I’m Mi-chael Karn-ja-na-pra-korn.
I’m a founder, writer, creator, investor, MTG player, collector, runner, partner, and parent.
I write about ideas across life, business, and culture. Some popular ones: Designing a Life You Don’t Need to Escape, Tackling High Lipoproten(a) and Lifestyle Design.
Writings
- 2026
- 2025 Lipoprotein(a) Update
- 2025
- Advice
- Playing to Win
- Rate of Learning
- How to Get Hired at a Startup
- Energy
- 2024 Review
- 2024
- Lipoprotein(a) Update
- Ideal Work Lifestyle
- Minimalist Finances
- Tackling High Lipoprotein(a) aka The Silent Heart Killer
- Multi-Faceted Identity
- Phone Addiction
- Retirement Number
- Ego Tax
- Life Portfolio
- Post-Exit Maze
- Modern Status Symbols
- Otis Careers Page
- Local Politics
- Is Software Dead?
- Seed Stage Philanthropy
- Career Advice
- Founder Diversification
- Calm Ambition
- Family Values
- Slow Living
- Dopamine Addiction
- Compounding for Kids
- Calm Company
- Repeat Founder Cycle
- Go Big or Go Small
- Lifestyle Design
- Easy Mode
- Slow Down
- Giving
- Local Empire
- Disrupt Trap
- The Internet Town
- Boxes
- Failure Resume
- Minimum Fun Budget
- Asymmetric Risk
- Cancer Screening
- Personal Getaway
- Golden Years
- Friend Newsletter
- Early Retirement
- Feels
- FIWOOT
- Tarpit Ideas
- One and Done Round
- Life Decisions
- AI Tutors
- Game Levels
- Suppression
- Investing in Yourself
- Metagame
- Legacy
- Memory Dividends
- Second Mountain
- Dividend Startups
- All Day
- Success Addiction
- Parent Stories
- Assets
- Next Time
- Quick Capture
- Inspiration
- Sabbatical
- Idea Maze
- Pick One Thing
- Personal Holding Company
- Personal Freedom
- Listen, Decide, Communicate
- Joyspan
- Anti-Sell
- The Click
- Work-Life Integration
- Slow Productivity
- Decade Goal
- Idea Marination
- No Product Trickery
- Natty Startups
- Being Right