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Big ThinkAnne-Laure Le Cunff: The 3 cognitive scripts that rule over your life | Full Interview"We try to stick to routines and we try to go through very long lists of tasks, often ignoring our mental health in the process. There is a lot more to think about on a daily basis, but our brains haven't evolved."
This episode explores how cognitive overload and the pressure to maximize productivity lead to anxiety, burnout, and rigid goal-setting. Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff introduces the concept of the "maximized brain," where ambition overrides curiosity, often resulting in overwhelm. She contrasts this with the "experimental mindset," which embraces small, curiosity-driven experiments instead of rigid goals. Drawing...
2025-10-1156 min
Big ThinkYou don’t need a 10-year plan. You need to experiment. | Anne-Laure Le Cunff“By not focusing on the outcome and instead designing a tiny experiment, what you can do is letting go of any definition of success, letting go of that binary results that you're looking for, and instead focusing something that makes you feel curious and that you want to explore.”
What if the secret to a meaningful life isn’t a five-year plan—but a five-day experiment? Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff argues that in a world obsessed with goals, clarity, and productivity, the real path to growth lies in something much smaller: curiosity-driven, low-stakes experiments.
Instead of asking, “What’s my purpose?”...
2025-10-1024 min
SuperCreativity Podcast with James Taylor | Creativity, Innovation and Inspiring IdeasHow Curiosity Beats Goals with Anne-Laure Le Cunff #360
Tiny Experiments: How Curiosity Beats Goals with Anne-Laure Le Cunff #360
In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast, James Taylor speaks with Anne-Laure Le Cunff — neuroscientist, entrepreneur, founder of Ness Labs, and author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World.Anne-Laure shares her personal journey from Google’s hustle culture to a health crisis that sparked a radical rethinking of success. Instead of chasing fixed goals and rigid outcomes, she advocates for a mindset of tiny experiments—low-risk, curiosity-driven trials that build resilience, creativity, and self-knowledge.We explore her insights on neu...
2025-09-3044 min
Big ThinkUse the Triple Check Method to jumpstart your brain | Anne-Laure Le Cunff“Because of the efficiency worship that we have developed in our industrial age, we are now seeing procrastination as a character flaw rather than what it is, a signal that is worth listening to.”
For centuries, we’ve treated procrastination as proof of personal weakness. A defect to be optimized, to be fixed. But what if we thought of procrastination as a signal, rather than a flaw, suggests neuroscientist and author Anne-Laure Le Cunff.
To decode these signals, Le Cunff introduces ‘The Triple Check Method,’ a diagnostic tool to understand the root cause of the delay. She also reveals how to ide...
2025-09-2510 min
Big ThinkFix your destructive mindset in 15 mins | Anne-Laure Le Cunff"Being aware of your mindsets is the difference between living a conscious life, where you're making choices in accord with what you actually want and going where you actually wanna go, versus being on autopilot and having those mindsets subconsciously drive all of your decisions."
Chapters:
0:00 Our mindsets’ influences
0:50 Linear vs. Experimental
2:50 3 subconscious mindsets
4:58 The experimental mindset
6:30 Designing experiments
8:35 Habit vs. Experiment
🔥 Are Your Mindsets Secretly Controlling Your Life?
We all have default ways of seeing the world—our *mindsets*. And these m...
2025-09-1918 min
🧠 _747: How to Get Out of a Rut, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: 747: How to Get Out of a Rut, with Anne-Laure Le CunffPub date: 2025-09-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAnne-Laure Le Cunff: Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is an award-winning neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and writer. She is the founder of Ness Labs and author of its widely read newsletter, a researcher at the ADHD Research Lab, and an advisor for the Applied Neuroscience Association. She is the author of Tiny Experiments: How to...
2025-09-1429 min
The Alli Worthington ShowHow to Rewire Your Brain for Joy, Growth, and Curiosity with Dr Anne-Laure Le CunffThe Uplift app is here! Try it free for 30 days
Today, we’re diving into part one of a conversation that’s going to light your brain on fire—in the best way. I’m joined by Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a brilliant neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and one of the most refreshingly original thinkers I’ve come across when it comes to learning, growth, and creativity.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in your own head, wished you could reignite your curiosity, or just wanted to fall in love with learning again—this episode is your invitation...
2025-09-0825 min
Coaching for Leaders - Talent Management | Leaders747: How to Get Out of a Rut, with Anne-Laure Le CunffAnne-Laure Le Cunff: Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is an award-winning neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and writer. She is the founder of Ness Labs and author of its widely read newsletter, a researcher at the ADHD Research Lab, and an advisor for the Applied Neuroscience Association. She is the author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World*.
We all get into a rut sometimes. Once we notice we’re in one, our tendency is to work really hard to get out of it. In this conversation, Anne-Laure and I explore how starting with something tiny is often the be...
2025-09-0129 min
Coaching for LeadersHow to Get Out of a Rut, with Anne-Laure Le CunffAnne-Laure Le Cunff: Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is an award-winning neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and writer. She is the founder of Ness Labs and author of its widely read newsletter, a researcher at the ADHD Research Lab, and an advisor for the Applied Neuroscience Association. She is the author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World*.
We all get into a rut sometimes. Once we notice we’re in one, our tendency is to work really hard to get out of it. In this conversation, Anne-Laure and I explore how starting with so...
2025-09-0129 min
Change WiredA scientist’s guide to career and life pivots with Dr Anne-Laure Le Cunff and "Tiny Experiments". How to move forward and build success when you don’t know the goal and don't have a plan.What if there's never gonna be a perfect plan and total clarity? On today's episode Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff, the author of "Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World", shares how tiny experiments can transform our approach to life, work, and meaningful change without rigid goals or predetermined paths. Her experimental mindset offers a powerful alternative to traditional planning - designing low-risk experiments to uncover your path one step at a time. We will touch on: Fro...
2025-08-3152 min
No Small Endeavor with Lee C. CampUnabridged Interview: Anne-Laure Le CunffThis is our unabridged interview with Anne-Laure Le Cunff.
When Anne-Laure Le Cunff—then a high-achieving Google executive—was told to go to the hospital for a life-threatening blood clot, she found herself first checking her calendar. Her bizarre response told her something was wrong with her life and priorities. She left Silicon Valley, earned a degree in neuroscience, and wrote Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World.
In this conversation with Lee C. Camp, Le Cunff explores the neuroscience behind procrastination, perfectionism, and burnout. She introduces a radical yet p...
2025-08-2958 min
Real Relationships Real Revenue - Audio Edition | Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your CareerUnlocking Success Through Small, Strategic Actions with Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le CunffWhat if the key to your biggest breakthroughs isn’t some giant leap—but a series of small, curious steps? In this episode, I sit down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff—neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author of Tiny Experiments to explore how we can apply an experimental mindset to business development, relationship building, and even leadership. We dive into how tiny, purposeful actions can produce big, surprising results, and why perfectionism is often what keeps high-achievers stuck. Whether you're in sales, consulting, or leading a team, this conversation will help you shift your approach to growth—and make it infinitely more adaptabl...
