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Anne-Laure Le Cunff - How to Design Tiny Experiments Like a Scientist

2025/3/4
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Anne-Laure Le Cunff: 我在谷歌工作后，创业失败，感到迷失，于是我决定回归本源，探索我真正好奇的事物。我开始学习神经科学，并通过写作来加深对知识的理解。写作不仅仅是复制粘贴，而是用自己的话语表达，这能帮助我更好地理解和记忆。我给自己设定了一个挑战，在100个工作日内写100篇文章，这让我受益匪浅，不仅学到了很多新知识，还发现了自己真正喜欢的主题和形式。通过这种方式，我将学习和创造结合起来，不断探索和成长。 Anne-Laure Le Cunff: 科学家对成功的定义是学习新事物，只要你学到新东西，你就没有失败。这与传统的成功定义截然不同，后者通常侧重于达到预定的目标。对我而言，重新与好奇心连接的关键在于摆脱对目标的执着，允许自己迷失方向，并从中发现新的可能性。阅读小说也对我的成长起到了重要的作用，它平衡了非虚构作品带来的功利性，激发了我的灵感和创造力。通过这种方式，我不断探索和成长，将学习和创造结合起来。

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Anne-Laure Le Cunff shares her personal journey of rediscovering her curiosity after leaving Google and facing startup failures. She emphasizes the importance of identifying passions, even without a clear plan, and how this led her to pursue neuroscience and start writing online.
  • Left job at Google, startup failure led to questioning next steps.
  • Reconnected with curiosity by focusing on passions, regardless of outcome.
  • Returned to studying neuroscience and started writing online to deepen understanding and share knowledge.

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Anne Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and the founder of Ness Labs. She is the author of the book “Tiny Experiments,” a transformative guide to rethinking your approach to goals, creativity, and life itself. In this episode, we talk about redefining success, the importance of curiosity and the power of “Tiny Experiments” and much more!

In this podcast, Nick and Anne-Laure discuss topics such as:

  • The Generation Effect & Writing Online – Why writing in your own words enhances memory and understanding.
  • 100 Articles in 100 Days – How setting a clear action and duration creates powerful learning loops.
  • Redefining Success – The difference between conventional success and a scientist’s approach, where learning something new is never a failure.
  • Reconnecting with Curiosity – How getting lost can be a gift that leads you to your most meaningful work.
  • Fiction vs. Nonfiction – Why reading fiction can be an antidote to toxic productivity.
  • Architects, Gardeners, and Librarians – The note-taking archetypes that help structure and grow ideas.
  • Digital Gardening & Idea Evolution – How ideas take on a life of their own when shared.
  • The Book: Tiny Experiments – A Gardener’s Approach – Why small, intentional experiments can lead to big breakthroughs.
  • Examples of Tiny Experiments – Practical ways to apply this mindset in writing, creativity, relationships, and personal projects.
  • Tiny Experiments for Agency & Control – How structured experiments give you a greater sense of direction and confidence in uncertain times.

If you’re interested in how small, intentional actions can reshape your thinking and creative process, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.

You can pre-order Anne-Laure Le Cunff's new book, ‘Tiny Experiments’, here: https://nesslabs.com/book?utm_campaign=podtour&utm_source=linkingyourthinking)

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