Why Smart People Self-Sabotage | Dr. Albert Bramante

Why do intelligent people repeatedly act against their own interests?If human beings are rational creatures, why do we procrastinate, avoid opportunities, stay stuck in destructive patterns, and sabotage our own success?In this episode of Feasts of Reason, Matt Ward sits down with psychologist, therapist, and veteran talent agent Dr. Albert Bramante to explore the psychology of self-sabotage. Drawing on decades of experience working with performers, Bramante explains why insight alone often fails to change behavior, how fear disguises itself as logic, why we cling to limiting identities, and what self-sabotage reveals about human nature.Topics include:• Why knowledge doesn't automatically produce better behavior• Fear of failure vs. fear of success• The brain's negativity bias• Catastrophizing and worst-case thinking• Comfort zones and personal growth• Why actors provide a fascinating window into human psychology• Hypnosis, subconscious beliefs, and self-awareness• The relationship between reason, emotion, and behaviorIf you've ever known exactly what you should do and still failed to do it, this conversation is for you.