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Factfulness : Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

by Rosling H.
RM49.00 MYR
Factfulness : Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think - Thryft
Factfulness : Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think - Thryft

Fact-check your biases, embrace the good.

Factfulness could be a good read for those who want to build a more fact-based worldview and break free from the negativity bias. It presents ten instincts that distort our worldview, with examples from Hans Rosling's groundbreaking work as a physician and statistician. The book offers a refreshing perspective on topics such as education, health, income, and violence, and supports its claims with compelling data and charts. By the end, the reader will feel more informed, curious, and hopeful about the state of the world, and better equipped to make decisions and take action.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Longlist (2018)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Factfulness : Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

by Rosling H.
RM49.00 MYR
ISBN: 9781473637474
Authors: Rosling H.
Publisher: HACHETTE
Date of Publication: 2019-03-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, Philosophy, History, Politics, Personal Development, Sociology, Science, Economics
Related Topics: Personal Development, Self Help, History, Politics, Sociology, History, Personal Development, Business, Psychology, History, Politics, Economics, Psychology, Sociology
Goodreads rating: 4.36
(rated by 180934 readers)

Description

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.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. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.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.It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. 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.
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Fact-check your biases, embrace the good.

Factfulness could be a good read for those who want to build a more fact-based worldview and break free from the negativity bias. It presents ten instincts that distort our worldview, with examples from Hans Rosling's groundbreaking work as a physician and statistician. The book offers a refreshing perspective on topics such as education, health, income, and violence, and supports its claims with compelling data and charts. By the end, the reader will feel more informed, curious, and hopeful about the state of the world, and better equipped to make decisions and take action.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Longlist (2018)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.