Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World

“I loved this profound, practical, and generous book.”—Oliver Burkeman

A transformative guide to rethinking our approach to goals, creativity, and life itself from a neuroscientist and entrepreneur, and the creator of the popular Ness Labs newsletter

La vie n'est pas linéaire, et pourtant nous essayons constamment de la mouler autour d'objectifs linéaires : diplômes universitaires de quatre ans, plans de carrière de dix ans, prêts hypothécaires de trente ans. Et si, au lieu de cela, nous abordions la vie comme un terrain de jeu géant pour l'expérimentation ? Basé sur la philosophie ancestrale et les dernières recherches scientifiques, Tiny Experiments fournit un recadrage dont on a désespérément besoin : l'incertitude peut être un état de possibilité élargie et un espace de métamorphose.

Neuroscientist and entrepreneur Anne-Laure Le Cunff reveals that all you need is an experimental mindset to turn challenges into self-discovery and doubt into opportunity. Readers will replace the old linear model of success with a circular model of growth in which goals are discovered, pursued, and adapted—not in a vacuum, but in conversation with the larger world.

Throughout the book, you will ask hard questions and design simple yet meaningful experiments to find the answers. You will learn how to break free from the invisible cognitive scripts that shape your life, how to harness the power of imperfection, and how to make smarter decisions when the path forward is unclear.

This is a guide to:
• Discover your true ambitions through conducting tiny personal experiments
• Dismantle harmful beliefs about success that have kept you stuck
• Dare to make decisions true to your own aspirations
• Stop trying to find your purpose and start living instead

Tiny Experiments offers not just practical tools to make sure our most vital work gets done, but a guide to reawakening our curiosity and drive in a noisy, busy, disaffected world, so that we can discover and pursue our most authentic ambitions while making a meaningful contribution.