Some of the best gifts are attention delivered without hurry.

Undivided attention has become genuinely scarce. Sitting with someone without checking anything, without steering toward your own story, without visibly waiting for your turn: most people go weeks without receiving that, and it costs nothing but the willingness to be unhurried.

Give one person that this week. Put the phone somewhere else and let the conversation take as long as it takes. You will notice how quickly they relax, which tells you something about how rarely it happens.