Josh Smith

Wit's End with Josh

Education EN ↓ 15 episodes

This is a show dedicated to exploring the ideas and philosophy of modernity. It's an exploration and experiment in the approach of antifragile tinkering — focusing primarily on fostering a culture centered in learning, training, and living with 'skin in the game'.

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Josh Smith

Episodes

I'm Barely Operating at 30% Capability (And Know Why) 14.11.2025 18:51

Hero's Journey - Mental Games (2/104) 09.08.2025 10:40

The Hero's Journey isn't just storytelling - it's systematic infrastructure for staying conscious when reality hits you hard. In this Mental Games episode: How to engineer meaning from chaos using ancient story structure as modern psychological architecture Why you need systems that transform obstacles into character development, not just positive thinking Building narrative frameworks that work w...

The Book I Didn't Read - Mental Games (1/104) 26.07.2025 20:24

This is Episode 1 of my exploration into mastering the "mental game" beyond sports. This is the foundation for everything I'm building now, including MindLab. Today would have been my dad's 80th birthday. When I was 15, he handed me "The Mental Game of Baseball" and said it could change everything . I told him I read it.... I didn't. It wasn't until seven years later - breaking down in front of my...

Rock-Bottom Zugzwang 19.06.2024 2:58

Link to Post: https://witsend.team/?p=3635

Drowning, Treading, and Pushing 17.06.2024 3:43

Link to blog post: https://witsend.team/?p=3621

Trying to Live Amidst the Noise 13.06.2024 3:50

Link to post: https://witsend.team/?p=3611

Essentialism & Prime Numbers 12.06.2024 2:54

Where is Tribalism Needed? 11.06.2024 3:31

Link to blog post: https://witsend.team/2024/06/11/ where-is-tribalism-needed / (opens in a new tab)

Solo: Aug. 2023 — Men in Crisis, Deaths of Despair, & An Alternate Path 18.08.2023 20:27

Nick Amano-Dolan — Finding a Path Through Struggle: Bartending, Running, and Training as a Way of Life 09.08.2023 1:12:09

Nick Amano-Dolan is a bartender and key team-member at the world-renowned San Francisco bar, Trick Dog — and is one of my oldest friends and very favoirte people on earth. Earlier in 2023, he completed his first 100-mile race. Despite finding himself in rehab in his early 20s, he has carved out a niche for himself that is not only fruitful, but true to who he genuinely is. He's on an awesome path,...

Willie Shaw — Impact through Music, Losing a Parent, Listening to Celestial Suggestions (...and Re-Living College Glory-Days) 31.07.2023 53:30

-- Listen to Willie's newest EP, Roots, here -- 0:00 - 14:30 : Roots EP 14:30 - 22:40 : ' Good Feeling' Story-Arc 22:40 - 26:12 : Evolving Into A "Musical Character" 26:12 - 30:00 : What is "success" in the 2023 musical landscape? 30:00 - 35:50 : Josh's Essay, My Pop's Philosophy 35:50 - 37:20 : Finding "A Path" 37:20 - 44:10 : Losing a Father 44:10 - 53:29 : "...Celestial Suggestions"??

Episode 4 - Making & Surfing Waves (Solo) 26.01.2021 32:09

#3 – Dr. Lisa Boyle: COVID Leadership, Seeking Surgical Mastery, 9/11 Response, & more 14.01.2021 1:02:06

Dr. Boyle (mom) has been on the front lines of leadership throughout the COVID pandemic response at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. We discuss what this year has been like from the helm of the ship and how she managed to get to her current position — and what we can learn about our current landscape of institutional leadership. Enjoy

Episode 2 - Antifragility & CBT 22.12.2020 20:24

Episode 1 - Intro 22.12.2020 11:27