The world is not as dramatic as it seems | 5 lessons from Factfulness by Hans Rosling

Here I want to share 5 very important lessons for everyone who works with or makes decisions based on data. The quotes are taken from the book “Factfulness: Reasons We’re Wrong About the World, and Why Things Are Better Than You Think“ Book by Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Hans Rosling, and Ola Rosling. Some TED talks by Hans Rosling: Also, check out their initiative to educate the world about the common misconceptions in worldviews. 00:00 The world is not as dramatic as we think it is 02:39 Avoid lonely numbers. Compare and show numbers in perspective 05:58 Numbers alone can’t explain the world 07:47 Why do we like to blame individuals instead of systems 09:57 Why do we think of some people as heroes 11:08 A long jumper is not allowed to measure her own jumps 12:27 Only relevant and accurate data is useful