Ben's 1x1x1 - Karma points - November 13, 2026 🚀
For those of you that are new here, every week I send what I call a 1x1x1.
One (or 2, 3, 4, or 8) thoughts from my week. One interesting find/tool from my week. One image from my life.
Let’s dive in 👇
Thought from my week
Whether you believe in karma or not, here’s a silly little thought from my week.
I feel like I’m constantly trying to rack up karma points.
Yup. I’m that guy.
Just little bits of goodness sprinkled throughout the week that hopefully put me in a better mood and, who knows, maybe earn me a little extra luck along the way.
I’m not talking about grand gestures here.
While I do love making a donation or helping a friend out in a meaningful way, I find myself gravitating toward the tiny, everyday things that make someone else’s day a little better.
And selfishly, make me feel like a pretty good human being for about 20 minutes.
So I thought I’d share a few of my favorites in case you’re looking to boost your karma balance and get some lucky charms rolling in your direction.
Respond to cold emails
You know those business development reps and salespeople sending you cold emails about something they genuinely think could be valuable to your business?
Yeah, those emails.
Most of the time, they go straight into the digital graveyard, never to be seen or heard from again.
Instead, shoot them a quick response.
Let them know you’re not interested.
Maybe even give them a little feedback on their outreach.
These folks are just doing their jobs, trying to find customers and hopefully provide something useful.
A 15-second response can make someone’s day a little easier.
Plus, it’s one less person wondering if their email disappeared into the internet black hole.
Easy karma points.
Say please and thank you to your AI agent
I’m currently teaching my two-year-old to say please and thank you as often as possible, and I’m trying to keep that habit alive myself.
Who knows, if AI eventually takes over the world, maybe I’ll have a better shot at being one of the humans they decide to preserve because I was always polite.
I’m just trying to get on the robots’ good side early.
So be nice to your AI agents.
Your real friends and your digital friends deserve a little kindness.
Surprise a grocery store employee
This is one of my personal favorites.
When I’m at the grocery store, I like to keep an eye out for cashiers.
Maybe someone looks like they’re having a rough day, or maybe there’s someone radiating positive energy and making everyone’s day a little better.
I’ll grab a little treat, whether it’s a chocolate bar or a small bouquet of flowers, check out with them, and after getting my receipt, hand it over.
“This is for you. Hope you have a great day!”
Then I just walk away.
No big production.
No expectation of anything in return.
Just a little surprise for someone who probably doesn’t get many of them.
Those are three of my many random ways I’ve been collecting karma points lately.
Of course, there are plenty of others.
Buy the coffee for the person behind you in line.
Give someone a genuine compliment.
Help a stranger out when you see an opportunity.
Nothing groundbreaking here.
Just some good old-fashioned shenanigans.
Hope everyone gets a little extra good karma heading into the weekend.
Rack up those points, get those lucky charms rolling, and have an epic weekend! 🍀
Image from my life
Business partner and good friend Andy and I talk pretty much daily, despite living on opposite coasts.
It’s always nice to get together once a year, bring the families along, and hang out in person.
Denver treated us nicely. The rental house, on the other hand, was creepy AF. 😂