ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Join us for for Episode 5 of #toptechvoices as Georgia Lewis Anderson chats to Dr Anne-Laure Le Cunff about Work-Tech Life Balance!
Touching on topics including Metacognition at Work, Beating Tech Overwhelm and Redefining Success in Uncertainly, this episode dives into what happens when we stop trying to control everything, how changes compound over time and how we can use emotional and external data to think better!
Watch more Top Tech Voices episodes here: https://bit.ly/3QD1mni
Dr Anne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs and a UKRI-funded neuroscientist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, where she studies the neuroscience of curiosity and its applications to ADHD, AI, mental health, and lifelong learning. Her research focuses on applying neuroscience insights to support people across neurotypes throughout their education, career, and personal development. She is also the author of Tiny Experiments (Penguin Random House / Profile Books) and previously worked as an executive on Google’s digital health team. She holds a PhD in Psychology & Neuroscience and an MSc in Applied Neuroscience, both from King’s College, London.
[00:00] Intro: Technology That Serves People
[02:00] Why Uncertainty Triggers Control
[05:00] Curiosity as a Safer Response to Change
[08:45] Why Big Changes Fail
[11:00] Experiments vs Goal‑Setting
[15:20] Discipline, Willpower, and Sustainability
[18:05] What Is Metacognition
[21:00] Internal vs External Data
[24:00] Designing Better Thinking Systems
[27:00] Time vs Energy‑Based Productivity
[32:50] Tech Overwhelm Explained
[36:00] Using AI as a Thinking Partner
[40:25] Why Humans Resist Change
[44:50] Designing Inclusive Technology
[47:30] Tiny Experiments for Everyday Life
[48:10] Closing Reflections
Touching on topics including Metacognition at Work, Beating Tech Overwhelm and Redefining Success in Uncertainly, this episode dives into what happens when we stop trying to control everything, how changes compound over time and how we can use emotional and external data to think better!
Watch more Top Tech Voices episodes here: https://bit.ly/3QD1mni
Dr Anne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs and a UKRI-funded neuroscientist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, where she studies the neuroscience of curiosity and its applications to ADHD, AI, mental health, and lifelong learning. Her research focuses on applying neuroscience insights to support people across neurotypes throughout their education, career, and personal development. She is also the author of Tiny Experiments (Penguin Random House / Profile Books) and previously worked as an executive on Google’s digital health team. She holds a PhD in Psychology & Neuroscience and an MSc in Applied Neuroscience, both from King’s College, London.
[00:00] Intro: Technology That Serves People
[02:00] Why Uncertainty Triggers Control
[05:00] Curiosity as a Safer Response to Change
[08:45] Why Big Changes Fail
[11:00] Experiments vs Goal‑Setting
[15:20] Discipline, Willpower, and Sustainability
[18:05] What Is Metacognition
[21:00] Internal vs External Data
[24:00] Designing Better Thinking Systems
[27:00] Time vs Energy‑Based Productivity
[32:50] Tech Overwhelm Explained
[36:00] Using AI as a Thinking Partner
[40:25] Why Humans Resist Change
[44:50] Designing Inclusive Technology
[47:30] Tiny Experiments for Everyday Life
[48:10] Closing Reflections
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