The Lemon Test

More From Life

After more than a year of writing about what it means to live a full human life, I am rebranding his newsletter from The Renaissance Protocol to More from Life. The new name better reflects the core idea behind his work: helping people get more from life in areas such as relationships, family, work, health, play, and spirituality. While the content remains the same, it will expand to cover a wide range of topics that contribute to human flourishing. Through personal reflections and practical insights, I invite you to build your own version of a full and meaningful life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letters.niccokrezdorn.com [https://letters.niccokrezdorn.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Last One Percent

Most transformations happen invisibly first. In this episode, we explore why growth, mastery, burnout, and collapse all happen gradually… then suddenly — and how to stay present through the invisible phase before the threshold is crossed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letters.niccokrezdorn.com [https://letters.niccokrezdorn.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Gates

In this newsletter, I reflect on a temporary art installation in Central Park that unexpectedly became one of the most important lessons of my life. Inspired by Buddhist teachings, I explore why suffering often comes not from difficult emotions themselves, but from our resistance to them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letters.niccokrezdorn.com [https://letters.niccokrezdorn.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Take Inventory

What if the problem isn’t that you need more, but that you’ve never fully seen what you already have? A reflection on accumulation, unrealized selves, and why gathering more information about a problem you already understand isn’t research — it’s avoidance. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letters.niccokrezdorn.com [https://letters.niccokrezdorn.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Lemon Test

Thinking about a lemon can make your body react instantly—without it even being there. That’s how powerful your brain is. The problem? Most people visualize outcomes, not actions. They imagine success, but not the steps it takes to get there. So nothing changes. Real progress happens when you stop picturing the reward and start mentally rehearsing the process. Not the end result, but the next step. Clarity creates action. Not motivation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letters.niccokrezdorn.com [https://letters.niccokrezdorn.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]