2025-08-1241 min
Real Relationships Real Revenue - Video Edition | Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your CareerUnlocking Success Through Small, Strategic Actions with Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le CunffWhat if the key to your biggest breakthroughs isn’t some giant leap—but a series of small, curious steps? In this episode, I sit down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff—neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author of Tiny Experiments to explore how we can apply an experimental mindset to business development, relationship building, and even leadership. We dive into how tiny, purposeful actions can produce big, surprising results, and why perfectionism is often what keeps high-achievers stuck. Whether you're in sales, consulting, or leading a team, this conversation will help you shift your approach to growth—and make it infinitely more adaptabl...
2025-08-1241 minReal Relationships Real Revenue - Video Edition | Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your CareerUnlocking Success Through Small, Strategic Actions with Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le CunffWhat if the key to your biggest breakthroughs isn’t some giant leap—but a series of small, curious steps? In this episode, I sit down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff—neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author of Tiny Experiments to explore how we can apply an experimental mindset to business development, relationship building, and even leadership. We dive into how tiny, purposeful actions can produce big, surprising results, and why perfectionism is often what keeps high-achievers stuck. Whether you're in sales, consulting, or leading a team, this conversation will help you shift your approach to growth—and make it infinitely more adaptabl...
2025-08-1241 min
EmotionAL Support with Alessandra TorresaniTiny Experiments for a Curious Life: Anne-Laure Le Cunff on ADHD, Mental Health & Parenting CreativityIn this inspiring episode of EmotionAL Support, Alessandra Torresani sits down with neuroscientist and author Anne-Laure Le Cunff (Tiny Experiments) to explore how small, playful actions can transform your life. They dive into childlike curiosity, ADHD and neurodiversity, overcoming time anxiety, and why mental health conversations matter for both parents and kids. Learn practical ways to spark creativity, adapt to uncertainty, and help your children grow into lifelong learners. Anne-Laure, founder of Ness Labs and a former Google executive, shares science-backed tips from her research on curiosity and adaptability. Whether you’re a parent, creative, or simply looking for a...
2025-08-1148 min
L&D Must Change35. Conducting Tiny Experiments in L&D with Anne-Laure Le CunffWhat if the best way to change and develop isn’t with big plans, but "tiny experiments"? Neuroscientist and author Anne-Laure Le Cunff joins Jess to explore how small, low-risk actions can unlock powerful learning, creativity, and change. Whether you’re an L&D leader navigating uncertainty or designing experiences for others, Anne-Laure offers a fresh, science-backed mindset shift. You’ll walk away with new tools to beat perfectionism, escape outdated scripts, and turn curiosity into real progress, one tiny experiment at a time. Jess and Anne-Laure Discuss Why tiny experiments beat big goals in unce...
2025-08-0644 min
Hello Monday with Jessi HempelThe Science of Goal-Setting, with Anne-Laure Le CunffWe spend so much of our lives chasing goals: big ones, small ones, some we barely remember choosing. But what if the goals we’re working toward aren’t really ours? This week on Hello Monday, Jessi Hempel sits down with neuroscientist and author Anne-Laure Le Cunff to talk about how we really achieve the lives we want to live.
Anne-Laure is the founder of Ness Labs, a popular online school focused on mindful productivity for knowledge workers. Her new book, Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World, offers an alternative to rigid goal-setting: a fl...
2025-08-0433 min
The Embodiment Coaching PodcastHow To Rewire the Brain for Growth With Tiny Experiments – With Anne-Laure Le CunffWhat if the key to personal growth wasn’t radical transformation—but tiny, consistent experiments? In this full-spectrum conversation, neuroscientist and Ness Labs founder Anne-Laure Le Cunff joins me to explore how to rewire our brains for curiosity, resilience, and sustainable growth. We talk about how our brains are hardwired for safety (and why that gets in the way of change), why embracing uncertainty is a learnable skill, and how to overcome the “insight trap” - where we understand a concept but still fail to apply it. Anne-Laure shares tools from her book Tiny Experiments, includin...
2025-07-1548 min
Behind the BrillianceAnne-Laure Le Cunff on Using Brain Science to Design a Better CareerSUMMARY Anne-Laure Le Cunff, founder of Ness Labs and author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World, joins Lisa to reveal her unconventional career journey from Google engineer to startup founder to neuroscience student to successful entrepreneur with Ness Labs. Growing up outside Paris with parents who prioritized financial security, she landed a dream job at Google with the status and paycheck that signaled success. But she soon realized that the ladder she was climbing was leaning against the wrong wall. This conversation explores cognitive scripts that keep us stuck, the...
2025-07-101h 20
Outworker#070 - Anne-Laure Le Cunff - What If Feeling Lost Means You’re Finally Free?Anne-Laure Le Cunff explores why “trying” is undervalued, how redefining success means letting go of other people’s blueprints, and why feeling lost can be a gateway to freedom. She shares her philosophy of “tiny experiments” as a tool for navigating uncertainty, breaking free from toxic productivity, and uncovering what truly matters. From unlearning the pursuit of purpose to cultivating self-complexity, this conversation reframes growth as curiosity-driven, messy, and deeply human.Timestamps:00:00 Why We Look Down Upon Trying01:33 Returning To An Old Environment04:38 Feeling Lost07:42 Philosophy On Tiny Experiments12:34 Shifting Beliefs In Profession...
2025-07-1042 min
Email Swipes | Email marketing teardowns for SaaS brandsREPLAY: How Ness Labs grew to 100,000 email subscribers in 5 years, all founded on one simple relationship perspective (with Anne-Laure Le Cunff) | The Content ContractShownotes:♻️ This is a replay episode originally aired on Feb 05, 2025. I’m resurfacing it because – as much as we love fresh content – replaying smart ideas deepens the insights. And a second listen usually surfaces something you missed the first time ‘round. So, earbuds in — pen out. Let’s make this listen actionable. ♻️When you’re sitting down to write the most important newsletter of your life, where do you even start? If you’re Anne-Laure Le Cunff, you go back to your foundational perspective – then mix your tried and true template with a meta reveal to share the story, capture it...
2025-07-0934 min
The Art of CharmYour Brain Needs More Space, Not More Hacks | Dr. Anne-Laure Le CunffCan being "too smart" actually hold you back socially? In this episode of Social Intelligence, AJ Harbinger and Johnny Dzubak sit down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff—founder of Ness Labs and a former Googler turned neuroscience researcher—to explore the psychology of overthinking, social fatigue, and emotional connection for high performers.
If you've ever felt drained after socializing, struggled to connect in unstructured conversations, or defaulted to overanalyzing instead of just vibing, Anne-Laure’s insights will change how you see your brain—and your relationships.
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[00:00:00] Meet Anne-Laure: Neuroscience researcher, entrepreneur, and former G...
