Tackle it Tuesday: From Work to Play

Welcome to Tackle It Tuesday, a social media series where an autistic employee at AAoM (yours truly) writes workplace tips to better cope with the stresses of a working world not built for neurodiversity.

While creating the latest entry for AAoM’s social platforms, I realized that social media alone isn’t the ideal archive for all the past Tackle It Tuesday entries, as it shares space with all the other important work AAoM does. So, this blog companion was born!


This Tackle it Tuesday is on winding down after work. This is to make that transition easier and to keep that transition ironclad.

This is the first installment where the illustrations were custom made for these posts by the author (me).

An image on a green background.
The text reads: 
"Tackle it Tuesday: From Work to Play

Going from work to home is a transition, and sometimes it’s hard to make and even harder to keep.

There are ways to adjust from one mode to another though!"

An image on a green background. At the bottom, there is a variety of items from different jobs, like a laptop, a brown leather briefcase, a wrench, and a folded shirt.
The text reads: "Tackle it Tuesday: From Work to Play
When you get home, if you can help it, keep as many things that remind you of work away from you."

An image on a green background. On the right, there is a janitor in a blue mechanical jump suit with a matching blue cap, with an arrow pointing to that same person in a white t-shirt, red pajama pants, and blue fuzzy slippers.
The text reads: "Tackle it Tuesday: From Work to Play
Changing clothes can make the transition easier!
This example is a very common one. This goes for any other clothes you’d wear to work versus what you wear at home."

An image on a green background, with a graphic of someone washing their hands with soap and water. The hands are grey.
The text reads: 
"Tackle it Tuesday: From Work to Play 
Another thing that can really help is having an activity you always do after work. 
Going to the same room every time, always washing your hands when you get home, there’s lots you can do to get your brain used to the transition!"

An image on a green background. At the bottom, there is a person in a white collared shirt at a desk working on a laptop. The sticker on it reads "graphic design is my passion". An arrow points to that same person in a red sweater reading a book with a castle on the cover and holding a mug.
The text reads: "Tackle it Tuesday: From Work to Play
If your special interest is related to your work, that gets trickier.
If you have more than one special interest, you can focus on another one."

An image on a green background. At the bottom, there is a person in a white collared shirt at a desk working on a laptop. The sticker on it reads "graphic design is my passion". An arrow points to that same person in a red sweater reading a larger art book with the title reading "the art of fantasy novels".
The text reads: "Tackle it Tuesday: From Work to Play
If you have only one and still have room to think about it, think of the multiple ways you can indulge in that interest!"

An image on a green background. In the middle, there is a laptop on the left with a box underneath, with a blue circle as a profile icon and an email address reading "business@work.com". On the right, there is a smartphone with a box underneath, with a orange circle as a profile icon and an email address reading "personal@fun.com"
The text reads: "Tackle it Tuesday: Making Transitions Stick
If you have a job that requires answering emails or using accounts, try to put work-related activities on a separate profile.

Try to keep that your work email address  away from your personal devices if you can."

An image on a green background with a screenshot on the right of Google Chrome's profile feature. One is blacked out to protect personal information, and the other is a guest profile. There is an option to add another one. 
The text reads: "Tackle it Tuesday: Making Transitions Stick
Some browsers, like Google Chrome, also have a profile function that gives you a new search history, bookmarks, and a new password bank."

An image on a green background. There is a box with a orange circle representing a profile icon with the email address reading "social@fun.com". It has a white line leading around social network icons like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.
The text reads: "Tackle it Tuesday: Quick Pro-Tip
Keep a different email account when registering to social media sites!
Also keep as much personal information out of your account and email as you can.
Keeps you out of trouble with anyone searching your name or email."

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