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Edition #226 – May 2nd, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, We had an amazing meetup in NYC last week (group photo) and my little US trip continues this week as I’m writing this edition from San Francisco! Exactly seven years ago, I was in SF when I quit that job and decided to start my own venture. Seeing how much the city has changed and how much I changed is an amazing reminder of life’s beautiful unpredictability. This week, I wrote about something any...

about 23 hours ago • 6 min read

Edition #225 – April 25th, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, I’m writing this edition from a coffee shop in New York. I lived here for six months when I was 21, and being here is bringing back lots of memories. It was while I was in New York that I interviewed for a job at Google. I remember how I felt at the time: me, getting a job at Google – imagine that! Since then, I have learned that impressive job titles and company brands do not equate with...

8 days ago • 7 min read

Edition #224 – April 18th, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, Writing this newsletter is an immense source of joy. But even though I deeply care, it can sometimes be hard to motivate myself to sit down and get started. We’ve all experienced this: our motivation fluctuates even when we’re fortunate enough to work on projects we love. This week, you’ll learn about the science of self-motivation, and how you can reconnect with this tricky friend who sometimes...

15 days ago • 6 min read

Edition #223 – April 11th, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, When I was a student in Japan, I remember noticing how busy everybody looked. Commuters rushing to catch their trains, workers quickly eating their lunches at noodle shops before hurrying back to the office, and a quiet intensity in libraries and study halls. I‘ve never experienced this level of societal busyness again, but things aren’t that far from this picture for many of us. We’re so busy...

22 days ago • 8 min read

Edition #222 – April 4th, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, I’ve always loved reading. Novels, history books, magazines, the back of the cereal box... Reading has shaped the way I think and see the world in ways I cannot even fathom. However, these days, I often find myself mindlessly scrolling through video reels on social media or watching YouTube videos instead of opening a book or catching up on my favorite newsletters. As a little exercise in...

29 days ago • 6 min read
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Edition #221 – March 28th, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, While talking to a friend earlier this week, I realized that many of my best projects started out as what seemed like a distraction from more pressing work – ignoring my email inbox to read an interesting thread on Twitter or abandonning a work presentation for an hour to grab a coffee with a colleague. These so-called distractions would plant the seed of an idea, which would later become a...

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Edition #220 – March 21st, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, I had one of those wonderfully unproductive weeks – reading, taking notes, meeting new people, brainstorming, with not much concrete output to show for. In the past, this kind of week would have thrown me into an anxious state. I’d ask myself: Where am I going? Why am I not making clear progress towards my goals? Why can’t I just focus and get things done? But these days — although I’m still in...

about 1 month ago • 7 min read
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Edition #219 – March 14th, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, Many thanks for helping me brainstorm book titles last week. I was very surprised by the results — in fact, some of my favorite titles did quite poorly and others I wasn’t sure about did great — which shows the power of learning in public and getting early feedback! I now have a shortlist of strong candidates that you all seem to like, and you’ll of course be the first ones to know once we have...

about 2 months ago • 6 min read
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Edition #218 – March 7th, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, Last week I mentioned how I’m still brainstorming titles for my book and the anxiety it’s creating. Well, this week I remembered that there’s something that’s always worked for me before: tapping into our collective curiosity! Instead of trying to figure it all out on my own, I’d love to brainstorm with you. Here is my shortlist of titles. Can you have a look and let me know what you think? The...

about 2 months ago • 7 min read

Edition #217 – February 29th, 2024A newsletter by Anne-Laure Le Cunff READ ON THE WEB Hello friends, My mental health has been a little bit wobbly this week. I need to decide on a title for my book, and it feels like such a big decision! The kind of decision which is keeping me up at night. When I feel like that, my first line of defence is to reinject a sense of agency into my life. The idea is to focus on actions I can control instead of obsessing over the result. One simple way to do this...

2 months ago • 6 min read
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