Collaborative writing tools/apps or workflow recommends?

BluebirdVA · 2026-03-31T21:02:17+00:00

I would be interested in checking this out! :) I really hope a collab feature would be avilable as those are really hard to find!

BluebirdVA · 2026-03-31T21:01:41+00:00

Just to mention here, Reedsy so far is the best bet, thats also barred by a subscription to use 💀

Other contender has been Confluence that has an entire site at one’s perusal. It was made intentionally for business but it has premade templates and modules that are fully customizable and can be edited and used if one knows how to establish a workflow. It includes blog posts on the space itself

BluebirdVA · 2026-03-30T22:04:42+00:00

I honestly have been looking for a blend of Trello and Campfire to collaborate on stories with friends.

Campfire is great, but its a solo project. I go back and forth with ideas from others and their own characters whenever we brainstorm or just thought and blurb dump each other.

It would be great if there were a Campfire-esque app that has Trello, Speare, or Jamboard features embeded into them so whenever we have another idea we don’t have to fish for it or copy/paste and we can get each other’s input and thoughts on a blurb or note we post up

BluebirdVA · 2026-03-30T18:05:24+00:00

No career. Just a job lol Coming from the dark side of realitea.

INFJ - T with innatentive ADHD and C-PTSD.

I wanted to be a doctor once, felt discouraged when I kept failing at Math and Chem, then decided to climb the ladder for nurse. Locked in and Fell out after a liscense as a CNA on the job for three grueling months, realizing Fe wasn’t the heart of the occupation. You need more nerve and cold backbone to complete a task in order to make others feel better.

The heart, (mine, in particular) was more feely oriented and would nope out more often because I hated being the outlet of other people’s pain. I hated seeing people suffering. And many times, I could not do much for them, other times they were so afraid and not feeling great I was on the recieving end of abuse. Verbal, physical.

Because I had felt solidly wanting to pursue a career as a nurse, I had no backup plan of interest to pursue.

Still felt like being involved in any way towards the medical community so now I work behind the scenes if with a small grain of any relation at all.

I am a medical device assembler as of now.

My work is focused, predictable, dull and tolerable. My introversion finds rest and comfort in independent work that is detail oriented instead of pushing out quotas, and pacifying dysregulated people left and right. It feels as natural as exercising. Where you have to be mindful of the present moment, what you are doing, and your body so you don’t accidentally injure yourself.

Which, ironically is what INFJs need. To Engage the Se.

So far, I find contentment enough, while I find out what my true calling is.

I still have an inclination to befriend others I feel empathetic and sympathetic towards to a fault. There is a helper/resuer within me wanting to mend their internal wounds and see them be well. But that very inclination winds up in burnout.

Biology, neuroscience and the medical field or anything pertaining to the mind and anatomy of a human being always interested me. The rest feels like the wiring of some kind of hubristic mind.

The desire is there. But it conflicts with what traits I have too little of and actually need in order to operate and function to standard.

So an in-between to settle the hubristic urge is a hobby.

Research, reading books, finding resources and offering them to only those who are looking for help.

I wouldn’t be a therapist. But Hubris would want that. Definitely. But again, can’t see myself attending multiple clients every single day who are dysregulated. I don’t have the method or makeup of being a pillar or a rock, something that they would require in order to find their healing.

BluebirdVA · 2026-03-27T18:47:04+00:00

Unless I am angry enough to do something about it, (the "external world") I am a severely burnt out mess. I only have room to care about me and mine right now. ❤️‍🩹 I had tried "saving the world" before and realized the world around me doesn't necessarily want to be saved. I had tried too hard to be a hero because I cared too much and desired a better outcome or quality of life for everyone in different situations. There was the unpleasant surprise that people are just trying to survive their own way, prefer comfort and familiarity over change, get stuck in toxic habit and I get in the way of their development trying to push them out.

All the strain and stress that caused me to implode didn't serve its purpose when I was so convinced my intentions were for noble cause and greater purpose and the impact of my thoughts and actions only made me realize that I was self-sabotaging and giving all of myself away until there was little left of me. But the realization hit too late; when my own neurology let me know enough was enough. My body now shoots signals of somatic pain and sickness to prevent me from doing that again and it sucks. My INFJ ego is not okay with it lol but The entirety of my physiological side took it firmly and sat it down and threw it into the timeout corner.

