This is very true, in life in general. You do a good deed on the street right before your interview, and lo and behold, the person you did the good deed to turn

This is very true, in life in general. You do a good deed on the street right before your interview, and lo and behold, the person you did the good deed to turns out to be your interviewer! These things (be it an article or a good deed) can definitely pay off.