Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World

'A compelling new take on a timeless concern' - CAL NEWPORT 'I loved this profound, practical and generous book' - OLIVER BURKEMAN We're told productivity is all about single-minded focus, hard grind and big goals. Deviating from the linear path means failure. The problem: it's not true. In this transformative book, neuroscientist and entrepreneur Anne-Laure Le Cunff reveals the easier, proven method to achieve our ambitions: an experimental mindset. Ditching out-dated notions of chasing success, she demonstrates the joyful power of 'tiny experiments' in which goals are discovered, pursued and adapted on your own terms. Rooted in science and real-world success stories, Tiny Experiments is packed with tools to help you break free from limiting beliefs, harness the power of imperfection and apply your curiosity - to create a meaningful, productive life in an ever-changing world.

About the Author :
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur and former Googler. The creator of learning community Ness Labs and author of its popular newsletter, she is a world-leading expert on mindful productivity and systematic curiosity. She has featured in Wired, Rolling Stone and Business Insider. She lives in London.

Review :
A paradigm-shifting exploration of how to apply the techniques of science, to the crazy, chaotic, and highly uncertain domain of navigating your career and life in the modern world A powerful guide to embracing curiosity and developing an experimental mindset. Perfect for anyone seeking more freedom in how they design their life. I loved this profound, practical and generous book... Le Cunff shows how we can jettison arduous and dispiriting attempts at self-improvement in favour of achievable and energising adventures A compelling new take on a timeless concern This is a thought-provoking guide to doing more trials and making fewer errors Anne-Laure has the credentials of a scientist, the eye of a poet, and the heart of a child at play. Tiny Experiments synthesizes these qualities together into a powerful philosophy for transforming work to play. Easily one of the best productivity books that I've read. Rigorously researched, deeply delightful, and powerfully practical, it should be required reading for anyone who wants to make the most of their life Clear, practical, inspiring. This book will change the way you design your goals and live your life. An essential handbook for our modern era - an era defined not by linear definitions of success, but by the squiggles and swerves necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Tiny Experiments will fundamentally alter how you think about and live your life She reminds me of the neuroscience / entrepreneurship equivalent of Maria Popova One of the first books I've read that goes far beyond critiquing the flaws with the modern default path of work. Instead of repeating tropes on the rat race and corporate world, she goes deeper, daring us to imagine a more expansive form of ambition - one not built on what might impress others, but what will help us build a life worth living Signing up for Ness Labs is one of the best things I did. Low noise, high signal A refreshingly insightful guide to embracing life's 'messy middles'. Le Cunff provides a science-backed toolkit for embracing uncertainty as a catalyst for growth rather than a source of anxiety. This book is your permission slip to live life on your own terms, guided by curiosity and meaningful exploration In a world desirous of predictive outcomes and the comfort of knowing, Le Cunff is the gentle tap on the shoulder that suggests there is another path. Her work, rooted in firm ground of science, reveals a divergent path from how we have been conditioned, and one that invites us to quiet our cleverness and simply be present ... Tiny Experiments is a gift for all of those yearning to feel alive and free The consistency and thoughtfulness of Ness Labs inspires me to question the ordinary and iterate towards being a better version of myself Gifts you inspiration, encouragement and permission to indulge in your curiosity and start something new. Crucially, it also gives you the tools to not get carried away and to mindfully explore, build and grow within the context of your own circumstances and ways of being. A must-read for anyone keen to keep their joy and curiosity intact as they play their way through life. Philosophical yet deeply practical. ... Offers us a perennial prescription for transforming our doubts into experiments, our uncertainty into generative adventures, our fear into curiosity-and perhaps most valuable of all, a thoughtfully crafted permission slip to step out of our comfort zone and into the life we were born to live. A supremely inspiring and practical book. Anne-Laure upends the idea of success as a sequence of linear steps and replaces it with a wildly compelling thesis: life is a series of experiments and you are the lead scientist Not only inspiring, but also a tangible playbook to break past the status quo of our overwhelmed generation and create a unique, exciting, and aligned path. Get ready to quit the unfulfilling job, make a pivot, and grab the experimental reigns of your life A compelling case for an experimental mindset, this book is a call to action for anyone ready to explore life through the lens of curiosity Tiny Experiments is a breath of fresh air in a world that loves to complicate things. Written by a scientist (but don't worry, no jargon here!), it's full of practical, no- B S tips for anyone ready to create their own version of success. Not the version that's been handed to you with a side of shoulds and expectations, but the one you're truly curious about. This book is the nudge we all need to live a more playful, experimental life - and isn't that what we're really here for? A must read for anyone who struggles with uncertainty (most of us humans!). This intelligent and actionable book offers new tools for how to learn from and even collaborate with uncertainty