2025-07-071h 01
The Nathan Barry ShowStop Setting Goals! Do This Instead | Anne-Laure Le Cunff | 084In this episode, I sit down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist, creator, and author of Tiny Experiments, to explore how mindful productivity and scientific thinking can unlock calm, sustainable growth.We talk about how Anne-Laure built a $250K business while finishing her PhD, her process for designing mental health systems, and why most creators burn out by obsessing over goals.She shares how tiny experiments, not big plans, led to her success—and why every creator should learn to reflect, quit intentionally, and listen to stress as a signal.If you want to gr...
2025-07-031h 02
The One You FeedEscape the Goal Trap: Embrace Curiosity and Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le CunffIn this episode, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, discusses how to go from procrastination to action using the power of tiny experiments. Most advice about self-improvement assumes you know where you’re going, but what if you don’t? Anne-Laure suggests that’s not a flaw, it’s actually the starting point. Her new book, Tiny Experiments, offers a way to explore change without chasing outcomes. In our conversation, we talk about curiosity as a guide, how to stay engaged in uncertainty, and what it means to choose persistence.For the first time in over three years, I’ve got a coup...
2025-07-0154 minThe One You FeedEscape the Goal Trap: Embrace Curiosity and Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le CunffIn this episode, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, discusses how to go from procrastination to action using the power of tiny experiments. Most advice about self-improvement assumes you know where you’re going, but what if you don’t? Anne-Laure suggests that’s not a flaw, it’s actually the starting point. Her new book, Tiny Experiments, offers a way to explore change without chasing outcomes. In our conversation, we talk about curiosity as a guide, how to stay engaged in uncertainty, and what it means to choose persistence.For the first time in over three years, I’ve got a coup...
2025-07-0154 min
The Hoeflinger Podcast#38: How Tiny Experiments Can Change Your Life with Anne Laure Le CunffCheck out Anne-Laure's book "Tiny Experiments" 👉 https://nesslabs.com/bookWhen a health scare forced Anne-Laure Le Cunff to confront her overworked life at Google, everything changed. In this episode, she shares the powerful moment that led her to walk away from her “dream job” and begin rethinking success through tiny experiments, intentional imperfection, and curiosity-driven living.In this episode, we explore how to break free from burnout, overcome perfectionism, and stop waiting for the “perfect plan” to start living differently. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a job, unsure of your next move, or afraid to...
2025-06-071h 00
Crappy to HappyThe Power of Curiosity: How Tiny Experiments Can Transform Your Life with Anne-Laure Le CunffNeuroscientist, Anne-Laure Le Cunff challenges the traditional notion of linear goal-setting in our lives, urging us instead to embrace "tiny experiments" as a more fulfilling and adaptive approach. In this episode, we explore the concept of liminal spaces—those uncomfortable periods of transition that often provoke anxiety. Anne-Laure shares her journey from a successful career at Google to studying neuroscience, emphasising the importance of curiosity and personal exploration over societal expectations. We discuss how these tiny experiments can help us redefine success, allowing for growth without the pressure of rigid outcomes. Prepare to rethink your ap...
2025-05-2742 min
The SMARTA PodcastThis Framework Will Change How You Make Every Life Decision with Anne-Laure Le CunffWhat if you didn’t need a rigid life plan to succeed — just the right questions?In this episode of The SMARTA Podcast, I sit down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist, writer, and founder of Ness Labs, to explore how to design a more intentional life using science-backed tools, curiosity, and micro-experiments.Forget hustle culture. Forget 5-year goals. This is the mindset shift you didn’t know you needed.✨ In this conversation, we cover:– The framework Anne-Laure uses to make big (and small) decisions– Why most productivity advice leaves you burned out or bored out– How to embrace uncertainty without losing...
2025-05-2650 min
The Lavendaire Lifestyle280: A New Approach to Success: How Tiny Experiments Can Transform Your Life with Anne-Laure Le CunffAre you tired of feeling behind, burned out, or like you're chasing a version of success that doesn’t actually fulfill you? In this episode, we explore a gentler, more joyful way to grow: through tiny experiments. This experimental mindset helps you shift away from perfectionism and pressure, and instead approach your goals with curiosity, creativity, and self-compassion.
Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and writer who used to work at Google as a global lead for digital health. As the founder of Ness Labs, Anne-Laure writes to over 100,000 subscribers about evidence-based ways to achieve more wi...
2025-05-1849 min
DREAM THINK DO | Motivation, Encouragement & Strategy419: Rethinking Goals AND How We Achieve Them! – Curiosity, Neuroscience & Doing Life Differently GUEST: Neuroscientist and Bestselling Author - Anne-Laure Le CunffOkay, DREAM THINK DOers… get ready! Because today’s guest is creating a new and inspiring path when it comes to embracing curiosity, thinking differently, and doing life in bold and unconventional ways. We’re talking with Anne-Laure Le Cunff. Anne-Laure is a powerhouse neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and the brilliant mind behind Ness Labs—a platform dedicated to helping people to think better, learn faster, and work happier. Her weekly newsletter inspires over 100,000 curious minds, diving into the science of creativity, lifelong learning, and mindful productivity. But that’s just the beginning! Anne...
2025-05-1540 min
Make Some Noise with Andrea OwenEpisode 674: Goals, Tiny Experiments, and Neuroscience with Anne-Laure Le CunffI’m talking with award-winning neuroscientist and author Anne-Laure Le Cunff about how to stop letting goals run your life and start experimenting (in small ways) to a more fulfilling one. Her new book, Tiny Experiments, offers a practical, science-backed approach to navigating uncertainty, ditching perfectionism, and making real progress, on your own terms.
We dig into how the pressure to always achieve can mess with your mental health, why your brain freaks out when things feel unclear, and how small experiments can lead to big shifts. Plus, we talk about the beauty in what these tiny ex...
2025-05-0745 min
Wellness + Wisdom PodcastAnne-Laure Le Cunff | Stop Living Someone Else's Life: How to Break Free from The Hidden Scripts Controlling YouWellness + Wisdom | Episode 732Have you ever wondered if the dream you’re chasing is really yours?Anne-Laure Le Cunff joins Josh Trent on the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 732, to share how to stop living someone else's life by removing unconscious scripts, the key to living an authentic life, and how embracing liminal spaces, questioning societal scripts, and running tiny experiments can free us from the pressure of finding our purpose."We always think that we're following our own definition of success, but it's just amazing how many of our scripts are copy-pasted from ot...
2025-04-151h 29
Living On The Edge of ChaosEpisode 210: Rethinking Goals, Learning, and the Power of Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le CunffAll platforms and past episodes: https://coffeeforthebrain.com/podcasts/Direct Link to This Episode: www.coffeeforthebrain.com/210YouTube Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM0arJOqDbE TakeawaysLinear goal-setting can trap us in burnout and a deficit mindset.Learning and growth are nonlinear—curiosity and experimentation create deeper impact.Traditional definitions of success often limit creativity and autonomy.Tiny experiments help reclaim control, joy, and discovery in our personal and professional lives.The education system can benefit from embracing experimentation over rigid outcomes.Co...
