Sandra Miksa Author is a channel talking all things writing, books, and literature as well as mental health through the lens of self-help. For the books: a deep focus in dark academia books, celebrity and author favourite books, classics, Canadian literature, book recommendations, and reading vlogs. For the writing: a deep focus on writing inspiration, advice, self-publishing as well as the writing life, poetry, and writing vlogs. For self-help, consult the channel Sandra's Shelf: for a deep focus on mental health, BPD, relationships, money, and health.
You might enjoy reading "The Seven Laws of Money" by M Phillips, in the business vein. Such a wide variety of books you've picked. I have been wanting to read "Knife" since it came out, he certainly has a story to tell there. I have also been meaning to pick up "Thinking Fast & Slow" so thanks for the reminder! I'm currently reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and really enjoying the dream-like prose it has. And in non-fiction, I'm reading "Living with the Gods" which is an exploration of objects from the British Museum and the cultures and backgrounds of each one. Happy belated-birthday, Sandra! Books make the best gifts to ourselves :) (I'm 25, from Nottinghamshire, England)
Thank you Jack for the recommendation and the birthday wishes 😊 I’m actually going to look up “Living with the Gods” because that also sounds like something I would enjoy reading! “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is such a seminal work in magical realism, I’m happy you’re enjoying it! It’s funny because you’ve reminded me to film a vlog of me rereading the book since I last read it as a teen - and don’t remember as much of the storyline anymore! 📚
I am an INFJ-T , and i don't read as much, but I love listening to podcasts, news , any random article . I would say I am more of a slow reader, i.e. I would rather read one chapter for a longer time rather than rush through the book. Maybe cuz I prefer comprehending more🤔
And that's perfectly reasonable! I do read a lot but people think I am a quick reader when in actuality, I am not. 😅 I am easily distracted. I also spend too much time daydreaming and annotating my books as I read, lol! I love podcasts. I think they work well with the INFJ mind. I always listen to podcasts rather tan audiobooks when I'm walking and/or driving. 😊
Ditto. I'm 36 and just learned I'm INFJ. In the last 6mo, I'm rediscovering things about myself. Also, as a male...hiding my personality because I wasn't supposed to be sensitive and forcing myself to be active to fit the male stereotype meant I denied my personality and I was never a good reader. Reading was painful instead of provocative. That is changing now. And I agree, podcasts and audio books are great.
@@TylerSmith-mg6iy I’m so happy to hear that you are rediscovering old joys and reading! Thank you for sharing your journey 🙏🏼 what you’ve shared is admirable. Although I’m just a 27 year old woman, I’ve grown up with a lot of shame. Bullied for reading in school. Mocked for introversion. And constantly exasperating my immigrant parents due to my sensitivity and my need to ask questions and seek comfort and answers through books. But at some point, we come to terms with who we are - and we come to love who we are at our core. Thank you for reminding me of that. 😊
I didn’t know that I was an INFJ until a couple years ago. I have always been a voracious reader, fascinated by personality types and tendencies as it makes a lot of sense to understanding myself and others. Strangely enough, my English Literature senior seminar class in college was on Dickens and Dostoyevsky (oof. Very depressing), so I did read Crime & Punishment, The Idiot, and Brothers Karamazov, as well as several Dickens novels. I also read Jane Eyre several times. I do need to be careful not to read too many depressing books, as I absorb all the emotions and they stay with me for a while. I do love character driven stories. As I’ve gotten a few decades older, and life has gotten more difficult, I tend to veer towards books of fantasy and/or wit to balance life stress.
I totally agree that respite is needed from there 'depressing' tomes, lol... because man oh man can they be heavy. And if we're not in the right head space and emotional state - it can be at once comforting and damaging to our psyche. I absolutely love fantasy! I find that it is a genre that tends to also focus on deep character study while putting as much importance into the world building and magic system! I would love to hear about some of your favourite fantasy books! 😊🪄
To Kill A Mockingbird is very INFJ as Atticus is an INFJ. I also love A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, the main character is INFJ and one of the other characters is an ENFJ, but I don't recommend this book lightly, it can be very triggering so make sure you read about that before diving into the book. It's wonderful and it's my favourite ever. I have tried the Brothers Karamazov before and it put me to sleep, I don't think I can read Russian literature for some reason...too depressing even for me as an INFJ lol.
