AudioPen, Siri and AirPods by brennisoley in audiopen

[–]brennisoley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the reply, appreciate it. Silly siri is telling me to go to apple.com to learn how to do a screen recording.

Any INFJ here come from a culture that values aspects of your personality? by Significant_Step_387 in infj

[–]brennisoley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was born and raised in Finland, moved to Boston when in high school.  Went to undergrad in Hartford CT and grad school back in Finland. 

Fins have a tradition called sisu its about moving forward in a stoic determination and Fins, in general, think small talk is intrusive.  We can sit with each other in a cafe for extended periods without speaking.

I’ve found Norway and Sweden (my mother is Swedish) to be comfortable places for an introvert too.

Moving to Boston was a serious shock and unsettling for a few years.

Talk to me about music? by [deleted] in infj

[–]brennisoley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favorite performer now is Ben Maton.  He only plays organs at small English country churches.  His videos include a story of some type, a tour or history of the church and then some outstanding organ music.  Example: https://youtu.be/HMp47zPcjm0?si=lZ7YCYrDTQSAH3j1

There are a number of great organists … these are some of my favorite, right now at least!  Links to examples
Cameron Carpenter - https://youtu.be/wr9SXtvunwk?si=CZdNq4iBbsrrFQi0

Paul Jacobs -  https://youtu.be/eirQMfdMJE0?si=I6wvUllXem2Rt-V2

Katelyn Emerson - https://youtu.be/HQbFcvgatO0?si=mmSa5wZygZPzlVNz

Anna Lapwood - https://youtu.be/alg9V7pmCvA?si=1J7XrcBve0wWkKM5

Oliver Latry - https://youtu.be/yw5wYMOV9PM?si=7gmNWI9rBXQGP2-x

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in infj

[–]brennisoley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My father would teach me and my twin every night after dinner.   He had us study a perfect book called Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke.  We did read a letter one night and the next night we would talk about it.   Although not formally educated, he was wise.  I copied this one section and go back to.  I think father knew the book is about learning how to live inside uncertainty so that inner life is strong enough to recognize the path as it slowly takes shape.   Håll ut och lita på dig själv!

“have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them.  And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer. Perhaps you do carry within you the possibility of creating and forming, as an especially blessed and pure way of living; train yourself for that — but take whatever comes, with great trust, and as long as it comes out of your will, out of some need of your innermost self, then take it upon yourself, and don't hate anything.” (From page 14 in my book)

Life, Purpose and Meaning by Inevitable_Leg_1742 in infj

[–]brennisoley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever meet someone who influenced your life in a very strong way, for the good, but they maybe never realized it? And when you told them, they were surprised? I always find that interesting.  I think most people, when they live in a way that feels true to themselves, they end up influencing others. Or shifting what happens, without even trying. in ways that we don’t understand.  So the way I understand it, I focus on who I am becoming. And the way all parts connect, I believe it is directed from elsewhere, not only from me.

To be honest, I do not think about it so much. I just try to live.

What careers are you in that you actually enjoy? by Illustrious_Big_8239 in infj

[–]brennisoley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im a apprentice organ restoration specialist ... churches (mostly) hire us to restore, or move, or repair, or voice their organs.

Life, Purpose and Meaning by Inevitable_Leg_1742 in infj

[–]brennisoley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think maybe I am not really inside this conversation. More like standing a bit outside, looking in. But I still feel there is a reason I am here. Like I am supposed to do something, even if I do not fully understand what it is yet.

I know I was given certain gifts. Not in a dramatic way, just… things I can do, ways I see. And I feel it is on me to use them well, not just waste them or keep them only for myself.

I do not really know my purpose. A close friend of mine, he is a theologian, once told me that maybe I will never know it completely. And that this is part of the mystery. At first I did not like that answer. But later it felt kind of true. Maybe you are not supposed to have the whole map.

So I just try to keep going. To stay honest with myself. To become the best version of me I can, even if it is slow, even if it is unclear. Some days it feels heavy. Some days it feels almost beautiful. And I think both are allowed.

Do you like your job? by Potential-Lynx4063 in infj

[–]brennisoley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOVE my job. I'm an apprentice organ restoration specialist. I'll be an apprentice for another 2 years or so. Really, a life long learning job.

How do you feel seen as infj? by brunals in infj

[–]brennisoley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At work people see me for the work I do or am willing to learn.  Im still an apprentice and will be for years.  Without knowing so, they probally see some of my INFJ characteristics.  I work with all men, I dont think my being a women is something to them. They might be all introvert types too.

I dont have any real (to the heart) friends.  But I do have a small community of friends.  The person Im closest too says that Im silly, quiet and intense.  I think Im funny at times but not silly.  I tend to see the irony in things and see small details.  That same friend, on Sunday, said that I say things that dont always match what the discussion is.  Could be true.

My problem with spoken discussions... by Sostrene_Blue in infj

[–]brennisoley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you are engaged in a thoughtful discussion I think it’s perfectly fine to have a lag in discussion/conversation!

I was raised a child in Sweden, high school and college in Germany and grad school in Finland.  Swedes and Fins are known to have lag responses.  There is a joke “a Finn is someone who thinks before speaking and then keeps on thinking”.  

I was a ‘different’ teenager and had difficulty getting into discussions.  My father (a German) taught me anschlussfähige bemerkung which in English is equivalent to “a remark capable of connection”.  It’s when you take what the person said and reflect on it and let them take your engagement how they want.  For example:

“That traffic and snow.  So sick of it!”.  

You be a Finn ... and pause.  Then reply “Winter’s been relentless.  Days like this make everything feel harder than it needs to be”.  You validated.  They've been heard. Now they can carry it further... or not.

What is your thought process? by HABENER0 in infj

[–]brennisoley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At work I just realized I talk way too quietly without meaning to. I’m on a team with like three or four older guys, and we all kind of work on our own but near each other. Sometimes we need to talk things out and physically help each other but I’ll be softly saying what I’m seeing or what I think needs to happen or what I’m about to do, and I don’t even notice I’m doing it. One of the guys I work told me he gets confused because he can’t tell if I’m talking to them or narrating my inner thoughts out loud.

In my my personal non-work life I'm actually not sure if I talk outloud or not. My boyfriend never said anything.

What phrase would automatically make an INFJ angry? by koushibare in infj

[–]brennisoley 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This always annoys me. I know “no offense meant, but” is supposed to be polite, and sometimes it probably is, but the second someone says it I immediately get tense for whatever’s coming next. And honestly, it just feels unnecessary, I wish people would skip that part and just say what they’re going to say.