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The best professional skill is compartmentalizing. Leave work at work.
by dilemma 10y ago
The best professional skill is compartmentalizing.
Leave work at work.
- digitalsushi 10y agoThat advice is about as useful to me as "you're depressed, so snap out of it!" I don't mean that as an attack, it's just that what is obvious to some people is very, very difficult for others to do so simply.
- dilemma 10y agoNo, it's extremely useful, and no different than other people in the thread who express how exercise or hobbies have helped them cope with work stress. They're implying compartmentalization too, because having a hobby shows that there's more to life than work life.
- digitalsushi 10y agoYou're right! I just didn't have the ability to see that. Thanks for your insights.
- SticksAndBreaks 10y agoYou can replace work thoughts with work on your sideproject thoughts. That helps... a little bit
- bbcbasic 10y agoThe only time I think about work is if I'm angry at someone. I never think about a tech problem at work in my spare time.
- VyseofArcadia 10y agoKeep in mind that's not an option at every job. In my case, not being able to leave work at work has been one of the factors in my decision to leave academia.
- wott 10y agoEasy to tell. If people who are hit by burnout could do it, they would have done it and wouldn't have been hit by burnout.