No.1 Neuroscientist: The Problems With Goals (& What To Do Instead)

No.1 Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff shares the theory behind her book Tiny Experiments, which includes the problems with goals as we know them today.

She is an entrepreneur, whose first startup failed after she left her comfortable job at Google, but now has a thriving content business, Ness Labs, alongside her research as a neuroscientist at Kings College London.We dove into a range of topics including...

📖 Episode Chapters

00:00 - Intro

00:58 - The 3 Problems With Goals

08:06 - Why You Should Use Metacognition

13:47 - How To Escape The Prison Of Over-Thinking

20:35 - Cognitive Scripts: The Sequel, The Crowdpleaser & The Epic

32:51 - Where Are We Drunk On The Illusion Of Certainty?

39:43 - How To Lead Through Change

43:13 - How 1 Tiny Experiment Can Change Your Life

50:30 - End Of Year Routine

54:56 - The Paradox Of Persistence

57:50 - How To Get Out Of A Mental Hole

01:11:21 - How Can We Support Anne-Laure

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🪨 Resources:

Episode summary doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KdMvHuOvSA-WCkRGWcF3-xZoGntx7PpMBGyHuxmbobI/edit?usp=sharing

Ness Labs: https://nesslabs.com/

Ness Labs Annual Review Template (Google Slides): https://nesslabs.com/annual-review-template

Ness Labs Annual Review Template (Notion): https://satisfying-melody-287.notion.site/Year-in-Review-Template-5b31d64596cf40f1b8d79e88fb24a280?source=copy_link

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