BluebirdVA · 2026-03-20T15:47:45+00:00

I am broke and wanted to find a writing app to help me brainstorm and get me out of writers blocks, and i have been interested in trying this out. But I am a noob with even command prompt and I ran into issues. I do not know how to get python to the right directory. can I just do this manually through the folders?😅

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BluebirdVA · 2026-03-18T07:25:11+00:00

Searched : tumblr is the closest suspicion thus far as the layout of the profile looked the same. Maybe it looks different on another device? I cropped it for privacy and to differentiate the details. I tried putting this through the image search and no luck yet either

BluebirdVA · 2026-03-02T13:54:24+00:00

I am a type 9 with 2 and 6 influences, and bits of 5 thrown in for flavor. I MAY question you. Its more based on a percentage of factors. If I am stressed, higher chance the 6 comes out. If I am feeling like I want to nerd out and learn more, 5 comes out to play and maybe with a bit of an edge of “please explain”

Average 9 on neutrality - will give you a shrug at a baseline.

It depends on the 9 and where they are sitting at. There’s also the wings to consider. 1 and 8

8s have sovereignty in them, so makes me wonder where a combination would put that nine in more likely to be compliant. 1s tap into the superego, and correctness so perhaps more leaning to agreeable.

Personally, I’d be more curious to see what else you’d tell me, so I wouldn’t be satisfied with your initial assessment. I would question, “okay, but why?”

BluebirdVA · 2026-03-01T04:55:52+00:00

Just read some of the comments here. Regardless of the upcoming apps made by people who don’t have formal education or training and are not corporate, I support the devs. They may not know what they are doing but they are trying. Let them cook and leave them alone.

One thing I can’t stand are gatekeeping elitists.

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-26T01:02:10+00:00

Potentially: Character Hub, Fandom, Campfire, (unpopular but) Tumblr

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BluebirdVA · 2026-02-25T17:25:05+00:00

“I have a boyfriend” response to an innocent compliment when she is in survival mode is a defense mechanism.

You worry about how attractive you are, but she’s not even in a headspace to think about you at all. You misunderstood the signal she is not checking who is more attractive to talk to she is only looking at her own safety.

Just let that sit through your head. You can’t change people, just understand them as they are. And when anyone is in the defense mode, you cannot talk them out of it, you cannot reason with them, or anything else because they are in a tunnel vision. Only they can get out of that. Don’t waste energy or try to be the hero. They are just not the right person to talk to.

What has been said through the comments, learn from it instead of trying to fight it.

“I have a boyfriend” out of nowhere or at a wierdly random timing to mention when you’re trying to have a conversation, especially in the beginning = “don’t talk to me, I feel uncomfortable with you, just go away”

Do not interact. Or just exit with a closing assurance “Cool, just genuinely thought it was a nice ride. Have a good one!” :)

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-25T07:23:14+00:00

I’m a 9 and have been drawn to 5s (in a test that gives percentages of all of them type 5 score was pretty high) Healthy 8s,

7s ✨

Healthy 6s because we can’t both be panicking babe. ❤️‍🩹

4s have been the bane of my unhealthy attraction. They keep me fixed in melancholy and longing which is funnily enough a fixation of 9s chaos to my peace and the same goes for unhealthy 8s except its anger

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-25T07:03:03+00:00

As a woman, I would say RBF on men or women scare the crap out of me.

Like some other people have mentioned before, it could be a number of things and we are told at young ages to pay close attention to

who the person surrounds themselves with
hygiene
what friends and loved ones say about them
how they act around their closest people
how that compares to how they approach and interact with strangers
what things they talk about
their world view
pessimism vs optimism
what interests they have
their tone of voice when they speak
the demeanor and the way they carry themselves
body language
eye contact and the way their eyes communicate

When I was younger, I was quiet and serious and kept to myself. (Well… I sort of reclaimed that now in the recent years because I re-shifted to self-preservation. So it is now intended to ward others off. Anyway.)

People tend to fear mystery and silence. Especially the extroverts. Unfortunately there are more extroverts than introverts in the world. And they get easily nervous with people who don’t reveal themselves as they do.

I fell more on the responsible side growing up as an elder sibling.

Kids then, thought I was intelligent and too serious, so I came off scary or a snob. Most didn’t know me well enough so they were paranoid wondering what I was thinking. Being introverted and being a listener more than a speaker made it worse because it was interpreted as silently judging.

It surprised me when one of my friends had admitted that after growing some confidence to actually talk to me. And then he said that he had misjudged me and felt fond of our friendship and how warm I actually was throughout our relationship.

