(2025-02-28) Zeigler Tiny Experiments That Turn Burning Out Into Burning Up

Matt Zeigler: Tiny Experiments That Turn Burning Out Into Burning Up. There's something beautifully vulnerable in Anne-Laure le Cunff's story of how she transformed a moment of complete loss into a creative renaissance. Post a promising career at Google, post the hard period after her startup folded, and right when she found herself feeling completely lost. (burn-out)

She opted not to just go back to school and pick up neuroscience (itself a bold move), but she decided to document her learning journey in public. (Working in Public)

This flipping of the script - embracing the beginner's mindset as a feature rather than a bug - created a unique kind of authenticity that clearly struck a chord. I mean, it caught my attention. I was one of the subscribers to Ness Labs, who watched it go from zero to 100,000 subscribers at a pace that made me question everything I’ve ever worked on in public.

she clearly tapped into something people were desperately hungry for - a permission to learn openly, to stumble visibly, and to transform confusion into connection.

It's a powerful model for how creativity and community can emerge from our most uncertain moments - if we're brave enough to share them.

The community didn't just follow her work - they actively shaped it through suggestions, research papers, and new directions to explore.

Anne-Laure calls them Tiny Experiments, and this is but one of a million examples in her work.

See also (2025-02-26) Zeigler The Tiny Experiments Of Time Binders Anne-Laure le Cunff Meets Chris Mayer.