Tiny Experiments > Goals

Here’s the problem with goals:

They trick you into thinking you can’t be happy until you arrive.

You chase the number, the outcome, the win — and put joy on hold in the meantime.

We’ve done this for years. Always chasing... Never arriving.

But a few weeks ago, neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff ​dropped a mindset shift on our podcast​ that changed everything:

“Turn your goals into tiny experiments.”

Tiny Experiment = (action) for (short duration)

We tried one right away: → (sit on meditation cushion before bed) for (7 nights)

No pressure. Just curiosity.

The result?

My TMJ jaw pain from clenching all night… nearly gone.

But even better? It felt easy.

That’s the magic of experiments:

You think like a scientist. The goal isn’t success — it’s learning.

And when the pressure’s off, you stop white-knuckling your life and actually start changing it.

This week, try shrinking one of your BIG goals into a tiny experiment:

• Goal: Lose 5 pounds. → Experiment: (Walk 10,000 steps/day) for (5 days.)
• Goal: Figure out my next career move. → Experiment: (Talk to 1 person / week in a career I'm interested in) for (3 weeks)

Run the experiment. Look at what it teaches you.

Then tweak it… or try a new one.

No pressure. No shame.

Just momentum — one tiny experiment at a time.

— Mike

PS - If you're interested, Anne-Laure wrote a book all about Tiny Experiments.

You can ​order it here.

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