How to Build Trust Over Time

Trust is a record of small kept promises.

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Reliability compounds. Returning the ladder when you said you would is worth more than a grand favor.

Visibility matters: people trust neighbors they see participating, even in small ways.

Repair quickly when you drop something. Acknowledged mistakes build more trust than unbroken records.

Reflect

What's one commitment you made to a neighbor that's still open?

Try it

Close one open loop this week.

Somewhere real to practice this

Choose one. Nothing is sent to them — this is just for you.