tiny experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a self help book. I found it in my local library in my quest for deciding my next steps, although it was in the science section instead of self help.

I wrote recently on self help books:

[[2026-06-23-self-help-books-review]]

I think this book is one of the best I have read so far. It isn’t a single methodology book like “bullet journal” or “Pomodoro technique”. This book contains a few methodologies combined, all under the umbrella of having a experimental mindset:

  • It suggests having personal pacts, and review them like “Triggers” or “The one thing”
  • It touches on purpose in a concise and direct way, similar to “the purpose code” [[2025-03-20-the-happiness-lab-how-to-find-your-purpose]]
  • The chapters on time and legacy contain similar in ideas to “Four thousand weeks”
  • The social flow and learning in public quotes “Flow”, also it reminded me of some ideas on general openness

It is science friendly, like tiny habits, but it feels less like “hacking yourself”. It is as broad on goals as “Building a second brain”, but I think it is more cogent. It is told as a personal story at times, but without leaning too much on it (like “learning systems thinking” [[2025-11-17-systems-thinking-review]]).

I would recommend it to anyone that feels like they have reached a dead end and are looking for a self help book.

*#book #review