Tiny Experiments

Praise

“The fear of failure often stands in the way of learning from trial-and-error. This is a thought-provoking guide to doing more trials and making fewer errors.”
—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking

“I loved this profound, practical, and generous book. Through the ingenious lens of the tiny experiment, Anne-Laure Le Cunff shows how we can jettison arduous and dispiriting attempts at self-improvement in favor of achievable and energizing adventures on the path to a more vibrant, accomplished, and wholehearted life.”
—Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks

“In Tiny Experiments, Anne-Laure Le Cunff shows how to separate ambition from rigid linear goals, allowing uncertainty to bloom into possibility and a meaningful life to emerge organically. A compelling new take on a timeless concern.”
—Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Slow Productivity and Deep Work

“Clear, practical, inspiring. This book will change the way you design your goals and live your life.”
—Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Indistractable

“One of those books that changes the way you think, over and over again, for the better. This is easily one of the best productivity books that I’ve read: a rigorously researched, deeply delightful, and powerfully practical solution for turning our work into play. Required reading for anyone who wants to make the most of their life.”
—Ryder Carroll, creator of the Bullet Journal and New York Times bestselling author of The Bullet Journal Method

“A must read for anyone who struggles with uncertainty (most of us humans!). This intelligent and actionable book offers new tools for how to learn from and even collaborate with uncertainty.”
—Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, bestselling coauthors of No Hard Feelings

“Whether you’re looking to improve your health, career, or creativity, Tiny Experiments is a powerful guide to embracing curiosity and developing an experimental mindset. Instead of big changes, this book encourages testing small tweaks that lead to lasting growth. Perfect for anyone seeking more freedom in how they design their life.”
—Ali Abdaal, New York Times bestselling author of Feel-Good Productivity
 
“A paradigm-shifting exploration of how to apply the techniques of science—seeking truth and proven answers through systematic experiments—to the often crazy, chaotic, and highly uncertain domain of navigating your career and life in the modern world. Anne-Laure has spent years intensively studying and testing a wide variety of tools, frameworks, and perspectives for making sense of the overwhelming flood of information we are faced with every day. In this book she puts them together into a coherent and actionable toolkit for using that information to craft a life so unique that it could only belong to you.”
—Tiago Forte, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Building a Second Brain
 
“Anne-Laure Le Cunff provides a science-backed toolkit for embracing uncertainty as a catalyst for growth rather than a source of anxiety. This book is your permission slip to live life on your own terms, guided by curiosity and meaningful exploration.”
—Melody Wilding, LMSW, author of Trust Yourself

“The urge to start experimenting will hit you around page two, and it just builds from there. Tiny Experiments is an inspiring, tangible playbook to break past the status quo of our overwhelmed generation and create a unique, exciting, and aligned path.”
—Jo Franco, creator of JoClub and author of Fluentish
 
“One of the first books I’ve read that goes far beyond critiquing the flaws with the modern default path of work. Instead of repeating tropes on the rat race and corporate world, she goes deeper, daring us to imagine a more expansive form of ambition: one built not on what might impress others, but on what will make a life worth living.”
—Paul Millerd, author of The Pathless Path
 
“An essential handbook for our modern era—an era defined not by linear definitions of success, but by the squiggles and swerves necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Tiny Experiments will fundamentally alter how you think about and live your life.”
—Simone Stolzoff, author of The Good Enough Job