My name is Ivan Budimir—most people call me Buda.
I’m a writer and the creator of Crazy Chef, a brand for stories, training toolkits, and much more.
I made expensive mistakes across three careers (Moscow purchasing, military contracts, Amsterdam pastry). Built systems to fix them. Now I write about what actually worked.
My first book, Build Your Own Recipe: Part 1 – Foundations, launched February 2026.
It’s a behavior change training toolkit covering Health, Focus, and Discipline—the three domains that determine whether everything else works. Not self-help. Not motivation. Just repeatable levers, weekly tracking, and a system built for restarts.
Parts 2 and 3 are now also available – expanding into Stress & Recovery, Relationships, Creativity, Wealth, Leadership, Systems and Long Game .
Read my weekly column on Medium for practical ideas on discipline, behavior change, productivity, and personal growth.
I’m not a performance coach. I’m not a productivity guru. Just someone documenting systems that survived real life.
Get the book Build Your Own Recipe on:
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You can also read the launch articles on Medium for all three parts: Part 1 Medium, Part 2 Medium, Part 3 Medium.
And follow the work on Instagram
Crazy Chef. 2026. Ivan Budimir (Buda)