2025-04-0838 min
This Is the AuthorS10 E13: Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Catherine Bracy, and Amie McNeeIn this episode, meet neuroscientist and founder of Ness Labs Anne-Laure Le Cunff, TechEquity CEO and community organizer Catherine Bracy, and author and creative guide Amie McNee. Hear Anne-Laure Le Cunff share the section of her audiobook she most enjoyed recording, Catherine Bracy reflect on what surprised her most about being in the studio, and Amie McNee on what inspired her to write We Need Your Art.
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We Need Your Art by Amie McNee
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2025-04-0113 min
Bookworm219: Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Today’s author promises to help us live freely in a goal-obsessed world. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to turn challenges into self-discovery and doubt into opportunity.
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2025-03-281h 33
Bookworm219: Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le CunffToday’s author promises to help us live freely in a goal-obsessed world. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to turn challenges into self-discovery and doubt into opportunity. Support the Show Focused #225: Tiny Experiments, with Anne-laure Le Cunff Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff Ness Labs Atomic Habits by James Clear Cortex #162: 2025 Yearly Themes Ship 30 for 30 75 Hard Ness Labs post on PACT Your Life in Weeks Mike’s Memento Mori video Mike’s People Note video Actions for Obsidian Inner Excellence by Jim...
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The ONE ThingTiny Experiments: The Neuroscience of Getting Unstuck with Anne-Laure Le CunffWe all want to build better habits, be more productive, and achieve our goals—but sometimes, the pressure to be perfect gets in the way. Enter Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a former neuroscience researcher and the brains behind Ness Labs, whose new book, Tiny Experiments, offers a simple yet powerful approach to personal growth.Anne-Laure introduces us to the concept of pacts—small commitments designed to test behaviors with curiosity instead of pressure. Her PACT framework (Purposeful, Actionable, Continuous, Trackable) makes it easier to stick to new habits without fear of failure.
2025-03-2439 min
Glasp TalkHow to Build a Growth Mindset through Tiny Experiments | Anne-Laure Le Cunff | Glasp Talk #45This is the forty-fifth session of Glasp Talk!Glasp Talk delves deep into intimate interviews with luminaries from various fields, unraveling their genuine emotions, experiences, and the stories behind them.Today’s guest is Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and founder of Ness Labs. With a background at Google and a marketing leadership role in tech, Anne-Laure is also a PhD researcher at King’s College London who investigates how neurodiversity, especially ADHD, interacts with AI, curiosity, and learning. She’s the author of Tiny Experiments, a book that encourages people to adopt an experi...
2025-03-1955 min
Power HourHow to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World with Anne-Laure Le CunffAnne-Laure Le Cunff (@neuranne) is a former Googler who decided to go back to university to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. As the founder of Ness Labs and the author of its widely read newsletter, she is the foremost expert on mindful productivity and systematic curiosity. She writes about evidence-based ways for people to navigate uncertainty and make the most of their minds. Her new book Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World is out now!In this conversation, Adrienne and Anne-Laure explore the themes of the book, including mindful productivity, the societal o...
2025-03-1841 min
The Secret Library PodcastTiny Experiments in Writing with Anne-Laure Le Cunff*This podcast is made possible through the generous support of Book Alchemy’s paid membership. To support the show, please consider upgrading your subscription at secretlibrarypodcast.comThe Scientific Method Meets WritingIn this conversation, Anne-Laure Le Cunff and I discuss the principles behind her book, Tiny Experiments, exploring how small, manageable experiments can transform the writing process. We explore the importance of curiosity, community, and redefining success in creative endeavors. The discussion emphasizes the value of learning in public, the role of experimentation in writing, and how to embrace the creative process without the pr...
2025-03-1339 min
Infinite LoopsAnne-Laure Le Cunff — Experiment Your Way to a Better Life (EP.259)My guest today is Anne-Laure Le Cunff, founder of Ness Labs and author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World. On paper, Anne-Laure had it all: top grades, a high-flying job at Google, and a life that seemed to hit all the markers of success. But something was off. No matter how “traditionally” successful she became, she felt… “empty.” So, she decided to do something about it. A neuroscience PhD, 100,000+ newsletter subscribers, and a newly published book later, she’s developed a new model of success — one built around conducting “ti...
2025-03-131h 30
FocusedTiny Experiments, with Anne-Laure Le CunffAnne-Laure Le Cunff joins us to talk about the value of tiny experiments and how they enable us to live more focused, intentional lives.
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2025-03-121h 09
London Writers' Salon#135: Anne-Laure Le Cunff — The Science of Creativity: Using Tiny Experiments to Unlock Growth, Learning, and Better WritingWriter, neuroscientist, and Ness Labs founder Anne-Laure Le Cunff shares insights on redefining success, writing in public, and using tiny experiments to fuel creativity. She talks about growing her newsletter from 0 to 100K+, transitioning from writing articles to a book, and the neuroscience behind sustainable ambition.*ABOUT ANNE-LAURE LE CUNFF:Anne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs and author of Tiny Experiments. A former Google digital health lead turned award-winning neuroscientist, her research explores curiosity, lifelong learning, and mental adaptability. Her work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Forbes, and WIRED.
2025-03-081h 08
The HeyCreator Show042: How Tiny Experiments Can Transform Your Work and Life - with Anne-Laure Le CunffIn this episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt sits down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff—author of Tiny Experiments and founder of Ness Labs—to talk about the power of small, low-risk experiments in boosting creativity and productivity. They break down how micro-experiments can help creators avoid burnout, build momentum, and make smarter decisions.Anne-Laure shares the behind-the-scenes of writing her newsletter, growing a thriving community, and completing her PhD in neuroscience—all while balancing her creative work. They also dive into the writing process of her book, Tiny Experiments, and unpack real-world strategies for bo...
2025-03-081h 00
The Examined LifeHow do you navigate career uncertainty? [Anne-Laure Le Cunff]What happens when you hit a career crossroads and don't know which path to take? Anne-Laure Le Cunff discusses navigating "liminal spaces" – those uncomfortable in-between periods where you've left something behind something familiar but haven't yet found what's next. Instead of rushing to the nearest known thing or following the obvious sequel to your career, she offers pragmatic steps to thrive in the uncertainty. [Episode 92]Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a Neuroscientist, Ex-Googler, Founder and Author.Learn more about Anne-Laure:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neuranne/?originalSubdomain=uk• X/Twit...
2025-03-0651 min
The Bootstrapped Founder379: Anne-Laure Le Cunff — Tiny ExperimentsAnne-Laure Le Cunff (@neuranne) is a neuroscientist and author of the book Tiny Experiments, where she shines a scientific light on how we set goals, what experiments we should think about, and how we can deal with uncertainty in a high-stress world.We chat about goals, reprogramming your own subconscious, and how learning in public can benefit anyone on any journey.The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/anne-laure-le-cunff-tiny-experiments/The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/379-anne-laure-le-cunff-tiny-experimentsCheck out Podscan to get alerts when you're mentioned on podcasts: https://podscan.fm
2025-03-0532 min
Newsletter & Email Growth: Growth In ReverseFrom 0 to 100K: The Science of Writing, Learning & Experimentation with Anne-Laure Le CunffGet 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"I didn’t have a goal—I just committed to showing up every day for 100 days." — Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Ness LabsAfter publishing 100 articles in 100 days, Anne-Laure drove 6,000 subscribers to her Maker Mind newsletter.It was the tiny experiment that kickstarted her newsletter journey. But it was just the beginning. Today, her Maker Mind newsletter reaches over 100k subscribers' inboxes, and her Ness Labs community brings in over 6 figures in revenue every year. But what's even more impressive is tha...
