Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world。” – Bill Gates
“Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can。 But Factfulness does much more than that。 It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly。” —Melinda Gates
"Factfulness by Hans Rosling， an outstanding international public health expert， is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases。" - Former U。S。 President Barack Obama
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts。
When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong。 So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers， journalists， Nobel laureates， and investment bankers。
In Factfulness， Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling， together with his two long-time collaborators， Anna and Ola， offers a radical new explanation of why this happens。 They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps （usually some version of us and them） to the way we consume media （where fear rules） to how we perceive progress （believing that most things are getting worse）。
Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know， and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases。
It turns out that the world， for all its imperfections， is in a much better state than we might think。 That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns。 But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts， we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most。
Inspiring and revelatory， filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories， Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future。
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“This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance…Previously I armed myself with huge data sets， eye-opening software， an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing。 It wasn’t enough。 But I hope this book will be。” Hans Rosling， February 2017。
“One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world。” – Bill Gates
“Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can。 But Factfulness does much more than that。 It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly。” —Melinda Gates
"Factfulness by Hans Rosling， an outstanding international public health expert， is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases。" - Former U。S。 President Barack Obama
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts。
When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong。 So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers， journalists， Nobel laureates， and investment bankers。
In Factfulness， Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling， together with his two long-time collaborators， Anna and Ola， offers a radical new explanation of why this happens。 They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps （usually some version of us and them） to the way we consume media （where fear rules） to how we perceive progress （believing that most things are getting worse）。
Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know， and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases。
It turns out that the world， for all its imperfections， is in a much better state than we might think。 That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns。 But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts， we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most。
Inspiring and revelatory， filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories， Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future。
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“This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance…Previously I armed myself with huge data sets， eye-opening software， an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing。 It wasn’t enough。 But I hope this book will be。” Hans Rosling， February 2017。
Reviews
Hung
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Power of data （be more hopeful in the current situation of the world）。 Appropriate use of data。
Maarten de Groot
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Aardig boek dat goed de denkfouten van mensen blootlegt over de huidige toestand in de wereld。 Wel een paar minpuntjes: iets te lang （je hoort vaak hetzelfde langskomen） en af en toe een wat betweterig De Correspondent-toontje。
Robin Wessén
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Everyone should read this book。 It's very easy to read since it starts of with an eyeopening quiz and mixes facts about the world with Hans anecdotes and his and his cowriters 10 ways to understand the world better。 Everyone should read this book。 It's very easy to read since it starts of with an eyeopening quiz and mixes facts about the world with Hans anecdotes and his and his cowriters 10 ways to understand the world better。 。。。more
Shubham Rathore
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I was skeptical， when I read about this book that could make you feel better about yourself but， it does。 As author states， numbers are not the true judgement of the state but being factfull is the way to be as realistic as you could be。
Mike Rooney
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Very informative。
Jha Ganesh
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We live in a very interesting times ， gaints like facebook to google to amazon ， are playing with our minds and in fact manipulating our thought process and behavior through what we c to what we read or how we read 。 This Book comes come to help you ， it just helps u in weeding out all the possible illusions and misconceptions 。 It adds diff tangent to the way u look at data and hence the world 。It does help you to filter out fact from theatrics 。 From narratives to facts 。
Sachitt
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it has alot of facts and it talks a lot about problomes
Henry Field
