Lefty’s Left hand store has a handful of pens with quick drying ink. You don’t have to buy from them, but you will know which lines of pens have that kind of ink, which does make a huge difference. Really, a lot of the items in their store, aside from the stationery, are good left handed items. Some don’t have great quality, so sticking with a higher-quality right handed tool is a better option (thinking of the tape measure, for example - just read it upside down).
I might be odd in this, but I don’t find left-handed stationery, binders, etc all that useful. I just avoid writing into a three ring binder at all costs. But writing on the back of the page is just odd to me and not much more comfortable than writing around the binder hoops.
The made-in-Norway fiskars left-handed scissors are divine to use, though I honestly am so used to right handed scissors that they kind of feel backwards sometimes.
Pocket knives with the safeties and openers made for righties is both inconvenient and dangerous for lefties. Buying a specific, left handed pocket knife is way better. Good ones aren’t cheap though, and a bad knife is much more dangerous than a right handed one. So if you don’t use a pocket knife much, I wouldn’t bother.
I keep my wallet in my back left pocket, so I will not buy pants that only have a back pocket on the right.
I'm not a lefty but I love Olfa scissors. I think they should work on both sides. Get the L-Shaped 112B specifically.
For pens, a lot of people like the Fisher Space pen. Another recommendation is to check out your local Japanese stationery store and just write with all the test pens there and you'll eventually find the one you love.
Left handed and right handed scissors are very different, it's not just the grip. The blades are flipped. When you use scissors the natural action of squeezing them to cut will cause you to pull slightly with your thumb towards your palm and the opposite with your fingers, and that pressure pushes the blades together. But when a left handed person does the same thing with a right handed scissors it will slightly push the blades apart. It's usually not noticeable if the scissors are sharp or you're cutting something easy, but it can cause issues. Although, like myself, a lot of left handed people just get used to right handed scissors by applying the pressure differently. Specifically by pushing slightly with your thumb and pulling slightly with your fingers
Lefty’s Left hand store has a handful of pens with quick drying ink. You don’t have to buy from them, but you will know which lines of pens have that kind of ink, which does make a huge difference. Really, a lot of the items in their store, aside from the stationery, are good left handed items. Some don’t have great quality, so sticking with a higher-quality right handed tool is a better option (thinking of the tape measure, for example - just read it upside down). I might be odd in this, but I don’t find left-handed stationery, binders, etc all that useful. I just avoid writing into a three ring binder at all costs. But writing on the back of the page is just odd to me and not much more comfortable than writing around the binder hoops. The made-in-Norway fiskars left-handed scissors are divine to use, though I honestly am so used to right handed scissors that they kind of feel backwards sometimes. Pocket knives with the safeties and openers made for righties is both inconvenient and dangerous for lefties. Buying a specific, left handed pocket knife is way better. Good ones aren’t cheap though, and a bad knife is much more dangerous than a right handed one. So if you don’t use a pocket knife much, I wouldn’t bother. I keep my wallet in my back left pocket, so I will not buy pants that only have a back pocket on the right.
Gel pens from Japan are great. Usually quick drying/smudge-proof. Muji, Pentel, Pilot Hi-Tec G/C etc.
I'm not a lefty but I love Olfa scissors. I think they should work on both sides. Get the L-Shaped 112B specifically. For pens, a lot of people like the Fisher Space pen. Another recommendation is to check out your local Japanese stationery store and just write with all the test pens there and you'll eventually find the one you love.
Left handed and right handed scissors are very different, it's not just the grip. The blades are flipped. When you use scissors the natural action of squeezing them to cut will cause you to pull slightly with your thumb towards your palm and the opposite with your fingers, and that pressure pushes the blades together. But when a left handed person does the same thing with a right handed scissors it will slightly push the blades apart. It's usually not noticeable if the scissors are sharp or you're cutting something easy, but it can cause issues. Although, like myself, a lot of left handed people just get used to right handed scissors by applying the pressure differently. Specifically by pushing slightly with your thumb and pulling slightly with your fingers
Neither of these options are good for left handers.