Factfulness

What it is about

Hans Rosling, with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund, uses global data to challenge systematic errors in how people perceive development. The book identifies instincts that exaggerate gaps, negativity, fear, size, and urgency, then offers habits for comparing groups, checking denominators, finding trends, and resisting dramatic single stories. I keep it on this shelf because I want to understand the world as it changes instead of only reacting after it has changed me.

Why I keep it

Factfulness. The world is better than I think, with numbers.

Key ideas

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