Book Review — “Factfulness” — by Hans Rosling
❤ Time to Read “Factfulness” — by Hans Rosling! ❤
4 min readNov 20, 2023
Factfulness by Hans Rosling
- Factfulness is a book written by Hans Rosling, a renowned global health expert and statistician.
- Rosling challenges common misconceptions about the state of the world and presents a fact-based, optimistic view of global progress.
- The book aims to improve readers’ understanding of the world by providing practical tools for critical thinking and fact-checking.
The Gap Instinct
- Rosling discusses the instinctive tendency to divide the world into simplistic categories, such as “developed” and “developing,” and highlights the dangers of this mindset.
- He emphasizes the importance of recognizing that the world is not divided into two separate groups but rather exists on a continuum of progress.
The Negativity Instinct
- Explores the pervasive negativity bias in media and society, where negative news receives more attention than positive developments.
- Rosling provides a more balanced perspective on global trends, highlighting the significant progress that has been made in areas such as poverty…
