Sharpie permanent marker
Fine-point permanent marker, the standard tool for blacking out text
The plain felt-tip marker sold everywhere. It bleeds through thin newsprint, a defect for most jobs and the entire point for blackout poems and redaction work. A new one runs wet and blunt until it has been broken in on scrap paper.
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- Austin KleonDoes it
Writer and artist · Steal Like an Artist
He says he makes the blackout poems with newspaper and a Sharpie, most mornings, and has worked that way since 2005. He scans the finished page, then plays with the levels in Photoshop before posting it.
Source: AustinKleon.com: A brief history of my newspaper blackout poems
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Standing desk
A desk that raises, so part of the working day happens on your feet
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it
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Paper notebook
A bound notebook for thinking on paper away from a screen
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Phone lockbox
A lockable box with a timer that puts the phone out of reach for a set period
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it
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