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by Hans Rosling, 2018
Who uses, recommends or left Factfulness, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
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Factfulness is a fantastic book, and I hope a lot of people read it.
Gates reviews Hans Rosling's book about global misperceptions.
2018-04-03·gatesnotes.com ↗
More than anything, these books convinced me to work hard to avoid these negativity chambers entirely and aim to only hang out in spaces where people are trying to make things better, instead of delightedly bemoaning that everything is awful.
His standing "Reads that lasted" page — books and essays that had a lasting impact on him. The page carries no visible date; 2026-08-20 is its Last-Modified header.
The world is bad, but better. The vast majority of westerners believe the world is poorer, more violent, deadly, primitive, and awful than it actually is. This book beautifully illustrates our ignorance, updates your knowledge, and gives you tools for a fact-based worldview.
On his public list of books he has read, with his notes.
2026-08-16·radex.io ↗
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