COMPARTMENTALIZING

10月

10日

"This was a busy week. Was it just last Sunday, the Las Vegas shooting?" Lori said.

At our Japanese Cultural & Community Center board meeting, we were asking Lori Matsukawa, King5 TV anchor, "How do you manage your work, all the volunteering you do and the constant asking for pictures with you when you are out?"

"She's good at compartmentalizing," was the conclusion.

I came home and did some more research on the subject of "compartmentalizing", thinking it is something we should all learn to be successful. I find this is also how people like the Las Vegas shooter can do such an evil thing.

Here's a definition I looked up: "It involves consciously or subconsciously suppressing or "compartmentalizing" or "sectioning off" upsetting thoughts and emotions in order to justify engaging in certain (sometimes questionable) behaviors."

Wow! I still think this is also a good way to handle all that life brings and lead a successful life.