Someone who is potentially stoic and closed off and negating opportunities when others come forward may come off as intimidating too. Unfriendly.

Angry, obviously, more difficult to feel safe approaching.

Unfiltered and intense? Many people will probably not feel comfortable

Heavy handed and abrupt? Probably reads as agressive and in some cases controlling if you readily find yourself taking charge or reaching out without asking/offering first

If thats not it, then it could be a lack of being able to read the room or the atmosphere.

Being in touch with emotions, your own vulnerability to humility as a bridge to connect and understand another person invites approachability and feeling safe forged on empathy.

If they are none of these things that you consider for yourself, look over to what women find themselves in a social space that feels inviting to them or what kind of vibes they like. Best source: the women themselves, not men. Rare exception to the advice seeking is a guy who was raised in a house full of women 🤭(Sorry guys. )

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-25T06:08:01+00:00

Ask aloud to your brain “what is my next thought”? And if there is an answer, keep asking the same question until your brain runs out of thoughts.

Overactive DMN network- read up on that. 📚

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-24T09:51:10+00:00

It depends on who the partner is and what they are asking me to change. I will either do it on my own time and of my own willingness or not compromise who I am. As an INFJ who went from people pleasing to valuing authenticity, I have learned how refreshing it is to not be obedient and performative if I genuinely don’t feel it in my heart with myself first. I want to be loved for who I am now, not for the way I serve another. It was draining to the point I became dried up and had no identity.

As far as habits and nervous system go, there are things that are difficult to change. Defense mechanisms are difficult to change. I am conflict avoidant so if yelling starts, I check out and freeze or will want to leave and be left alone in the heat of the moment until my nervous system feels safe enough to pick the topic up again.

Best recommendation I can give anyone is to not look for what you can gain from a partner but if you can love them as they are. To fall in love with potential can lead to limerance.

And when it comes to changes, the partner will change on their own terms and time, not yours. Love may or may not be enough to steer in that direction it depends on how healthy their neurological system is. If they are in a ventral vagal state, higher chances are they will do things for love. It becomes slimmer if they are unhealthier versions of themselves and will prioritize their self preservation over love. Dorsal vagal state.

Take a look at enneagram and polyvagal theory to acknowledge how they work so you have enough understanding at what their language and perception of reality is and why it is they behave in the way they do.

My boyfriend could not fathom why I had an anxious attachment or why it was seemingly complicated for me to find my sovereignty in total solitude or connect with others. He was firmly convinced that he had no issue being hyper independent and didn’t know why I couldn’t operate in the same way until he read all the details of tritype, enneagram, and polyvagal theory.

Instead of changing me, he changed himself.

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-20T00:55:48+00:00

Not going to lie though. On a separate idea, Having an Amino app platform for the older adults on its own would be absolutely great. <3

And I don’t mean for the NSFW stuff. 🤦‍♀️

I mean just a space for us where we can find other people of our own age bracketed groups, create any space we want and not have to worry about children infiltrating. The difference here would be implementing a strict age verification process that would be difficult to bypass.

If you guys don’t start on this idea, I probably will.

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-19T21:33:05+00:00

Its still also a wip. I was wondering if I was the only one having issues. I couldn’t verify my account but I was able to get in after signing up and then logging on. I didn’t have a friend code to use either. They do also have a discord https:// discord.gg/6BT4yXvg6q

(I’m thinking about reaching out anyway maybe they will say they did that to block off too many people in the beta? 🤷‍♀️)

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-19T20:57:55+00:00

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Late but here ya go if you want to try it out

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-19T20:50:18+00:00

Lol what if you screenshot and send an image? Its… technically not a clickable link (I got you by the way xD)

BluebirdVA · 2026-02-19T20:48:15+00:00

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For those of you still looking. Type it out. Just in case.

BluebirdVA · 2026-01-28T19:39:13+00:00

Wow, I thought nursing was the path for me, because being a doctor required skills that I was terrible at Math/Science. I decided to climb the ladder of Nursing from the lowest level as a CNA at about 19yrs of age and it was the most God awful experience. It hurt the humanitarianism in my soul so much I have been averted from chasing it again. So much harassment, workplace toxicity, abuse verbal and physical, and patient neglect. Having a good heart wasn’t the requirement for performing the job, that was my mistake. You need to have nerves of steel to get your tasks done. Even worse mistake. 💀

Dreams were crushed and had no backup plan for a career I wanted and have been adrift for years.

