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Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 05/02/2026 Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 05/02/2026

The Biology of Uncertainty: Why Your Brain Hates Not Knowing

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Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 31/01/2026 Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 31/01/2026

The Biology of Control - Why living systems are regulated by inhibition, not force

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Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 22/01/2026 Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 22/01/2026

Where Does Meaning Come From? A Biological Explanation

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Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 14/01/2026 Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 14/01/2026

What Recovery Actually Means After Burnout: A Biological Explanation

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Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 07/01/2026 Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 07/01/2026

Why You Burn Out When Responsibility Exceeds Capacity

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Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 01/01/2026 Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 01/01/2026

Why We Obey Authority: The Biology of Power, Status, and Leadership

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Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 17/12/2025 Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 17/12/2025

Why Some People Struggle to Commit: The Biology Behind It

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Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 17/12/2025 Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 17/12/2025

What Burnout Does to Identity: From Breakdown to Reorganisation

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Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 15/12/2025 Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 15/12/2025

What Happens in the Brain When You Make a Life-Changing Decision

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Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 15/12/2025 Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 15/12/2025

When Nothing Is Wrong but Your Life No Longer Fits

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Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 13/12/2025 Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 13/12/2025

Why Every Career Follows an Archetype: The Hidden Myth of Ambition

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Ambition & Drive Sam Barrett 13/12/2025 Ambition & Drive Sam Barrett 13/12/2025

The Dopamine Economy: Protecting Your Brain’s Assets

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Ambition & Drive Sam Barrett 12/12/2025 Ambition & Drive Sam Barrett 12/12/2025

What Drives Ambition? How Identity, Threat, and Motivation Shape Your Goals

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Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 10/12/2025 Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 10/12/2025

Why Leaders Think Worse Under Pressure: The Executive Brain Under Threat

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Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 10/12/2025 Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 10/12/2025

The Biology of Myth: Why Meaning Keeps Emerging from Life

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Ambition & Drive Sam Barrett 09/12/2025 Ambition & Drive Sam Barrett 09/12/2025

Ambition at Work: How Attachment Styles Shape Relationships and Conflict

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Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 08/12/2025 Stress, Overload, Burnout, Recovery Sam Barrett 08/12/2025

Why You Can’t Think Clearly Under Stress: Cortisol and the Brain

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Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 07/12/2025 Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 07/12/2025

The Biology of Confidence vs. Competence: Why Feeling Able Isn’t the Same as Being Able

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Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 07/12/2025 Control, Authority, Decision-Making Sam Barrett 07/12/2025

Why Big Decisions Feel So Hard: The Hidden Physiology of Choice

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Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 05/12/2025 Identity, Meaning, Narrative Sam Barrett 05/12/2025

How Your Nervous System Shapes the Story You Live By

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