Pentel .9 mm mechanical pencil P209. Widely available, led doesn't break easily, comes in a good color. Silicon grip. Custom eraser, mount made with plumbers epoxy and sanded so it fits. Dated.
25% cotton pleading paper with red margins, brand Southworth, weight: 20 lb., "Business", white
1936 Corona Standard manual typewriter - Olivetti Lettera 22 is garbage
Post-it notes, super-sticky, golden yellow (not canary yellow). Adhesive at the top, not accordion.
Mount the (hanger) hook to a wooden flange before mounting it to the wall, to prevent it from pulling from the wall.
Organized philosophy
No stacks/one-handed: only stack identical items. Unique items be never be stacked. Keep your thigns organized such that each item may be removed and replaced using only one hand.
Kit your shit
Decentralize your mess with multiple kits
Keep your kits packed
Do not migrate kit contents
Do not migrate the kits themselves
Keep each kit where it lives or return it immediately after use
The necessary evil-twin of kits is junk drawers. Junk drawers preserve your kits organizational integrity. Keep junk drawers small, liquidate them regularly
Find your organizational talismans
Learn to build shelves
Process, documentation, etc.
Date everything, for forensic biographical purposes.
Do-lists in card stock. Fold them in fours. Four to five post-its per quadrant for maximum space.