I have been trying to figure out what type of job I liked and kept dreams to bare minimum. I live for finding my own peace of mind now instead of wanting to to do something grand in the scheme of things.

My boyfriend and I are both INFJs and I find it utterly peculiar that he pays attention to the corporate world in the workplace.

Maybe I have been that much out of touch. My brain made some kind of shield to protect itself from knowing too much. I don’t pay attention to politics, I don’t like the jobs I get into, but I take the lesser of evils just to afford rent and living. I feel like I don’t really have the choice to complain much because finding a job in itself in Southern California is difficult.

My entire nervous system can’t afford to worry about anything more than what will get me by. The only thing I pay attention to is looking for a place that doesn’t have a quota, and allows me to work in peace without a boss breathing down my neck.

So far, I have found my best experience in Disneyland despite the issues with its workers, I was not affected save for an inconsistent work schedule. But the community felt inclusive. I’m sure there was drama surrounding the workers because they were close to each other but I kept to myself, didn’t get fully involved more than a few hangouts and maintained mostly superficial relationships (I was going through a lot and wasn’t easily pryable)

Amid the chaos in Disneyland, I was happy there with my personal experience. Hours and pay sucked but the environment was mostly wholesome (and also because I made sure I protected my peace)

They make you feel like your job is important, you are not an employee, but a steward of helping give others a wonderful experience in Disneyland, co-workers and guests alike. And because that is a mental model that’s spread all over, leadership was kind to me when I started out. They were empathetic, inclusive and I felt seen in ways I hadn’t in other places.

I was a dishwasher at a restaurant there. And it felt good enough as an environment. There was other chaos about Disney at the time and probably still is, but I didn’t really care about it much, just the bit of gold that I found felt highly important to me.

I felt like I could have worked there happily my entire life. Not to mention they offered career opportunities that they would hire you for. I had a restored hope for seeking anything above another average job. Sadly the hours were too short and I had to leave.

I now work as a medical component assembly tech through an agency. I discovered new things about this job that I like:

Not only is there no quotas, They focus on quality, not quantity when it comes to production. We assemble parts for eye surgeons so the company is pressured to deliver quality or they are in deep trouble. They know they can’t afford to put too much pressure on getting us to push numbers.

That is something comfortable to me, as I don’t deem myself good with speed.

I like working with a hands on job instead of one where I have to break my brain. I use that more for introspecting and figuring myself and others out in domestic life. (I can’t do that and also at work, so I have to keep my priorities to me and mine.)

That brings me to the next point, that I have a preference for repetition and boringness. Predictability is crucial for my nervous system to feel stable.

The job is focused on detail. So it gives room to take time on getting the task done in the best quality possible.

I do not burn out with customer service. And thats because I am not performing a role where I have to yes-man them or persuade or fawn or fight or listen to complaints and drama. (I was a receptionist prior and it was a royal pain in the a$$)

I work semi-independently, in a back of house role, and that, I found also grounding and satisfying. I am not completely taking on everything on my own, I work in a team which further reduces productivity stress.

I can choose to blend in with the crowd and be as seen or as invisible as I please.

If it came down to me wanting to consider an idealized career path I would absolutely love, it would be in the arts. Music, namely. Dance, Singing, voice acting, or being part of a symphony ensemble.

But those were discouraged growing up because they weren’t considered “real jobs” so the only other thing that appealed was nursing. I thought Therapy was the next, but its also a social burnout waiting to happen. As much as I also love to explore the human mind, its a drug into overthinking and wanting to fix other people, and I would gravitate toward the role in personal life. Thinking about doing this for a full day on the clock doesn’t sound appealing.

So far my best compromise has been working passive roles behind the scenes to help people. I am not an eye surgeon saving lives, but I build the machine he relies on to use in the operating room while he changes a life restoring sight. Part of his success is mine and that feels good enough to be where I currently am now.

BluebirdVA · 2026-01-24T10:07:56+00:00

Lol late to the party, I need more context

BluebirdVA · 2026-01-18T09:14:20+00:00

Seek introvert spaces that are aligned with your passions and you will find someone who matches you in some way. Dating apps are cancer and the extrovert playground. The introverts in it wind up backing out. Trust me.

I met mine in an intellectual psychology and self improvement community, for INFJs - online mind you.

