Author website of Jessica Mehring
By Jessica Filed Under: Creativity, Personal growth, Things I'm reading, Updates on my books
I never gave much thought to the way I breathe — outside of the context of meditation or yoga, at least. All I could really tell you is that with persistent allergies, and the inflammation and congestion that comes with them, I’ve always struggled to breathe through my nose. In yoga, they tell you to […]
By Jessica Filed Under: Creativity
I’ve always been a note taker. I understand information better in writing, and I remember information better over time when I’ve written it down. Over the years, I’ve compiled dozens of notebooks and computer files full of notes I’ve taken on books, articles, classes/courses, documentaries, webinars, coaching programs, conference talks, workshops, panels … you name […]
By Jessica Filed Under: Personal growth
In his journal entry on August 18, 1853, Thoreau laments the sense of lateness that overcomes him this time of year, feeling like he hasn’t done anything and it’s too late to do anything now. He talks about the approaching “night of the year,” and how nature reproves us that we’ve fallen behind. Oh, I […]
By Jessica Filed Under: Personal growth, Things I'm reading
“… it did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us.” — Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning We’re six months into the COVID-19 crisis. It seems like the world has gone insane in that time. I don’t know about you, but I have days where I want […]
By Jessica Filed Under: Personal growth, Things I'm reading
I was flipping through one of my (many, MANY) notebooks this morning and found this note on the book Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman: Self-control and cognitive efforts are forms of mental work. Studies have shown that people who are simultaneously challenged by a cognitive task and by a temptation are more likely […]
By Jessica Filed Under: Communication, Things I'm reading
I’m listening to the audiobook version of Malcolm Gladwell’s Talking to Strangers right now — and it’s disturbing. There is a lot more lying and general deception going on amongst us humans than we’d like to admit. And we’re not very good at telling when when people are lying to our faces. Interestingly, though, Gladwell […]
