Ben Spotts

Interculturalist and polymath with heart of a teacher. Catalyst for visionary execs. Lived 7 yrs in India. Listening, learning, ruined for the ordinary.

[Dave Kline @dklineii]

Most of us ask terrible questions and wonder why conversations feel so uninspired. Here are unusual questions people asked me that led to more meaningful connection (+ the 5 simple rules that guide them below):

[Sunday League @SundayShoutsFC]

Meanwhile, the Guatemalan amateur championships. 🇬🇹 🤯

[Bear Grylls OBE @BearGrylls]

I used to think faith was about having all the answers. Now I think it’s about being at peace with not having them. That shift changed everything for me.

[Impakt CEO (Winston) - Get paid while getting fit. @winstonzin]

This is Dan Buettner.

He spent 20 years traveling the world studying the lifestyles of people who live past 100.

• Okinawa, Japan
• Sardinia, Italy
• Ikaria, Greece
• Nicoya, Costa Rica
• Loma Linda, California

He found 9 habits they all share:

1. They don't work out

[Andrew Curran @AndrewCurran_]

Striking image from the new Anthropic labor market impact report.

[Michael Girdley @girdley]

Another hill I'll die on:

Most meetings would be 10x better if everyone were forced to stand up.

Or even better, hold a plank position.

[Out of Context Human Race @NoContextHumans]

Why is sorting sheep so satisfying?🐑

[Beauty of music and nature 🌺🌺 @Axaxia88]

Just in case you thought that elk cared about your fly fishing desires, this is video proof that they don’t. A massive bull elk with cows in tow wading in the stream just below you.

Somehow the angler in the video managed to keep his cool and keep fishing

[Ben Spotts @benspotts]

A sobering analysis of the USA Today: “Choose your America: In the aftermath of the Kirk slaying, a snapshot of a fractured nation”. https://t.co/vItpvkp5Pz

[Ben Spotts @benspotts]

Worth considering.

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

https://t.co/fjZcHmZUH1

[Ben Spotts @benspotts]

I love India and I love french fries. This article was both interesting (the fortitude of farmers!) and fun. https://t.co/ErmWkH4XvY

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Many people stagnate trying to change what they can't instead of growing by changing what they can.

We don't control how others treat us—we control how we treat them. We don't decide what happens to us—we decide how we respond.

Our reputation is not up to us. Our character is.

[Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ ⋁ @COLRICHARDKEMP]

How did the Hamas Nazis try to save them? By dragging them and their parents screaming from their home, shooting their dog, incarcerating and abusing the whole family in Gaza, murdering their mother, strangling them to death & violently smashing up their dead bodies?

[Joe Truzman @JoeTruzman]

The crazy thing is that they've demonstrated this type of behavior for years. Suicide bombings, shootings, stabbings, car-rammings, and who can forget October 7. Despite all of this, there are people who label these terrorist groups as "Freedom fighters."

[Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas]

The evil monsters placed a sticker on each coffin that says "date of arrest October 7, 2023"

They ripped these people from their homes and took them hostage to Gaza

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Syria’s ancient Palmyra is finally at peace and hoping to rebuild. I went there with 📸 Manu Brabo, visiting the Roman Theater where ISIS once executed captives and where a Russian orchestra performed Prokofiev. We talked to the city’s new rulers and looked for clues in a Russian military base abandoned last month. https://t.co/aQg7ThomcD

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

I wrote a post explaining how to compare the sizes of countries' economies:

https://t.co/GDwPjzEG0s

[Ben Spotts @benspotts]

Good read on an inspiring person. https://t.co/Cvbk10WSMB

[Dan White Jr. @danwhitejr]

Many have left evangelicalism behind but have kept the spirit of judgement on one's enemies, self-righeousness in one's opinions, and purity in who does and doesn't belong.

Healing is much more than shifting your beliefs. It is a work that saturates your being.

[Epic Maps 🗺️ @theepicmap]

Places where birthright Citizenship is based on land and places where it is based on blood