I’m often told months/years after giving one out that the recipient still has it and cherishes it and keeps it in some special place where they always see it, which provides another little burst of me enjoying the thing.
This also teaches a lesson on the social skill of ‘gift receiving’. Just remembering the gift received and signalling appreciation almost certainly created more goodwill and affiliation than actually buying an expensive gift and giving it to gravitron.
Every time I think I’ve run out of ones that are worthy of gifting, someone notices one in particular that they really love, and I say “you can have it” and they jump for joy and tell me I’m the greatest person ever.
Cost of jumping and uttering words: maybe a kJ. Social and emotional benefit to both parties: ??.
This also teaches a lesson on the social skill of ‘gift receiving’. Just remembering the gift received and signalling appreciation almost certainly created more goodwill and affiliation than actually buying an expensive gift and giving it to gravitron.
Cost of jumping and uttering words: maybe a kJ. Social and emotional benefit to both parties: ??.