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This is an incredible book that I think everyone should read。 However， I feel like filtering through data to find positive changes isn't an incredibly productive exercise， nor is it a way to assess the current state of our planet。 Sure， things are significantly better now than ever before， but that doesn't mean they're good， and it certainly doesn't mean that new issues aren't arising every day。 One thing that really tickled me was the lack of information on climate change。 The book constantly r This is an incredible book that I think everyone should read。 However， I feel like filtering through data to find positive changes isn't an incredibly productive exercise， nor is it a way to assess the current state of our planet。 Sure， things are significantly better now than ever before， but that doesn't mean they're good， and it certainly doesn't mean that new issues aren't arising every day。 One thing that really tickled me was the lack of information on climate change。 The book constantly repeats the fact that the global population is moving up income levels and that quite soon most people on level 2 will be on level 3， 3 on 4， etc etc。 Then， towards the end of the book， Hans takes a justified stab at those who blame climate change on India and China， showing that C02 emissions are far higher from populations on level 3 and 4。 The problem with this is he's clearly stating enormous ramifications for income level increase， while also saying how incredible the progress in this area has been。 This book really needed to address how we're working on solving these problems and what progress is being made in these areas。 Overall， I think this book is excellent and especially so for those who have a very pessimistic worldview。 But the filtering of facts and failure to address emerging concerns makes it totally incomplete and nothing more than positive trivial information， displayed in a manner that is entertaining and uplifting。 。。。more
Christian Montes
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A book that generated a lot of friction on my way of thinking about the world。 At times， it was too much "in your face" for me。 Otherwise a great book about the great things happening in the world that nobody talks about。 A book that generated a lot of friction on my way of thinking about the world。 At times， it was too much "in your face" for me。 Otherwise a great book about the great things happening in the world that nobody talks about。 。。。more
Erica C
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The general premise of positive development trends in the world is a good one， and I learned from that。 But by the middle， I felt like I was getting beat over the head with it。 And eventually， I couldn’t wait for the book to end， and the beating to stop。 The authors’ absolute disdain for journalists - also repeated again and again - was extremely off putting。
Bárbara Dias
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Through this book， the authors give us a very solid framework to understand the world and the changes that come with it。 You learn how to question data and some of the assumptions we have been taking as granted for so long。 So it's mainly focused on helping us to reflect about some of the major gaps and bias that determine the way we understand the world。 One of the ideas that really stuck with its some so simple and yet insightful as “things can be bad and still be getting better， getting bette Through this book， the authors give us a very solid framework to understand the world and the changes that come with it。 You learn how to question data and some of the assumptions we have been taking as granted for so long。 So it's mainly focused on helping us to reflect about some of the major gaps and bias that determine the way we understand the world。 One of the ideas that really stuck with its some so simple and yet insightful as “things can be bad and still be getting better， getting better but still be bad”。 Simple and yet so insightful， specially because it’s so well illustrated with tons of concrete data from the authors work throughout the years。 。。。more
Alex Tone
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Delightful and insightful！ A handy tool of a book I'd recommend to anyone who'd like to learn how to learn about the world better。 Delightful and insightful！ A handy tool of a book I'd recommend to anyone who'd like to learn how to learn about the world better。 。。。more
Daria
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368 pages long TED talk。
Freya
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I did enjoy it and there was some helpful facts。
Linz
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Truly an eye opening book。 Totally changed my view of the world and the Roslings did it beautifully。 In 2020 I felt like the world is doomed。 After reading the book， I felt much better about the world and made me lot more optimistic about the current condition and the future。 It made a possibilist。 The Roslings explains a much better way to look at the world with different income levels。 They talk about the different instincts which affect the way we see the world and provides ways to combat the Truly an eye opening book。 Totally changed my view of the world and the Roslings did it beautifully。 In 2020 I felt like the world is doomed。 After reading the book， I felt much better about the world and made me lot more optimistic about the current condition and the future。 It made a possibilist。 The Roslings explains a much better way to look at the world with different income levels。 They talk about the different instincts which affect the way we see the world and provides ways to combat them。 。。。more
Chris
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Rosling's last piece of great intellectual output。 Rosling's last piece of great intellectual output。 。。。more
Eetu Heiska
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Jokaisen pitäisi lukea tämä kirja。
Nills
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A very interesting book that challenges a lot of wrong beliefs about the world。 The authors have a nice way of including a ton of stories and examples as they take you through the 10 concepts of factfulness。
ThongNid
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The best statistics book I had read。
Brett
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Main points:1。 Things aren't as bad as they seem2。 10 "instincts" 3。 Data interpretation tipsOverall， eye opening WRT how the 1% we see can dominate our overall views。 In essence， a how to guide for objective thinking。 Main points:1。 Things aren't as bad as they seem2。 10 "instincts" 3。 Data interpretation tipsOverall， eye opening WRT how the 1% we see can dominate our overall views。 In essence， a how to guide for objective thinking。 。。。more
