Dr. Itamar Shatz

Hi! I help people be more effective, mainly through deeply researched practical advice that improves our productivity, decision-making, communication, learning, and wellbeing. My writing has been read by millions of people, and linked from places like The New York Times, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review.

I recently wrote Solving Procrastination—a definitive guide to why we procrastinate and how to stop. It’s been called “an unusually useful book on a problem everyone struggles with” and “the book procrastinators actually need”.

I also write about applied psychology and philosophy at Effectiviology, teach quantitative & computational research methods at Cambridge University (where I got my PhD), and run Probably Good (which helps people build careers that are good for them and for the world).