How Curiosity Beats Goals with Anne-Laure Le Cunff #360

Tiny Experiments: How Curiosity Beats Goals with Anne-Laure Le Cunff #360

In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast, James Taylor speaks with Anne-Laure Le Cunff — neuroscientist, entrepreneur, founder of Ness Labs, and author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World.

Anne-Laure shares her personal journey from Google’s hustle culture to a health crisis that sparked a radical rethinking of success. Instead of chasing fixed goals and rigid outcomes, she advocates for a mindset of tiny experiments—low-risk, curiosity-driven trials that build resilience, creativity, and self-knowledge.

We explore her insights on neuroscience, neurodiversity, and how curiosity paired with ambition leads to growth. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, leader, or recovering goal-setter, this conversation will help you embrace uncertainty, cultivate creativity, and design a life built on exploration rather than obsession.

Notable Quotes

“Success is not reaching a goal. Success is learning something new.” – Anne-Laure Le Cunff

“A tiny experiment has no fixed outcome. Your only goa