2025-03-0544 min
A Productive ConversationAnne-Laure Le Cunff Talks About Tiny Experiments and Sustainable ProductivityThis episode is sponsored by Bento Focus — the ADHD-friendly focus timer that helps you do less, better. Limit your day to three meaningful tasks, build calm routines, and stay focused with beautiful Japanese-inspired themes. Try it today at dub.sh/mike-bento-podcast.In this episode of A Productive Conversation, I sit down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and founder of Ness Labs, to discuss her new book Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World. Anne-Laure is known for blending science with practical strategies for thinking, learning, and working better—without burning out.We...
2025-03-0537 min
Good Work with Barrett BrooksHow Tiny Experiments Lead to Big Breakthroughs with Anne-Laure Le CunffThis week, I’m bringing back one of our most popular episodes—my conversation with neuroscientist, writer, and Ness Labs founder Anne-Laure Le Cunff. When we first spoke in 2024, she was deep in her PhD, balancing academic rigor with writing for a broad audience, all while sharing her journey in public. Now, she’s releasing her new book, Tiny Experiments, which explores how small, intentional experiments can unlock personal growth and creativity. Anne-Laure’s approach to navigating uncertainty, following curiosity, and designing an intentional life is something I deeply align with. And I wanted to revisit this conversation because it’s pac...
2025-03-041h 38
Relish The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Thrilling!Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le CunffPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/7736to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Tiny Experiments
Author: Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Narrator: Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
Release date: 03-04-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
In this book, you will ask hard questions and design simple yet meaningful experiments to find the answers. You will learn how to break free from invisible cognitive scripts, how to harness the power of imperfection, and how to make smarter decisions when the path forward is unclear. Above all, Tiny Experiments offers not just practical tools, but a...
2025-03-046h 25
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #112 - From Linear Paths to Experimental Journeys with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhDOn the 112th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to introduce our guest, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD. Anne-Laure is an award-winning neuroscientist and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Ness Labs, where her weekly newsletter is read by more than 100,000 curious minds. Her research at King’s College London focuses on the psychology and neuroscience of lifelong learning, curiosity, and adaptability. Her book, Tiny Experiments, is a transformative guide for living a more experimental life, turning uncertainty into curiosity, and carving a path of self-discovery. Her work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Fo...
2025-03-0455 min
The Retirement Wisdom PodcastTiny Experiments - Anne-Laure Le CunffCan an experimental mindset help you navigate your transition to retirement? Anne-Laure Le Cunff, author of the new book Tiny Experiments, discusses how to become a scientist of your own life and unlock new habits, interests, and behaviors for your next phase of life.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff joins us from Austin.
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Anne-Laure Le Cunff is the author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World. She’s a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and writer. A former Google executive, she went back to university to earn a Ph.D. in Psy...
2025-03-0326 min
REINVENT•ABILITY#24 Giving Up Rigid Goals for Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le CunffIn this episode, I talk with with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist and author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World, to explore how shifting from a rigid, goal-oriented mindset to one of joyful experimentation can unlock personal growth and fulfillment.We talk about the fear of not having all the answers, the power of acknowledging when you feel lost, and why letting go of the pressure to have a perfect plan can actually lead to more meaningful progress.We also dive into the concept of the maximalist brain—how an overcomplicated ap...
2025-03-0345 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job1037: A Better Approach to Chasing Goals: Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le CunffAnne-Laure Le Cunff explains the problem with how we approach goals—and why experimenting is key to fulfillment. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The two approaches to setting goals 2) The fallacy that leads to regret 3) How to handle frustrations and disappointments Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1037 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT ANNE-LAURE — Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a former Googler who decided to go back to university to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. As the founder of Ness Lab...
2025-03-0334 min
Talking Billions with Bogumil BaranowskiAnne-Laure Le Cunff: Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World[Excited to connect with you! If you'd like to schedule a personal 1-on-1 Zoom conversation with me, the host, simply email bogumil@talkingbillions.co (that's .co, not .com). Looking forward to our conversation!]Anne-Laure Le Cunff is an award-winning neuroscientist and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Ness Labs, where her weekly newsletter is read by more than 100,000 curious minds. Her research at King’s College London focuses on the psychology and neuroscience of lifelong learning, curiosity, and adaptability. Her book, Tiny Experiments, is a transformative guide for living a more experimental life, turning uncertainty in...
2025-03-031h 00
GenerateHEREP13: The Magical Brain with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhDRethinking success starts with a simple shift: experiment, stay curious, and let learning lead the way.
I’m sitting down with neuroscientist and entrepreneur Anne-Laure Le Cunff to talk about neuroscience, creativity, and personal transformation. What happens when we stop chasing a predefined version of success and start treating life as a series of experiments? Anne-Laure shares how a health scare pushed her to leave corporate life, study neuroscience, and build Nest Labs, a community that helps people stay productive and creative without sacrificing mental health.
She introduces the “experimental mindset,” a way to...
2025-03-0332 min
Portfolio Career PodcastTesting Life: Experiments for a Better You with Anne-Laure Le CunffIn this episode, you will learn from Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Founder of Ness Labs and the author of a new book called Tiny Experiments, about the power of personal experimentation. Anne-Laure shares how she crafted an experiment to write a book on experiments, and explains practical methods for designing your own life experiments. She emphasizes the importance of setting deadlines and embracing uncertainty. She also touches on the emotional aspects of letting go of desired outcomes and her own definition of success. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Learn more about the book...
2025-02-2730 min
Portfolio Career Podcast with David NebinskiTesting Life: Experiments for a Better You with Anne-Laure Le CunffIn this episode, you will learn from Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Founder of Ness Labs and the author of a new book called Tiny Experiments, about the power of personal experimentation. Anne-Laure shares how she crafted an experiment to write a book on experiments, and explains practical methods for designing your own life experiments. She emphasizes the importance of setting deadlines and embracing uncertainty. She also touches on the emotional aspects of letting go of desired outcomes and her own definition of success. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Learn more about the book...
2025-02-2730 min
Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors: Shatter Limiting Beliefs - Redefine Success - Chase Big DreamsEmbracing Tiny Experiments with Neuroscientist Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff🎙️ Feeling stuck in a script someone else wrote for your life? Today’s guest, Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff, knows exactly how that feels—and she’s here to share her powerful journey from Google to neuroscience. 💡Despite following the "perfect" roadmap to success—great school, prestigious job, checking all the boxes—Anne-Laure felt empty and out of alignment. So, she made a bold decision: she left it all behind to pursue her passion for understanding the mind. And what she discovered is life-changing: success isn’t about following a script. It’s about experimenting, embracing curiosity, and evolving toward your e...
