Ninety-nine sheep were safe and the Shepherd still went looking. You’re never just a percentage.

Aggregate thinking says ninety-nine out of a hundred is an excellent result and you stop there. Going out after the one treats the missing person as a person rather than a rounding error, which is a different kind of math entirely. If you have ever felt like the one nobody would miss, this is the answer to that. Whether or not you share the belief, the standard is worth copying.

Notice who has quietly stopped turning up to your team, class or group. Send the message yourself rather than assuming somebody else has.