Anne-Laure Le Cunff Urges Tiny Experiments Over Goals in £10.99 Book
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 21
Anne-Laure Le Cunff Urges Tiny Experiments Over Goals in £10.99 Book
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 21
Summary
Anne-Laure Le Cunff argues that rigid goal-setting often fails for careers, relationships and health because those areas keep changing as people grow.
Drawing on neuroscience, she proposes an “experimental mindset” that treats uncertainty as data: test one small action for a set period, then judge it by what you learned rather than success or failure.
Her method starts with 24 hours of observation—tracking what gives or drains energy—before turning those patterns into simple trials such as changing routines, testing career moves or trying new ways to connect.
Le Cunff says the same approach can replace one-size-fits-all wellness targets like 10,000 steps, helping people build a more personal definition of health through repeated small experiments.
The framework is laid out in her new book, “Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World,” published by Profile at £10.99.