

747: How to Get Out of a Rut, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
61 snips Sep 1, 2025
Anne-Laure Le Cunff, an award-winning neuroscientist and founder of Ness Labs, dives into the art of breaking free from life's ruts. She challenges traditional goal-setting, highlighting how 'tiny experiments' can spark transformation. Discover the power of focusing on outputs over outcomes, and learn how small shifts can lead to significant growth. With practical tools like the 'Plus Minus Next' method, she emphasizes the importance of internal indicators of success, fostering joy and adaptability in personal and professional life.
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Limits Of Goal Certainty
- Goals work well only when you already know the destination.
- Clinging to certainty limits potential in changing environments.
Design An Action+Duration Experiment
- Design tiny experiments by specifying an action and a duration.
- Test that action for the trial period and observe what happens.
Newsletter As A Tiny Test
- Instead of aiming for 20,000 subscribers, publish a weekly newsletter until year-end as a test.
- Observe external metrics and internal feelings before deciding next steps.