2025-02-2628 min
Unleashed - How to Thrive as an Independent Professional599. Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed WorldShow Notes: Anne-Laure Le Cunff, author of Tiny Experiments and founder of Ness Labs, shares her approach to understanding her own life and why she does things the way she does. Anne-Laure explains that self anthropology is a powerful tool for problem-solvers and doers to understand their own lives and prioritize their priorities. By embracing uncertainty and turning it into curiosity, individuals can overcome procrastination and achieve more in their lives. She emphasizes the importance of self-anthropology in helping people become anthropologists of their own lives by observing themselves throughout their daily lives and asking themselves why...
2025-02-1043 min
Psychology at Work | Career Success, Leadership, Communication Skills25. Mindful Productivity, Tiny Experiments, and Embracing Uncertainty with Anne-Laure Le CunffNeuroscientist and former Google executive Anne-Laure Le Cunff challenges our linear idea of career success, introducing a new approach: tiny experiments. She shares how this experimental mindset transformed her own career trajectory and offers practical strategies for anyone looking to make more meaningful career choices. Whether you're feeling stuck in your current role or contemplating a bold career move, this conversation will reshape how you think about professional growth and decision-making. You’ll Discover:Why traditional career planning often fails us, and how an experimental mindset can unlock new possibilities you never consideredhe surprising truth about procrastination and ho...
2025-02-0534 min
Hidden MentalityWhy Chasing Goals Is Making You Miserable - Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff | #11Do you ever feel like you’re following a script for success that wasn’t written by you? In this episode, we challenge the traditional life scripts that keep us stuck and explore how embracing uncertainty can lead to growth. Why aren’t goal-obsessed people truly free? How does curiosity shape our trajectory? And what happens when we stop searching for purpose and start experimenting instead? We’ll discuss simple ways to test new possibilities, overcome the fear of standing out, and reframe doubt as an opportunity. Tune in to learn how thinking like a scientist can help you break fr...
2025-02-051h 01
Email Swipes | Email marketing teardowns for SaaS brandsHow Ness Labs grew to 100,000 email subscribers in 5 years, all founded on one simple relationship perspective (with Anne-Laure Le Cunff) | The Content ContractWhen you’re sitting down to write the most important newsletter of your life, where do you even start? If you’re Anne-Laure Le Cunff, you go back to your foundational perspective – then mix your tried and true template with a meta reveal to share the story, capture its weight, and inspire action.About our guestAnne-Laure Le Cunff is an award-winning neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author. She founded Ness Labs, an online learning platform offering evidence-based resources for professional and personal growth, which weekly newsletter has more than 100,000 readers. She is also a researcher at the Ins...
2025-02-0533 min
Sustainable Ambition149. Anne-Laure Le Cunff: Cultivating Curiosity and an Experimental LifeLet's start this year by exploring how we can live and work differently for more personal success, satisfaction, and sustainability. This complements my last episode that closed out 2024 where I talked about how approaching uncertainty and complexity with a sense of hope, joy, and wonder can help us embrace our agency over our goals and ambitions even in tenuous times. Today, neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff joins me to talk about her new book and how bringing curiosity and experimentation to your goals can not only help you to fully embrace your ambition wi...
2025-01-0842 min
The Jason Marc Campbell Business PodcastDesign Your Own Mindful Productivity System - Anne Laure Le CunffIn this episode, Jason Marc Campbell sits down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, founder of Ness Labs and author of the upcoming book "Tiny Experiments". Anne-Laure shares her unique approach to mindful productivity, emphasizing flexibility, self-reflection, and embracing change. Discover how tiny experiments can help you unlock your full potential, the power of personal user manuals for team productivity, and leveraging AI as a thinking partner. If you're looking to relearn creativity, build a sustainable community, and design a productivity system that works for you, this episode is a must-listen!Never Struggle With Sales Again: Identify, Attract and...
2024-07-2946 min
Choose to be CuriousEp. #241: Curiosity, Tiny Experiments & Liminal Space, with Anne-Laure Le CunffAnne-Laure Le Cunff is a Choose to Be Curious trifecta: researcher, theoretician -- and practitioner. A neuroscientist and deep thinker about the personal and social implications of our curiosity, she conducts tiny experiments to focus closely on how we use our time and energy to best effect.
Anne-Laure is the founder of Ness Labs, a collective platform for curious people, where “ambitious knowledge workers come together to achieve their goals without sacrificing their mental health.”
Ness Labs offers content, coaching, courses and--perhaps most importantly--a community for learning in public together.
I am excited to see how her vibrant and collective stud...
2024-07-2528 min
The Idea Exchange#25 - Anne-Laure Le Cunff on Career "Success", Curiosity, & Forever LearningAnne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist, writer & entrepreneur.Anne-Laure's socials:Website: https://anne-laure.net/Twitter: https://twitter.com/neuranne Ness Labs (Learning Community): https://nesslabs.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neuranne
2024-07-1950 min
Les Investisseurs 4.0193 – Améliorer sa productivité par la pleine conscience, avec Anne-Laure Le Cunff (Ness Labs)Investis dans les meilleurs startups triées sur le volet avec Blast 👉 investisseurs40.com/blast🔥Choisi les SCPIs les plus rentables avec Louve Invest (+ 3% de cashback) / (lien : investisseurs40.com/louve)
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Booster sa productivité est un concept constamment évoqué au point où sa recherche devient assez oppressante je trouve. Chercher à faire toujours plus en moins de temps se fait souvent au détriment de sa charge mentale, et du coup, de sa performance à moyen-long terme.
Alors, à quoi bon chercher à être plus productif ? Et dans quelle mesure peut-on faire des gains de productiv...
2024-05-3048 min
The Knowledge with David Elikwu96. The Path to Authentic Writing with Anne-Laure Le CunffDavid speaks with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist, writer, entrepreneur, and the founder of Ness Labs, which provides content, coaching, courses and community to help makers put their minds at work.They talked about:🌟 Choosing authenticity over Mimetic desires🎨 Embracing individuality⚖️ Work-life balance as an entrepreneur💪 Overcoming self-consciousness⏳ Mindful productivity vs. toxic productivity✍️ Going from writing posts to booksThis is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:Part 1: 🎙️ Neurosci...
2024-04-2530 min
Good Work with Barrett BrooksSelf-Discovery and the Power of Inner Transformation with Anne-Laure Le CunffAnne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist, writer, and founder of Ness Labs, a platform dedicated to exploring the intersection of neuroscience and personal development. Not only has she cultivated a thriving online community, she also has a remarkable track record of academic achievements coupled with a deep passion for making scientific research accessible to all. Anne-Laure's journey is one of impressive breadth — from leaving Google to pursue her Ph.D., to embracing her Algerian roots, she embodies the spirit of intentional living and learning. Anne-Laure This week, Barrett talks with Anne-Laure about a wide ran...
