Factfulness will definitely help you put the World into perspective. It is a harsh reminder that when looking down, the view of the state of the World can get distorted. I highly recommend the book for those who are searching for hard facts about Humanity and our current situation. These biases are no different from Robert Cialdini’s or Charlie Munger’s, but Hans’s conclusions are something quite special and intriguing.
The book is a ten-chapter guide on the biases – or instincts as Hans calls it – that are preventing us from understating the World properly. How many people in the world have some access to electricity? How many of the world’s 1-year-old children today have been vaccinated against some disease?ġ. In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has…Ģ. Let’s try two out of the ten questions Hasn Rosling has asked Nobel Laureates, World leaders, and ordinary folk around the World.ġ. He knows the world cannot be understood without numbers, and cannot be understood with numbers alone. He is a strong believer in both bad and better. He created an institute called Gapminder in Sweden and has presented his findings in several global forums, including the UN and Davos. Hans Rosling was a World-renowned activist and doctor. Factfulness is the guide that the late Hans Rosling gave us from his deathbed to help us better understand the World through hard facts. Fortunately, according to Hans Rosling, it is an overdramatic misconception. The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Most frequently, the way we understand the World brings stress. We can understand the World through many lenses. Hans Rosling, with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling RönnlundĪdjust your lenses. Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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