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
"I loved this profound, practical, and generous book."—Oliver Burkeman
"A thought-provoking guide to doing more trials and making fewer errors."—Adam Grant
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
"I loved this profound, practical, and generous book."—Oliver Burkeman
"A thought-provoking guide to doing more trials and making fewer errors."—Adam Grant
"One of the best productivity books that I've read."—Ryder Carroll
"This book will change the way you design your goals and live your life."—Nir Eyal
Life isn’t linear, and yet we constantly try to mold it around linear goals: four-year college degrees, ten-year career plans, thirty-year mortgages. What if instead we approached life as a giant playground for experimentation? Based on ancestral philosophy and the latest scientific research, Tiny Experiments provides a desperately needed reframing: Uncertainty can be a state of expanded possibility and a space for metamorphosis.
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.
作者简介
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Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a former Googler who decided to go back to university to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. As the founder of Ness Labs and the author of its widely read newsletter, she is the foremost expert on mindful productivity and systematic curiosity. She writes about evidence-based ways for people to navigate uncertainty and make the most of their minds. She lives in ...
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a former Googler who decided to go back to university to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. As the founder of Ness Labs and the author of its widely read newsletter, she is the foremost expert on mindful productivity and systematic curiosity. She writes about evidence-based ways for people to navigate uncertainty and make the most of their minds. She lives in London, where she continues to research and teach people how to apply scientific insights to real-world challenges.
原文摘录
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I love writing, so I made a pact with myself to write and share 100 articles in 100 workdays, drawing on my university studies and personal readings. I wrote about mental health at work, creativity, and mindful productivity. Sharing my work daily was terrifying at first. I felt naked. I was admitting to the world that I was a work in progress, as was everything I wrote. My only anchor was the pact itself. (P 35) (查看原文)
图书馆推送的。如果我还是二十岁上下的年纪，可能会读得下去，现在来读，像看阅历有限的中学生激情澎湃写了洋洋洒洒但毫无新意的议论文。看到5%连连皱眉，就这？就这？！引用good reads的评论 “unacknowledged privilege can lead to distorted perceptions”
【还可以，没好到五星好书。可能因为我已经在过书中的生活，所以对我没什么信息增量】但是如果你被各种“目标设定”、“效率工具”、“一年计划”所围绕，并在不断追求成绩的运转轴上感到疲惫、失落、或是不知所措，那么这本《How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World》就像是为你写的。这本书建议告别“线性”人生，让好奇心开辟。提倡一种“实验式”生活规划。在这本书里，“时...【还可以，没好到五星好书。可能因为我已经在过书中的生活，所以对我没什么信息增量】但是如果你被各种“目标设定”、“效率工具”、“一年计划”所围绕，并在不断追求成绩的运转轴上感到疲惫、失落、或是不知所措，那么这本《How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World》就像是为你写的。这本书建议告别“线性”人生，让好奇心开辟。提倡一种“实验式”生活规划。在这本书里，“时间管理”不再是扩大产出和处理力量的许可证，而是回到“怎样感受时间”的核心问题。书里还有个点让我超认同：我们很多时候不是没动力，是把动力都用在了“对抗无效目标”上。这本书不是一本目标管理的工具书，而是一本陪你安静下来的生活观察笔记。(展开)
闹闹进化论
1 有用 goodluckrosy 2025-04-18 20:11:28 浙江
读到最后有一种把从开始写手帐那年（探索在手帐本里写什么——什么是让我兴奋和好奇的）到今天不断练习如何使用自己的情绪和感知当下的能力的尝试全都串在一起的感觉？！
0 有用 🐈🐆🐅 2025-10-24 02:33:26 美国
图书馆推送的。如果我还是二十岁上下的年纪，可能会读得下去，现在来读，像看阅历有限的中学生激情澎湃写了洋洋洒洒但毫无新意的议论文。看到5%连连皱眉，就这？就这？！引用good reads的评论 “unacknowledged privilege can lead to distorted perceptions”
2 有用 乐乐老师 2025-04-28 19:49:43 上海
非线性思考和目标制定，适当放松，不要在意结果，坚持做一些事情。激情不是真的～～smart原则不一定对于不确定的生活有用。碎片化记录生活，真实分享～～
1 有用 五月更生 2025-08-16 01:15:44 美国
（DNF）Underwhelming…这种书感觉都是写给up主的，然后再让up主宣传给大家，闭环了。
3 有用 闹闹进化论 2025-03-26 14:15:06 广东
【还可以，没好到五星好书。可能因为我已经在过书中的生活，所以对我没什么信息增量】但是如果你被各种“目标设定”、“效率工具”、“一年计划”所围绕，并在不断追求成绩的运转轴上感到疲惫、失落、或是不知所措，那么这本《How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World》就像是为你写的。这本书建议告别“线性”人生，让好奇心开辟。提倡一种“实验式”生活规划。在这本书里，“时... 【还可以，没好到五星好书。可能因为我已经在过书中的生活，所以对我没什么信息增量】但是如果你被各种“目标设定”、“效率工具”、“一年计划”所围绕，并在不断追求成绩的运转轴上感到疲惫、失落、或是不知所措，那么这本《How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World》就像是为你写的。这本书建议告别“线性”人生，让好奇心开辟。提倡一种“实验式”生活规划。在这本书里，“时间管理”不再是扩大产出和处理力量的许可证，而是回到“怎样感受时间”的核心问题。书里还有个点让我超认同：我们很多时候不是没动力，是把动力都用在了“对抗无效目标”上。这本书不是一本目标管理的工具书，而是一本陪你安静下来的生活观察笔记。 (展开)