Recovery

April 2026

• Apr 14, 2026Work SkillsStep-by-Step Burnout Recovery Plan Backed by ResearchBurnout recovery plan grounded in research from Christina Maslach, Herbert Freudenberger, and the WHO.15 MIN1.6k

July 2024

• Jul 18, 2024ExplainersFaster Recovery from Illness: Insights into Healing BiologyWhat does the science actually say about recovering faster from illness? Understand the biology of healing: fever, rest, nutrition, hydration, and...16 MIN8.1k

October 2023

• Oct 14, 2023CultureThe Psychology Behind Cult FollowingsCults recruit the curious, the grieving, and the idealistic. Explore Robert Lifton's thought reform criteria, the BITE model, love bombing, and the...26 MIN6.1k
• Oct 3, 2023ConceptsExploring the Science Behind Addiction and the BrainAddiction is not a moral failure or a simple lack of willpower. Explore the neuroscience of the dopamine reward pathway, the Rat Park experiment,...14 MIN8.5k

September 2023

• Sep 28, 2023ConceptsThe Brain's Response to Trauma: Insights and FindingsTrauma rewires the brain's alarm systems and reshapes the hippocampus. Bessel van der Kolk, the ACEs study, and neuroplasticity research explain...21 MIN6.0k

March 2023

• Mar 31, 2023Work SkillsWhat Is Burnout: Causes, Symptoms, and RecoveryBurnout is a state of chronic workplace stress with three dimensions: exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced efficacy.21 MIN1.2k