#30: Neuromyths, Productivity & Cognitive Biases - Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Dec 10, 2019
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Anne-Laure Le Cunff, founder of Ness Labs and former Google employee, discusses burnout, imposter syndrome, neuromyths, the cobra effect, joy triggers, FOBO, and time anxiety in this engaging podcast.
The FitMind app is introducing a new feature that allows users to track their mental fitness by rating their daily presence, focus, mental energy, emotional control, and social connection through meditation practice.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff debunks common neuro myths and emphasizes the importance of understanding accurate information about the brain and its processes.
Deep dives
Mental fitness tracking app for meditation progress
A new feature is being introduced in the FitMind app that allows users to track their mental fitness over time. Users will rate their daily presence, focus, mental energy, emotional control, and social connection. The aim is to measure improvements in these areas through meditation practice.
On Lord's transition from Google to neuroscience
On Lord, founder of Nest Labs and former Google employee, shares her journey from working in digital health at Google to studying neuroscience. She experienced burnout and imposter syndrome at Google, which led her to explore the workings of the brain and mind. She is currently pursuing an Applied Neuroscience degree at King's College London.
Debunking neuro myths like '10% brain usage' and 'left-right brain skills'
On Lord discusses common neuro myths, such as the idea that we only use 10% of our brains and that the left and right brain are responsible for different types of thinking. She explains that we actually use 100% of our brains and that brain processes are more complex and interconnected. She emphasizes the importance of understanding accurate information about the brain.
Exploring concepts like the Cobra Effect, joy triggers, Fobo, and time anxiety
On Lord introduces various psychological concepts and terms, including the Cobra Effect (unintended consequences of decision-making), joy triggers (simple actions that bring happiness), Fobo (fear of a better option), and time anxiety (fear of not using time meaningfully). She provides anecdotes and examples to explain these concepts and offers insights on how to navigate them.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is the Founder of Ness Labs, a venture studio dedicated to products that help people be happier and healthier. Previously Anne-Laure worked for Google on their digital health products team, and she is currently completing a Master of Science in Applied Neuroscience at King's College London. Her work has been featured in WIRED, Forbes, The Rolling Stone. Anne-Laure is also a certified Mental Health First Aider and member of the Society for Neuroscience.
In this episode, we discuss burnout, imposter syndrome, neuromyths, the cobra effect, overcoming cognitive biases, joy triggers, FOBO, time anxiety and more.