Factfulness

This book by Hans Rosling has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Michael Acton Smith, Sam Corcos. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, consciousness, depression & mood, meditation & mindfulness, productivity & performance. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Jan 2022 and the most recent from Sep 2023. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends―what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school―we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.

• “There's a really good book Factfulness, I don't know if you've heard of that one.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “There's a really good book Factfulness... Yeah, it's a really good book”
  Sam Corcos · The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 202301:17:58

  Said during "Ultimate Guide to Managing Executive Assistants and Delegating Like a Pro, Sam Corcos (4K)". The episode features Sam Corcos: Co-founder and CEO of Levels (continuous glucose monitoring company); remote-first operator who has worked with the same executive assistant, Lori, for 10 years and now uses four EAs personally. Levels CEO Sam Corcos gives Tim Ferriss a tactical guide to delegation, async work with EAs, and calendar-based time management.

• “there's a wonderful book factfulness which talks about the data of how the world is getting better.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “a wonderful book”
  Michael Acton Smith · The Diary of a CEO · Jan 202200:56:37

  Said during "Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith | E117". The episode features Michael Acton Smith: British entrepreneur, billionaire co-founder of the meditation and sleep app Calm, and earlier founder of Firebox, Mind Candy, Perplex City and Moshi Monsters. Calm founder Michael Acton Smith on serial failures, mental health, and patiently riding the meditation wave to a multi-billion-dollar app.