Factfulness
Diez razones por las que estamos equivocados sobre el mundo. Y por qué las cosas están mejor de lo que piensas
Hans Rosling
Cuando se hacen preguntas sencillas sobre las tendencias mundiales: ¿qué porcentaje de la población mundial vive en la pobreza? ¿Por qué la población mundial está aumentando? ¿cuántas chicas terminan la escuela? Sistemáticamente obtenemos las respuestas incorrectas. Tan incorrectas que incluso un chimpancé eligiendo las respuestas al azar superará siempre a los maestros, periodistas, premios Nobel y banqueros de inversión.
En Factfulness, el profesor de Salud Internacional y el fenómeno TED global Hans Rosling, junto con sus dos colaboradores, Anna y Ola, ofrece una nueva y radical explicación de por qué sucede esto. Nos revelan los diez instintos que distorsionan nuestra perspectiva: desde nuestra tendencia a dividir el mundo en dos campos (generalmente en nosotros y de ellos) a la forma en que consumimos los medios (donde el miedo gobierna) y cómo percibimos el progreso (creyendo que todo está empeorando). Nuestro problema es que no sabemos lo que no sabemos y que, incluso nuestras suposiciones, se basan en prejuicios inconscientes y predecibles. Resulta que el mundo, a pesar de sus imperfecciones, está en un estado mucho mejor de lo que podríamos pensar. Eso no significa que no haya preocupaciones reales. Pero cuando nos preocupamos por todo constantemente, en lugar de adaptar una cosmovisión basada en hechos, podemos perder nuestra capacidad de enfocarnos en las cosas que más nos amenazan.
Inspiradora y reveladora, llena de anécdotas e historias conmovedoras, Factfulness es un libro urgente y esencial que cambiará la forma de ver el mundo y le permitirá responder a las crisis y oportunidades del futuro.
Fecha de publicación
2018-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
2018-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
Calificación de Goodreads
4.36
ISBN
0001473637465
Recomendaciones
20
Recomendaciones
2018-12-28T00:00:00.000Z
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br7ziuvgzCf2018-08-09T13:26:15.000Z
If you read only one book this year, may it be Hans, Anna and Ola Rosling’s Factfullness. Literally mindblowing in today’s world of distorted facts. Ten reasons, backed by examples and facts, on why the world is a better place than our brains might want to think. @OlaRosling – fuente2019-07-03T21:07:09.000Z
Just finished this amazing, thoughtful & comforting book. I hope you’ll read it. Devastated to read the “outro” that Hans passed away before it was published. Somehow I didn’t know until the end. – fuente2019-02-10T10:54:53.000Z
I recently finished reading "FACTFULLNESS" by Hans Rosling. Bill Gates says the book is, "One of the most important books I have ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world." I agree. In the Post-Truth world this book is a must read. 👇🏽 – fuente2020-06-07T15:25:27.000Z
If you haven't read the book, I very much recommend it.
– Here is the book's site:
– On Amazon it has been rated very well by 3,691 readers. For the Kindle it costs only $2.99 – fuente2022-08-13T15:03:44.000Z
These two books should be required reading in high school
There is so much about the world that needs fixing, and those issues get their due attention
But there are so many REMARKABLE improvements in the quality of human life, too
The optimist framing is invaluable – fuente2020-10-21T21:04:34.000Z
ICYMI: My choice of the best five Books on critical thinking @five_books – fuente2019-01-27T22:43:51.000Z
I read Factfullness. Anyone who doesn't know the facts in it should read it both for its optimistic take and the mental habits it encourages. But then you should extend those same habits to the many less positive facts omitted by the book. My review – fuente2018-07-03T17:36:51.000Z
@cblatts @poverty_action - Factfulness by @HansRosling
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- Madam President by @helenecooper
- Born a Crime by @Trevornoah
All of these have excellent audio books, too. – fuente2018-09-04T18:56:28.000Z
I just finished reading Factfulness — if you read just one non-fiction book this year, this should be it. A clear-headed, useful book on seeing the whole world more rationally. Plus it's hard to put down. And, the data viz is A++ – fuente2021-08-16T12:54:20.000Z
Factfulness, by Hans Roslin is one of the most important books I’ve ever read. In a world of distorted facts, the frames this book gives you are a game-changer. – fuente2018-10-11T21:31:03.000Z
"Cultures, nations religions, and people are not rocks. They are in constant transformation." Indeed - look to the East for inspiration.
Thank you @DanLatimore for the #book recommendation. 🙏📚
@OlaRosling #Factfulness
#reading #inspiration #humanity – fuente2018-12-09T08:47:24.000Z
Factfulness - Book review
NEVER assume; DON'T 'think'; ALWAYS know.
My favourite principle so beautifully captured in this compact, easy-to-breeze-through, amazing book. Deeply detailed, well researched, Factfulness IS very factful.
See pic for review – fuente2019-03-01T10:17:15.000Z
Day 3 of #goread. Covers of books you have been influenced by. Today I nominate @mickfealty. – fuente