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revisiting some python, and increasingly orange walks around town 🍂

Have a Planning System The most popular is probably a bullet journal as these are customisable and you can make one yourself using a notebook:

What is a Bullet Journal

How to Bullet Journal

Guide to Bullet Journals

Bullet Journal Pages

Bullet Journal Ideas

There’s also planners that you can buy:

Passion Planner

Filofax

Kikki K

Midori Planners

Have a Habit Tracking System These are great for keeping you motivated to stay productive and remind you to be productive!

Spiraldex 

Don’t Break the Chain

Productive (app)

Coach.me (app)

Daily Goals (app)

Habitica (app + desktop)

Get Rid of Distractions Distractions are the main reason for being unproductive so it’s important to get rid of them! 

Apps

Forest (app)

Focus Now 

Focus Timer

Desktop

Cold Turkey

StayFocusd

Nanny

Set Up a Study Space Your bed should not be your study space! Find a place with:

Little distractions ie no tv, no loud noises, etc.

Everything you need: all your supplies and stationery

The right temperature, too cold & you’ll lose focus, too hot & you’ll feel sleepy

Snacks, so you won’t have to keep going away from your desk

Water: stay hydrated !!

Exercise Before studying. It will boost your energy levels and help keep you focused.  You don’t have to do a full workout or anything, try going for a quick walk!!

Know your Goal And how you’re going to achieve it! If you know your goal it will be so much easier to stay on task. Perhaps have a reminder of what you aspire to do or the grades you want on the wall in front of you so it’s what you see when you look up!

Try Some Background Noise It will help block out other noises and help you stay focused!

Noisli

Coffitivity

Melodic Studying

Study Sounds

Study Music

Time Your Tasks Timing what you have to do is really good to manage time and remind yourself on what you have to do. 

Pomodoro Technique

Power Hour

33 Minute Rule

*Other Posts

Guide to Starting a Studyblr

How to Stay Focused

Guide to Studying

Guide to Mind-Maps

Getting Involved in Studyblr

Subject  Resource List

Staying Healthy While Studying

Note-Taking

Organisation Masterpost

Study Tips

Anti-Procrastination Masterpost

Motivation Masterpost

Back to School Necessities

How to Get an Internship

How to Take Notes From a Textbook +More

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29 July 2023- my abstract got accepted! i'm now working to turn it into a communicable paper, which involves going back and re-reading my sources on dramatic monologues and taking walks to locate pretty buildings as motivation (:

This is part two of a school supplies masterlist / faves list that I’ve been putting together. You can find part one, which covers study space and backpack essentials, here. This part ( part two ) focuses more on stationary. I hope you like it and find some supplies that you love ^-^

pencil cases:

I use the large version of this muji pen case to hold my basics, which is all I need to bring to most classes ( I have another bigger case for my scissors and calculator and stuff )

lovely tartan pencil case ( also by muji ) that could be used as an additional larger case

*chants* moleskine, MOLESKINE, MOLESKINE

nice n small yellow pen tube

a very organised, medium sized one in lots of different colours

pencils:

this is a 0.5mm lead mechanical pencil which has a nice body in lots of different neon colours

moleskine pencil - need I say more?

I use the papermate pacer 100 with a 0.5mm lead, and it’s one of the nicest cheap mechanical pencils I’ve ever had

here is a very nice fancy one (but as well as being very nice, it’s also very expensive)

another fancy one, again very nice but not quite as expensive

writing pens:

I mostly use a black uniball insight rollerball - the pen design is nice but it does have a downside in that the line is a bit wide / it bleeds a little

sakura pigma microns are fineliners with great quality ink that are available in very small tip sizes

uni-pin fineliners! here is a pack with a bunch of different sizes that can do anything from bold titles to tiny details ( I use these and trust me when I say that they are so good )

I often use the black version of the muji 0.5 gel pens linked under coloured pens, when I want a more crisp line than the uniball

I’ve moved away from writing with fineliners, but these artline 200 ones are what I’ve liked in the past

coloured pens:

these muji 0.5 gel pens are what I use most often - they come in loads of colours, make a really crisp line, and look so pretty

here is an 8-pack of the artline fineliners in assorted bright colours - I’ve never tried them but I assume they write the same as the black version

a pack of a bunch of different colours of 0.8 + 0.4 double sided pens

20 colours of erasable pilot frixion slimline pens

sparkly gel pens

markers:

I use the faber-castell PITT artist pens with a brush tip, which come in a lot of colours and are fantastic for titles

sakura pigma brush pens are similar to the PITT markers

24 colours of pilot frixion erasable markers

copic ciao 6-piece sets are cheaper than full size copics but still have nice layerable colour 

eight colours of metallic markers - great for titles or on black / dark paper for posters or projects

highlighters:

I use stabilo swing cool highlighters, which have nice bright colours and the only downside is that they can smudge your writing a bit

soft colours + erasable pilot friction ones ( i’ve tried out the bright versions in a store and they work pretty well )

uni propus window highlighters have gorgeous packaging, two different sized tips, and soft colours

while looking through jetpens I found the pilot spotliters, which look quite similar to the propus ones

monami essenti-soft highlighter pens have really pretty design and pastel colours

other important bits and pieces:

here is a very cute blue sharpener

lead refills for your mechanical pencil that come in a lot of different grades ( more )

white out - I use the papermate liquid paper correction pen and I find that it dries relatively fast and has a nice enough body

hole punch and stapler ( the colours are so good I’m DYING )

super compact pen-style scissors ( comes in a few different colours )

is it glue? is it tape? it’s both

mt masking tape is perfect for decorating your bullet journal ( there is some of this in a shop on the way to my yoga class and every time I walk past it takes a lot of restraint not to buy some )

muji does very nice 15cm rulers ( I use the second one ): 1 / 2 / 3

kikki k has lots of cute stickers for your bullet journal / planner

mini correction tape that can easily fit in your pencil case

glue stick in the shape of a pen

and an eraser in the shape of a pen

the cutest sticky tabs in the history of sticky tabs

Cozy rooms filled with plants 💚

forest roaming… ig credit: tenderheartlamb

collection of some pics I never uploaded bc lazy