Show Notes
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist, writer, and founder of Ness Labs. So why do we consume so much self-help and apply so little of it? Why do we expect mindset change to be instant? And how can tiny personal experiments actually transform the way we live, learn, and grow? Expect to learn what self-anthropology really is, how curiosity and anxiety compete in the brain, why we’re addicted to information but resist action, how to escape the illusion of control, the 3 mindset traps holding most people back, why cynicism is a coping mechanism, how to shift from a linear to experimental mindset, the science of tiny experiments, how to build a tolerance for uncertainty, why internal signals of success matter more than external ones, and how to change your life one experiment at a time. 00:00 What Is Self-Anthropology? 01:18 The Neuroscience of Curiosity vs. Anxiety 03:27 Info Obesity and the Illusion of Control 05:32 Why Most People Don’t Apply What They Learn 08:21 The 3 Mindsets That Hold You Back 10:11 Why Cynicism Is a Coping Mechanism 15:36 Environment vs. Willpower in Changing Your Mindset 19:01 Why We Think Mindset Change Should Be Instant 22:48 The 7% Rule of Success 23:48 Linear vs. Experimental Mindset 28:23 How to Build a Tolerance to Uncertainty 29:48 The Science of Tiny Experiments 31:05 Escaping the “Maximalist Brain” 33:21 Human Doing vs. Human Being 36:50 Praise That Actually Builds Confidence 39:39 How to Build Consistency with Tiny Experiments 42:08 Why One Experiment at a Time Is Enough 47:16 How to Know If Your Experiment Is Working 51:44 Internal vs. External Signals of Success 53:51 What If You Love It But It’s Not “Working”? 57:25 The Power of Learning in Public 1:00:19 Where to Start With Your First Experiment 1:04:39 What Anne-Laure Is Experimenting On Now
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