Yessss agreed about Atticus!! Maybe I'll make a part two! 😊 I started "A Little Life" but had to stop because it was so emotionally taxing for me. I want to attempt to read it again!
Thanks for your recommendations! Jane Eyre is an INFP however people are free to "Identify" themselves however they want, INFPs are commonly mistyped as INFJs and Vice versa.
It's been many years since I've read Jane Eyre so I cannot provide an input on her type, however I wanted to point out that it's highly unlikely for INFPs and INFJs to be mistyped as the other. Maybe if you're typing them via Big 5 (dichotomy, that online personality quizzes use), then yes, commonly mistyped due to their faulty system of incorrectly using Jung's design. However, via cognitive functions, they do not share any functions and are actually the complete opposite. The Internet is heavily dominated by people who do not study cognitive functions, so please be careful what you read out there. Because of sites like 16personalities, people are prancing around with incorrect "labels" and a misguided understanding of MBTI.
Hi from an INFJ from Singapore 🇸🇬! I love Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I love the character - Elizabeth Bennet.Thanks for the recommendation, I think I will go pick up “Quiet”. 🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️
I'm an INFJ but have ADHD, so it's hard to concentrate on books, BUT I still read a bunch of articles and stuff. If I could focus on it, I would be a huge reader!
I find that audiobooks help especially when playing it along the physical book so that I can trick myself into focusing on the words while the narrated voice overrides the spiralling thoughts in my head. It’s helped me a lot, but obviously this is just what has helped me 💕
I am an older INFJ. Greetings soul sister! Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius, Gnostic sayings in (Thomas) insanely connected to advocates not into power for self-interest, but for greater good. As Marcus Aurelius refers to integrity as saying what is true and doing what is right, paraphrasing him. I have found that although integrity is often inconvenient and offers a more work on the road of life, it certainly rewards one with a sweet, peace and relatively regret-free life. I am profoundly fortunate to be an INFJ.
I haven't read anything by Mary Shelley yet but I wouold like to. And also the Romantic Outlaws seems interesting! "It's snowing in mid-april!" - well, come to Finland and you can never now if there will snow in May (as it did in the beginning of this month) or not .D It's wild in here, everybody is just waiting the summer to finally come, after the long and dark winter.
You’d love it! It’s not by Mary Shelley but a biography about her and her mother 😊 I loved seeing the snow in April! It felt so magical. That’s so nice you live in Finland, I’ve always wanted to live there! ✈️
Mary Wollstonecraft was Mary Shelley’s mother. She died at Shelley’s birth. She wrote the “Vindication of the Rights of Women” which would change the landscape for women rights and women authors - and influence many great minds such as Godwin, Mary and Percy Shelley, and many more. Both mother and daughter separated by death/birth manage to change the landscape to the world of letters and women rights during the Romantic period. I highly recommend this book and the authoress’ books! ☺️
I am so happy happy that I found your channel! I'm an INFJ and want to be a writer and I find we have so many similarities. I have selves and shelves of books too😄. I love being surrounded by books.
I recommend “Man’s Search For Meaning” by Viktor Frankl, and in addition to the Hitchhiker’s Guide series that someone mentioned, I highly recommend the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, as the books are both hilarious as well as replete with insight into human nature and society in general (plus a lot of really strong, intelligent female protagonists, which can sometimes be a rarity).
INFP here. I recommend my Christian fiction novel coming out May 1st on Spiritbuilding Publishers website under New Releases. It's called "Beyond the Woods" and my INFJ best friend read 2/3 of it and loved it!
Interesting. As an INFJ Sigma male, I've always thought that if I didn't have to deal with my hearing defect where the only way I can process anything I read is to use my inner voice (how I learned to speak during speech therapy). If reading this way didn't take so much effort I might be a bigger reader. I do, however, will watch a lot of movies, TV shows, and documentaries as an alternative - less effective, but it how I learned to "listen". It is very rare to find a well written text that is easy to read.
