Factfulness

A myth-busting book that presents facts and statistics in a clear and entertaining way. Highly recommended by Bill Gates.

What percentage of the world's population lives in poverty? How many children are vaccinated worldwide today? How many girls finish school?

When faced with simple questions about global trends, people consistently give incorrect answers. This happens when we worry about everything all the time instead of understanding things as they really are, and we lose the ability to focus on the real threats.

Borrowing from the concept of mindfulness (the act of paying full attention to experiences, activities and sensations in the present), the authors propose the idea of factfulness: the liberating habit of only having opinions based on facts .

Inspiring, humorous, and filled with moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to better respond to the crises and opportunities of the future.