2024-04-161h 37The Knowledge with David Elikwu92. Neuroscience, Writing, and Mindful Productivity with Anne-Laure Le CunffDavid speaks with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist, writer, entrepreneur, and the founder of Ness Labs, which provides content, coaching, courses and community to help makers put their minds at work.They talked about:📒 The importance of journaling✍️ Developing as a writer👩💻 Anne-Laure's journey from Google to Ness Labs🧠 Embracing uncertainty and building a platform😬 Why being cringe is crucial to success⚖️ Balancing confidence and humility📜 Full transcript:https://theknowledge.io/annelaurelecunff-1/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu...
2024-03-2838 min
AI & IShe’s Running a Business, Writing a Book, and Getting a PhD—with ChatGPT - Ep. 11 with Anne-Laure Le CunffAre you a curious person with a lot of ideas and little time? Anne-Laure Le Cunff can show you how to do it all. Anne-Laure is the founder of one of my favorite internet communities for curious minds, Ness Labs, a prolific writer, and a neuroscience PhD candidate. She’s also writing a book, Liminal Minds, that’ll be out later this year.And she said that the reason she can run a business, write a book, and do a PhD all at the same time is ChatGPT.Anne-Laure is one of the busie...
2024-02-211h 28
AI and IShe’s Running a Business, Writing a Book, and Getting a PhD—with ChatGPT- Ep. 11 with Anne-Laure Le CunffAre you a curious person with a lot of ideas and little time?
Anne-Laure Le Cunff can show you how to do it all. Anne-Laure is the founder of one of my favorite internet communities for curious minds, Ness Labs, a prolific writer, and a neuroscience PhD candidate. She’s also writing a book, Liminal Minds, that’ll be out later this year.
And she said that the reason she can run a business, write a book, and do a PhD all at the same time is ChatGPT.
Anne-Laure is one of the busi...
2024-02-211h 28
L'antischool16 - Anne-Laure Le Cunff - 9 leçons (controversées) pour performer dans l’entrepreneuriatAnne-Laure Le Cunff est entrepreneure et chercheur en neurosciences.
En 2019, elle lance son entreprise avec le challenge d’écrire 100 ARTICLES en 100 JOURS. 4 ans plus tard, Ness Labs est devenu une référence sur la productivité en pleine conscience, avec une newsletter de 80,000 abonnés et une communauté payante de 2500 membres.
Dans cette conversation, vous allez découvrir pourquoi se laisser mourir est une compétence, un outil concret pour améliorer vos relations au travail, comment le revenu universel pourrait bouleverser notre société, combien d’heures travailler pour être produ...
2023-10-261h 23
Behind the StigmaThe Creative Process with Anne-Laure Le CunffSend us a textIn this week's episode, I speak with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Founder of Ness Labs, on productivity & the creative process. We discuss 4 different creative processes: - diffused vs focused thinking- idea sex- generation effect and- combinational creativityWe also go into Anne Laure's work of mindful productivity, the different ways to identify why we procrastinate, and her journey from Google to Ness Labs. Website: https://nesslabs.com/blogTwitter: https://twitter.com/ness_labsAbout Anne-Laure: https://anne-laure.net/
2023-08-0642 minThe Examined LifeShould You Follow Your Passion? [Anne-Laure Le Cunff]Pretty much everyone seems to agree: you should follow your passions. But what if we got it all wrong? Is “your passion” actually a trap? Join us as we explore what homicide, hummingbirds and hobbies have in common and why it’s important to start dancing around burnout.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist in training, author, Internet entrepreneur and former Googler.
Jump to the question: Should You Follow Your Passion?
Learn more about Anne-Laure:
Explore Anne-Laure’s blog and Podcast Nesslabs
Connect with Anne-Laure on Twitter
Connect with Anne-Laure on LinkedIn
Refere...
2023-07-061h 06
Audience of One#024 - Anne-Laure Le Cunff on Lifelong Experimentation, Redefining Ambition, & Mindful ProductivityAnne-Laure Le Cunff is an ex-Googler, writer and founder at Ness Labs, and PhD candidate in Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College in London. We talk about treating life as a series of experiments, mindful productivity, redefining ambition, combining perspectives across domains, and more.
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(00:55) Developing a love for science & writing
(03:49) Research & the scientific method
(06:31) Building on the shoulders of giants & adding your own perspective
(10:40) Her unique perspective on productivity & work
(13:45) Mindful vs. traditional productivity
(15:53) The importance of metacognition
(20:15) Small experiments > finding your passion
(24:51) Redefining ambition
(28:44) Decoupling your self from the experiment
(32:17) Ambition vs. contentment
(35:42) When to s...
2023-07-0545 min
On n'est pas des robots53. Anne-Laure Le Cunff - Se laisser la place d'être productif et créatif🤖 Si vous cherchez un coach sur ces sujets de rapport au travail, pour mener une carrière exigeante sans sacrifier votre santé et votre vie perso, sentez-vous libre réservez un appel pour qu'on en parle : réserver un appel 🤖
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Ma conversation avec Anne-Laure Le Cunff, fondatrice de Ness Labs, est une piqûre de rappel des fondamentaux de l'hygiène mentale au travail qu'on oublie de mettre en pratique car :
❌On veut toujours tout faire bien du premier coup.
❌On confond l'illusion d'être productif avec le fait d'être v...
2023-04-1056 min
The Copywriter Club PodcastTCC Podcast #331: Neuroscience, Productivity, and Building Something Unique with Anne-Laure Le CunffAnne-Laure Le Cunff is our guest on the 331st episode of The Copywriter Club Podcast. After deciding to go back to school to study neuroscience, Anne-Laure created a newsletter that turned into the thriving business known as Ness Labs, a science-based learning community to become more creative and productive without the burnout. Anne-Laure shares how business owners can minimize content overload and make their lives simpler.
Here’s how the conversation goes:
Why Anne-Laure decided to go back to school and shift her career path.
What is the generation effect and how it’ll help you learn more effectively?
How a ne...
2023-02-211h 14
The Craft of Memory PodcastBuilding Habits, Technology and the Dangers of Toxic Productivity w/ Anne-Laure Le CunffIn this episode, I speak with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, founder of Ness Labs, writer on creative thinking, mindful productivity, and metacognition. We discuss toxic productivity, memory techniques and technology, building habits, note-taking vs. note-making, and much more.
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2022-12-1142 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsAnne-Laure Le Cunff - The story of a Philomath who never stops creating!👉🏼 About the Guest:Anne-Laure is a writer, founder, serial maker, and neuroeducation Ph.D. researcher. She founded Ness Labs, a collective that provides content, coaching, courses, and community to help makers put their minds to work. She also runs Maker Mind a weekly newsletter packed with neuroscience-based insights to be more productive and more creative. Currently, it serves around 30k subscribers. She also gathered and built an audience of close to 60k on Twitter. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects usi...
