Creator Science #30: Anne-Laure Le Cunff – From burnout to mindful productivity and quickly building an audience
Oct 20, 2020
Anne-Laure Le Cunff, an entrepreneur and neuroscience student, shares her journey from burnout to mastering mindful productivity. She discusses how mindfulness fuels her prolific writing and helps her manage the challenges of balancing a graduate program with building an audience. Delving into the dual nature of stress, she explains how to harness positive stress for growth. Anne-Laure also highlights her shift to freelance consulting and the importance of authenticity in content creation, revealing strategies for engaging audiences.
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Burnout Experience
- Anne-Laure Le Cunff experienced burnout multiple times while working at Google and later on her own startups.
- This personal experience led her to explore mindful productivity and create resources for others facing similar challenges.
Stress Types
- Stress is a neutral term; it's the body's reaction to an external stressor, which can be positive (eustress) or negative (distress).
- Recognizing the difference between eustress and distress allows for better stress management and even proactive seeking of good stress.
Post-it Note Productivity
- Write down three top focus areas on a post-it note at the beginning of each week.
- Use these themes to prioritize tasks and reduce cognitive load in deciding what to work on.