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Kind things that cost nothing

No money at all. Attention, a few minutes, and occasionally the willingness to say one slightly awkward sentence. Most of the best things on this site are in here, which is not an accident — money is rarely the scarce ingredient.

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• Tell someone's manager they were good

  Complaints reach managers constantly. Praise almost never does — which is exactly why it carries weight when it arrives.

  5 minutesFreeA stranger

• Do the thing you keep saying you'll do

  You already promised, and somebody is quietly still waiting. The kindest thing available today is the thing you have already said you would do.

  Half an hourFreeA friend

• Be the one who says the obvious thing

  In most rooms somebody is being talked over and everyone can see it. Saying so out loud costs you one sentence and changes the room.

  5 minutesFreeA friend