Focus, habits, and the systems behind a deliberately designed life.
The org chart tells you who reports to whom. It does not tell you how decisions get made. Mapping the informal hierarchy and the unwritten rules of a commodity firm.
Anish PujariAug 27, 2026 6 min read
In commodity markets your reputation is not a by-product of your career, it is the career. The foundations, the network, and the case for publishing what you know.
Anish PujariAug 27, 2026 5 min read
The transition from trader to desk head is not a promotion, it is a role change. What to let go of, what to build, and how to survive the first six months.
Anish PujariAug 27, 2026 5 min read
The work that is disappearing was never really yours. What to learn, what cannot be automated, and how to position for the next role in an AI-first commodity market.
Anish PujariAug 27, 2026 4 min read
Attention is the scarcest asset you own, and the modern workplace is engineered to strip-mine it. A practical protocol for rebuilding your capacity for sustained focus.
Anish PujariAug 11, 2026 2 min read
Most habit systems are designed for people with perfect calendars and infinite motivation. Here's the engineering approach for the rest of us, built around failure, not around streaks.
Anish PujariAug 11, 2026 2 min read
Companies review performance quarterly; most humans never do. How a two-hour year-end ritual, metrics, narrative, and one honest page, compounds into a deliberately designed life.
Anish PujariAug 11, 2026 2 min read
Ten cities in ten days is sightseeing; one neighborhood for a month is travel. Why the slow travel model is cheaper, deeper, and perfectly suited to the remote-work era.
Anish PujariAug 11, 2026 2 min read
The eight-week windows on either side of peak season offer 90% of the experience at 50-60% of the cost, with a fraction of the crowds. A destination-by-destination timing guide.
Anish PujariAug 11, 2026 2 min read
Three years and 14 countries of working remotely, distilled: the gear that earns its weight, the routines that protect your job, and the mistakes that almost cost me both.
Anish PujariAug 11, 2026 3 min read
What a group cruiser ride taught me about pacing, partnership, and the leadership principles we forget at our desks.
Anish PujariAug 7, 2026 4 min read