2022-10-2744 min
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd#115 Creativity as a Compass - Anne-Laure Le Cunff on Leaving Google, Freelancing, and Combining Creativity & Neuroscience,In this episode, I talk with fellow creator and curious human Anne-Laure Le Cunff. She left her job at Google and embarked on an entrepreneurial journey about one month before I did in April 2017. We compare the lessons we have learned over the past five years as well as talk about:How her mother's experience as an immigrant influenced her work scriptsHer creative interests vs. practical career choicesGetting into google and getting sucked into the tech worldQuitting her job and thinking she needed to found a companyShifting to freelancing and creating space in her lifeCreating and writing online a...
2022-10-0356 min
The Sizzle PodcastS02E01 Anne-Laure Le Cunff [Organisational Psychology & Neuroscience]Welcome to S02E01! You can join my mailing list to stay in loop about Sizzle Episodes and to receive [semi regular] emails about using psychology in your life: https://www.drjotaylor.com/my-mailing-listIn this episode I am joined by Anne-Laure Le Cunff, founder of Ness Labs. During the episode we cover a range of topics, including:- Psychological safety- Metacognition as a way to work smarter- Ikigai- Different types of burnout- PARI: a framework for personal growth
2022-05-1753 min
Sleep Eat Perform Repeat#172 Anne-Laure Le Cunff - Entrepreneur and Founder of Ness Labs, PhD Neuroscience studentToday we spoke with Anne-Laure Le Cunff - Entrepreneur and Founder of Ness Labs, PhD Neuroscience student - and ex-Googler.
Anne-Laure worked at Google, promoting digital health products, and is now back in school studying the brain; she is a PhD researcher at King's College London investigating how different brains learn differently, with a focus on supporting neurodiversity in online learning. She is the founder of Ness Labs, a little corner of the Internet where ambitious and curious minds come together to achieve their goals without sacrificing their mental health. It's packed with content, a thriving community, an...
2022-05-1637 min
Plan Your NextFrom Google to entrepreneur: How Anne-Laure Le Cunff chased her next thing👋 Good morning from Los Angeles! I'm Nate Kadlac, and this is #72 of Plan Your Next. A Sunday newsletter that connects design, creativity, and how you prepare for your next thing.Welcome to the 27 new fans here! I’ll never forget you. Or, at least I’ll try not to. This is a special edition where I highlight creators and entrepreneurs who have made their next move. Today I welcome Anne-Laure Le Cunff and how she transitioned to her next thing!💡 What’s new?🎨 I casually opened enrollment to Approachable Design 3! It’s a 2-day workshop...
2021-08-0801 min
BrainToolsMindful Productivity with Anne-Laure Le Cunff (NessLabs) | BrainTools #31 (Guest Episode)Episode 31 of BrainTools is a guest interview with someone we really admire, Anne-Laure Le Cunff of Ness Labs, the mindful productivity school.
She’s an ex-Googler who went on to an MSc of Applied Neuroscience at King's College. And now, she’s the founder of Ness Labs - an online mindful productivity community teaching at the intersection of neuroscience and entrepreneurship. Her work has been featured in WIRED, Forbes, Rolling Stone, and more.
This episode was packed with frameworks, tools and strategies from the Makers Mind creator (Anne-Laure's newsletter) herself.
Where to find more...
2021-07-2045 minThe HeyCreator ShowAnne-Laure Le Cunff: How Great Writing Helped Build a Thriving Community BusinessHey everyone. Welcome to the Copyblogger Podcast.
My name is Tim Stoddart (@timstodz), thank you so much for joining me.
Today is an exciting day. After a year of hiatus, I am starting the Copyblogger podcast back up. We've had an exciting year with the launch of Copyblogger Pro. Our online business community is thriving and the results our members are seeing has been a priority.
In addition, we launched Digital Commerce Partners, which is an industry leading content and SEO agency, dedicated to help entrepreneurs market their products and make more money...
2021-05-1949 min
The Tim Stodz PodcastAnne-Laure Le Cunff: How Great Writing Helped Build a Thriving Community Business - EP 130 Hey everyone. Welcome to the Copyblogger Podcast. My name is Tim Stoddart, thank you so much for joining me. Today is an exciting day. After a year of hiatus, I am starting the Copyblogger podcast back up. We've had an exciting year with the launch of Copyblogger Pro. Our online business community is thriving and the results our members are seeing has been a priority. In addition, we launched Digital Commerce Partners, which is an industry leading content and SEO agency, dedicated to help entrepreneurs market their products and make more money. Things are in full swing, and the time has c...
2021-05-1849 min
Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup foundersAnne-Laure Le Cunff, Ness Labs // How We Learn, Neuroscience Myths + Productivity Mental ModelsAnne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs, a community for knowledge workers to be more productive and creative while taking care of their mental health. She's an ex-Googler and holds a MSc in Neuroscience from King's College London. Her work has been featured in WIRED, Rolling Stone, and more. Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @anthilemoon In this conversation, you'll learn about: focused vs diffused learning common misconceptions about the brain networked thought + idea sex the Feynman technique lucid dreaming + psychedelics how to b...
2021-02-111h 11
MetaLearn PodcastML158: Anne-Laure Le Cunff on Defining Your Values, Learning in Public and Moving from Collector to CreatorAnne Laure Le Cunff, founder of Ness Labs, an online school and community on mindful productivity. She's an ex-Googler, and holds a masters in Applied Neuroscience from King's College London, while her work has been featured in WIRED, Forbes, the FT and Rolling Stone. In this episode we discuss: - How Anne-Laure's personal values have changed over the course of her career - Anne-Laure's system for consistently producing content online - The concept of an anti library and how that relates to metacognition This was a great conversation –– whether you're looking for...
2021-02-0546 min
5 Minute Success - The PodcastAnne-Laure Le Cunff Heroine’s Journey: From Time Anxiety to Mindful Creativity: A Call to Adventure - 5 Minute Success - The PodcastAnne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs, a platform for providing neuroscience-based content, coaching, and a community to knowledge workers and creators. She previously worked in the digital health team at Google. She holds a MSc in Applied Neuroscience from King's College London. Her work has been featured in WIRED, Forbes, Rolling Stone, and more. In this episode, Karen and Anne-Laure discuss Anne-Laure’s Heroine’s Journey: Anne-Laure’s Call to Adventure Ordinary Live-Comfort Zone It takes between 2 and 8 months to create a habit, depending on how new or challenging a habit...
2021-02-0523 min
Nathan Barry Archive018: Anne-Laure Le Cunff – Building a Loyal Audience & Growing Your NewsletterAnne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs, which applies neuroscience research to productivity and creativity. In addition to writing articles and running a growing community, Anne-Laure also writes a newsletter subscribed to by over 25,000 “mindful makers”. In this conversation, we talk about building up a newsletter audience from zero. Anne-Laure tells us why newsletters grow differently from other platforms, like YouTube channels, and why you shouldn’t get discouraged when your subscriber numbers hit a plateau—often, if you just keep writing and sending great emails, the next wave of growth is right around the corner.
2020-12-2159 min