Robert
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I cannot say enough good things about this book。 If you're interested in seeing the world around you more as it is than what your favorite network news troll tells you to think read this。 If what you're reading doesn't challenge how you think or poke what you believe it isn't making you wiser。 I cannot say enough good things about this book。 If you're interested in seeing the world around you more as it is than what your favorite network news troll tells you to think read this。 If what you're reading doesn't challenge how you think or poke what you believe it isn't making you wiser。 。。。more
Amir
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Must read！
Tomasz Banaś
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In a world full of fake news， conspiracy theories， and where everyone claims that his/her believes are correct this book is a must-read。 Hopefully， someday it will be required reading at school。
Saksham Gulati
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Amazing view on importance fact based arguments。
YLinh
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Một cuốn quá hay để đọc ebook。 Mình hoàn thành nó sau 2 hôm đọc ở nhà sách （và vài tháng bỏ dở） sau khi Andy khoe đã mua nó。 Phải nói là quá mê mẩn văn phong 'science' nhưng xuất phát và chứa rất nhiều tình người， cũng như sự lo lắng cho vũ trụ này của Hans Rosling。 Well không đi sâu vào nội dung vì nó thực sự 'factfulness' và siêu eyes opening， chỉ muốn viết review để remind bản thân về việc cần đọc non fiction và cần tìm motivation để đọc。 Và dĩ nhiên là đọc lại Factfulness bằng tiếng Việt rồi Một cuốn quá hay để đọc ebook。 Mình hoàn thành nó sau 2 hôm đọc ở nhà sách （và vài tháng bỏ dở） sau khi Andy khoe đã mua nó。 Phải nói là quá mê mẩn văn phong 'science' nhưng xuất phát và chứa rất nhiều tình người， cũng như sự lo lắng cho vũ trụ này của Hans Rosling。 Well không đi sâu vào nội dung vì nó thực sự 'factfulness' và siêu eyes opening， chỉ muốn viết review để remind bản thân về việc cần đọc non fiction và cần tìm motivation để đọc。 Và dĩ nhiên là đọc lại Factfulness bằng tiếng Việt rồi。 。。。more
Oksana Naumchuk
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Хороша книга для розвитку критичного мислення
Beth Barnett
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This book’s writing is very light and conversational， and it didn’t take very long to get through the 259 pages。 Hans Rosling’s optimistic personality definitely shines through in the text。 Another reviewer mentioned reading the book felt like watching an extended Ted Talk and that seems a reasonable description to me。 You can learn important ideas from Ted Talks， so although that reviewer made that comparison as a complaint， I would say it is more a comment on the style for me， not really a com This book’s writing is very light and conversational， and it didn’t take very long to get through the 259 pages。 Hans Rosling’s optimistic personality definitely shines through in the text。 Another reviewer mentioned reading the book felt like watching an extended Ted Talk and that seems a reasonable description to me。 You can learn important ideas from Ted Talks， so although that reviewer made that comparison as a complaint， I would say it is more a comment on the style for me， not really a complaint。This is a quick read， but I did really like the overall emphasis on a set of 10 critical thinking tools that Rosling lays out through the book。 He sets up the “factfulness” skill with a narrative and stories from his life， and then he summarizes the lesson at the end of each chapter。 Rosling’s focus is on critical thinking skills about the world population， but these ideas can easily be applied to any number of topics。 In this time when we are all inundated with information from all directions， any reminders and lessons about critical thinking are useful and important。Rosling maintains a theme through the whole book in which he refers to quizzes about world population statistics that he gave to a lot of groups over time， when he would do a talk， and repeatedly points out that the average responses were worse than a random answer set， “answered by chimpanzees。” I found this trope annoying， but I think it is just part of Rosling’s personality。The book certainly does help to inform the reader of some basic facts about how the world has changed in the past 60 years （many fewer people living in desperate poverty）， yet how many people in the “first world” have not updated their mindset about living conditions， quality of life， and aspirations of peoples outside of the richest countries。 The author often was invited to speak in front of international trade， aide， and leadership groups， which gives context to why he comments about seeing opportunities for expanding markets into emerging economies in some parts of the book。 But， those remarks sometimes made me cringe， because his comments mostly failed to address the serious problem that is resulting with increases in disposable goods and plastic waste in countries that still lack the infrastructure to deal with that waste。 He is right to say the richest peoples in the world cannot blame the poor and middle income peoples for wanting to live with more amenities and conveniences， but encouraging global businesses to just expand the messed-up disposable consumption models from the high income market to poor ones has a lot of problems。 Global influencers need to encourage ways that counties and businesses can help to both keep and expand a higher standard of living， but with a lot less resource consumption and waste， and in all markets。 All in all， this is a good enough book to recommend， and I think others will benefit from the critical thinking lessons， and the reflections on how the world population has made a lot of progress over the past 50 years。 。。。more
Ricali Ebejer
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A pretty good book， a nice way to think about statistics we see in the media an outdated assumptions about other cultures。
Aufa Shofi Iskarimah
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a very important book
Moa Runnman Bäckström
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