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Michael Karnjanaprakorn is the founder and former CEO of Skillshare and Otis (acquired by Public). Before starting companies, he was an early employee at Behance (acquired by Adobe) and Hot Potato (acquired by Facebook). Now, he's exploring new ideas, creating content, and enjoying his sabbatical.

In this episode we talk about

* Treating yourself like a startup and upgrading your own operating system* Lifestyle design, aligning how one spends their time, energy, and money with their career choices.* How boredom can be beneficial for self-reflection and personal growth.* Becoming a better writer.* and much more

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Michael Karnjanaprakorn: founding Skillshare, repeat founder cycle, improving your writing, lifestyle design

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