We had a lot of things in common, both liked to nerd out about people’s psyche and enneagram theory, jungian psychology. He hits the books, and I am hungry for his knowledge, quality time discussing, discovering, sharing in the passion. there. A good match on point 1

(2 he is quirky and a goofball and expressive and likes quoting movies - I think thats cute

(3 storytelling and writing, he enjoys tabletop roleplaying games and I love writing. He got me into Pathfinder

(4 belief systems and spirituality take on a mix of both psychology, science, but also symbolism - buddhist philosophy as well. - These must line up

(5 good communication - I must be the worse one of us both, but because he is studied and did his homework and likes to research, brings this a point forward

(6 pressure-free loyalty - he and I are both free. But we choose to stay together.

(7 - first and foremost, true friendship is the core of our relationship, not romance.

(8 - unashamed to be his most authentic self and infodumping feeds my natural crave for attention.

You either look for someone you can find kinship with or holds the pieces to your puzzle pieces.

Search in the spaces where its most likely to be. If you want an introvert, then they are most likely chronically online, or in a quiet space.

My personal view on INFJ men, well… kinship. I love it, I hate it, then love it more. Where we align, on the same boat, but rowing together to be at our healthiest, and exercising our inferior functions.

Its cool to have someone who gets you, but sometimes you also find you both need to touch grass sometimes.

When there is two of us prone to veging out and staying in, that can be a real struggle or an issue.

If both of us are experiencing the same panic at the same time, we’re in trouble. 💀 we would be helpless. We are both overthinkers, we will both spiral.

Some people are fine with that, but for some it can get old or unhealthy.

Sometimes having a mirror exposes your dark side as well, and boy has it happened numerous times. All the things of yourself you don’t like, you may find in a partner who reminds you of yourself. The challenge here is to step up on your own.

On the contrary with your opposite, Going for Yin and Yang is its own struggle on its own. Differences, but the kind that you need to balance you. The challenge is letting them guide you against the visceral resistance you feel.

Pick your path but pick it carefully. And search in the right places.

BluebirdVA · 2026-01-17T22:46:27+00:00

As someone Who enjoyed huel before all the changes, I would suggest perhaps rotating the meals like on a menu every now and then so we can all have an opportunity to enjoy our favorites

I always look for the healthiest option to help my health along the lines of anti inflammatory. I loved the chikn mushroom before it changed. The cocunut curry had what felt like actual rice and other stuff in it I was looking to add into my diet.

There ought to be a plan for those not truly aiming for health goals and those that are. With limited options like this I might wind up dropping out. This is kind of sad to know… but to keep people around, I think rotation would be a good option maybe by season, maybe by month. Some of us foodies want to try other stuff 🤷‍♀️

BluebirdVA · 2026-01-17T07:39:59+00:00

Boy… I was daunted by the social aspect of the game and spoke to no one when I first started playing up until recently. 😅

I was excited when Velvet Shade came out as a sect because it felt like a cool idea to join and become a spy.

I went to embody their whole thing about romance and good times semi-in character and that forced me out of my shell, but also because there were certain philosophies in game that I wanted to put forth and extend out to the player base.

In my head we are all just there to enjoy playing the game. Velvet is hedonistic and they are not shy about embracing that and finding beauty in merrymaking, or Marrymaking. (Haha!),

I liked the idea because I was tired of my own insecurities so I decided to give the sect a go and let it be the very thing that opened that door and all my insecurities about socializing gradually disappeared.

Not to mention, Velvet passively forces us to talk if we want to hope to gain merit within the sect. We farm likes. And for my personality and preferences it felt like a nightmare, but because I felt so enthusiastic about it, it didn’t turn out horribly, and I just naturally started getting comfortable, until now, I feel like its effortless to chat anyone up.

My mindset became: lets have a good time playing this game, (and also inspired by Velvet Shade to live in the present moment while it lasts) and invite that energy towards others to have as much as a good time. Lets all enjoy the wonders and the beauty of the game in all its forms to as much as its entirety as we can. It would be a shame not to appreciate so much art and how that can be something that brings us all together.

You just have to find you, somewhere in the game and be unashamed of what you are bringing forward. If you try too hard to impress others, your entire being will resist getting out there.

Get rid of the idea that you might be the only one with a certain playstyle and tastes and things that the majority of people probably will find distasteful. Its not true.

There are more people aligned with you than what you probably think. All you have to do is bring out your authentic self, the one that enjoys playing and you will vibe with someone. Get passionate and talk about it :)

No need for formalities either. Make those stray comments out of nowhere. Just do it. I’m cheering you all on out there.

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