["\u201cOne of the most important books I\u2019ve ever read\u2015an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.\u201d \u2013 Bill Gates","\u201cHans Rosling tells the story of \u2018the secret silent miracle of human progress\u2019 as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.\u201d \u2015Melinda Gates","Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.","When asked simple questions about global trends\u2015what percentage of the world\u2019s population live in poverty; why the world\u2019s population is increasing; how many girls finish school\u2015we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers."]