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. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and a man who can make data sing, Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveals the ten instincts that distort our perspective. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing how many young women go to school how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.' MELINDA GATESįactfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. But Factfulness does much more than that. 'Hans Rosling tells the story of 'the secret silent miracle of human progress' as only he can. 'One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.' BILL GATES *the #1 Sunday Times bestseller * instant New York Times bestseller * #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller * * Irish Times bestseller * Audio bestseller * Guardian bestseller *

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