Asking the new kid to sit with you at lunch is a thirty-second decision they’ll remember for thirty years.

The size of an act and the size of its effect have almost nothing to do with each other. Thirty seconds of moving your bag costs you nothing you will remember by Friday, and for somebody standing there with a tray and no plan it can be the difference between a survivable year and a rough one. They keep it; you forget it.

Look around this week for whoever is on the edge of things and make the small opening. A seat, a question, an add to the group chat. No speech required.