obvious question without making a face. Let them lose a few without commentary.