10% Happier with Dan Harris How To Succeed, Sanely—Without Toxic Productivity, Preconceived Notions, or Fear of Change | Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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Jan 19, 2026 
Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist and entrepreneur at Ness Labs, explores the harm of our obsession with 'finding purpose.' She advocates for a mindful approach to productivity and shares her mini-protocol for experimentation. Discover how cognitive scripts shape our lives and learn to embrace procrastination as a helpful signal. Anne-Laure also emphasizes the importance of community learning and suggests dials for balancing ambition while accepting imperfection. Her insights encourage a shift from chasing legacy to making a local impact.
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Purpose Emerges From Doing
- Anne-Laure Le Cunff ditched a linear success script after a health scare and startup failure, prompting curiosity-led exploration.
- She learned meaning emerges from trying things, not from obsessively hunting a singular purpose.
Do Self-Anthropology Daily
- Take field notes like an anthropologist: observe your life without assumptions or judgment.
- Use those observations to spot experiments you actually want to run.
Run A Simple PACT Experiment
- Use a PACT: state your action and a fixed duration, e.g., "I will meditate 15 minutes for 15 days."
- Complete the trial before judging results and then decide what to do next.
