:sparkles: My essentials (challenge entry) :sparkles:

:sparkles: cherryzxw :sparkles: 09/28/20

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Edit: Thanks for the feature!!! :pray:

I've only been posting my notes for the past few weeks, so I thought it was time for something new! I decided to participate in the #myessentials challenge since I haven't ed any since the monochrome challenge. I think most people have seen me around studying amino, commenting and posting, so I hope this is something that's interesting for you all!

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STATIONERY

I think this is one of the big ones, as I've seen a variety of stationery in this amino. People have asked me in the past what I use for my notes. I have voiced my disdain for the rampant consumerism surrounding 'studyblr' stationery before but I thought I'd address it again here.

I see a lot of really expensive stationery being used for notes and in some ways I'm also guilty of that. I have a decently size collection of aesthetic stationery in my drawers, but honestly, I don't use most of it. I belong to a working class family so we do often have funds to spare, I'm lucky to be living in a relatively rich country - many people don't have that luxury. I want to make it clear that you DO NOT need expensive stationery to be 'good' at studying or school.

In this post I've only included MY bare minimum, and I'm absolutely certain beautiful notes can be made with just a pen and paper. Anyway, here are my essentials for note taking (which may change slightly depending on subject, since I colour code.)

:sparkles: Pilot G2 or Pilot Juice in 0.5mm black

:sparkles: Blue-black 0.5mm generic gel pen which I use for practice exams and colour coding

:sparkles: Pastel blue Stabilo Boss highlighter

:sparkles: Generic whiteout tape

:sparkles: 0.5mm Zebra Tapliclip mechanical pencil (I've had it for 5 years!)

:sparkles: Uni Nano Dia 0.5mm pencil lead in 0.5mm 2B

:sparkles: 4B art eraser

:sparkles: Pretty much any notebook with 80gsm lined pages

:sparkles: Coloured gel pen in varying colours depending on subject

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MUSIC

So I know a lot of people don't listen to music when they study, and now I've begun to move away from listening to anything since it apparently interferes with memory. I sometimes like to listen to study lofi though, I particularly like the YouTuber 130mood and I've been listening to her compilations for a long time.

I play the piano, and I really like hearing classical piano music when I study. I also quite enjoy the piano iterations of pieces like The Merry Go Round of Life from Studio Ghibli film 'Howl's Moving Castle' or One Summer's Day from Spirited Away. They are very nostalgic to me!

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ELECTRONICS

I only use my laptop and phone often, so I'll talk about them! My laptop is a 2017 Surface laptop, it's been a few years since I was gifted it. I've been using it for school ever since.

My phone is a Mi A1 model which I was given after my old phone broke. I use it to communicate with my family and set timers for studying, mostly. Of course, I also have some social media on there but I don't use them too often.

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·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ 　　.·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ .

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MY GARDEN

This is a bit of a weird one, but I think everyone needs an escape from studying. My garden is essential because it is a place for me to clear my head in preparation for more studying. A breath of clean air and greenery is enough to reset my brain. Doing some gardening is also good exercise!

There is also a more emotional reason for this to be included on my list. For the last few years, I've been suffering from depression, it drove me to the point of considering suicide. Alongside therapy, gardening was one of the ways for me to escape from the stress of school life. I needed something to depend on me, and that feeling was granted to me through my plants. So in a way, the garden is an essential to my school life.