{"id":1322,"date":"2020-02-05T18:43:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T23:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samuelrainey.com\/blog\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2020-02-05T18:43:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T23:43:50","slug":"control-freaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/samuelrainey.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/control-freaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Control Freaks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re all control freaks. Not just the type-A personalities, but also the B\u2019s, C\u2019s, and Z\u2019s of the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one likes to be out of control. 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