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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]During my divorce, I made it a habit never to speak to my ex or my divorce lawyer during work hours. I was in therapy and I scheduled therapy for after work, rather than during my lunch hour as I'd been doing before the divorce negotiations started. Sometimes that meant that I had to take the afternoon off to meet with the lawyer. I did my best to completely wall off my personal life from my professional life because if I did not, I would have spent several months crying in my office and getting nothing done.

To focus on work, I made lists of to-dos for the day. Every day. I scheduled breaks for myself on my private calendar and set notifications to remind me to do stuff like "get a coffee with Sarah" or "take a walk around the block." Then between reminders, I did nothing but work. Didn't read the internet. Didn't read personal email. Just stuck to work.[/quote]

+1 to not engaging with the subject during work hours. I'm going through my divorce now and have set him and all associated with him to do not disturb. Not being notified helps a lot. I also eventually told my boss what was going on (not when we first separated but after we filed). We don't discuss it, but it helps that he is aware and doesn't question me about my personal life anymore.[/quote]

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