The bus driver who knew your dog’s name was paying attention to your whole world.

Attention has a radius, and most people keep theirs narrow. Someone who learns your dog’s name has been listening to what you say about your life, not just moving you through a door. Knowing the dog means they have a picture of your house, your morning, who waits for you. That is being treated as a person rather than a passenger.

Notice who in your week knows one detail about you that they had no reason to collect. Ask one follow-up question and remember the answer until next time. Remembering is the part people feel.