5 ways to organize your brain using compartmentalization

These compartmentalization techniques can help you complete your work more efficiently and protect your personal time. In psychology, compartmentalizing is a defense mechanism people use to avoid cognitive dissonance--the uncomfortable feeling of conflicting thoughts, emotions, or experiences. For example, if you just went through a bad breakup, you might listen to love songs and cry over a pint of Haagen Dazs at home. At work, however, you put on a brave face and carry on as usual. Compartmenta...