BJJ Mental Models
BJJ Mental Models
Steve Kwan
Ep. 405: Solving Procrastination, feat. Itamar Shatz
52 minutes Posted Aug 24, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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This week, we're joined by Itamar Shatz! Itamar is a jiu-jitsu black belt and a Cambridge University researcher whose new book, Solving Procrastination, is published by Penguin Random House. In this episode, Itamar explains why we procrastinate, and walks through the strategies research shows will help. Topics include: the self-control fallacy, hard conversations with your coach, if-then rules for unsafe rolls, perfectionism, and burnout. Get Solving Procrastination: https://solvingprocrasti...