Go for a walk outside. While you are on the walk, if there is a person with a dog, look at the dog and say, “Hi!” Say hi to the dog first. And then look up at the person and laugh—a small three-bubble laugh—and say, “Hi,” kindly, as if they know that their dog is great and you know it too, as if it’s normal to say hello to the dog before hello to the person, as if it is normal to say hello to a dog at all, as if the person and you understand something together.

