Remembering how someone takes their fries is a small thing that says a big thing.

Attention is the part of caring that cannot be faked, because it is made from hours you already spent paying it. Remembering a small preference proves you were present during an ordinary moment that had nothing to do with anybody’s big occasion. That is exactly why it lands harder than a grand gesture.

Pick up a couple of small details this week about people you like. What they always order, the thing they dread on Mondays, their sister’s name. Use one casually later on. It costs nothing and it tells someone they were noticed.