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'.
I'm Barely Operating at 30% Capability (And Know Why)
9 Aug 2025
Hero's Journey - Mental Games (2/104)
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 with human nature instead of against it
Turning setbacks into setup for conscious action rather than unconscious reaction
Practical tools for reframing business walls and life curveballs as necessary plot points
Essential training for anyone fighting the daily consciousness battle.
Free Exercises:
'Big Plan' Blueprint - Engineer your hero's journey
26 Jul 2025
The Book I Didn't Read - Mental Games (1/104)
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 coaches, questioning whether I'd even be a starter - that I finally understood what he was trying to give me.
My dad hated wasted potential. On his 80th birthday, I'm starting this series to build the bridges between ancient wisdom and modern life that I wish I was ready to hear at 15.
Listen above, and if this resonates, I'd love to hear about the wisdom you weren't ready to really grapple with until later — and what the trigger was.
19 Jun 2024
Rock-Bottom Zugzwang
Link to Post:
https://witsend.team/?p=3635
17 Jun 2024
Drowning, Treading, and Pushing
Link to blog post:
https://witsend.team/?p=3621
13 Jun 2024
Trying to Live Amidst the Noise
Link to post:
https://witsend.team/?p=3611
12 Jun 2024
Essentialism & Prime Numbers
11 Jun 2024
Where is Tribalism Needed?
Link to blog post: https://witsend.team/2024/06/11/where-is-tribalism-needed/(opens in a new tab)
18 Aug 2023
Solo: Aug. 2023 — Men in Crisis, Deaths of Despair, & An Alternate Path
9 Aug 2023
Nick Amano-Dolan — Finding a Path Through Struggle: Bartending, Running, and Training as a Way of Life
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, and I'm excited to share some of that with you.
Enjoy!
31 Jul 2023
Willie Shaw — Impact through Music, Losing a Parent, Listening to Celestial Suggestions (...and Re-Living College Glory-Days)
-- 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"??
26 Jan 2021
Episode 4 - Making & Surfing Waves (Solo)
14 Jan 2021
#3 – Dr. Lisa Boyle: COVID Leadership, Seeking Surgical Mastery, 9/11 Response, & more
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
22 Dec 2020
Episode 2 - Antifragility & CBT
22 Dec 2020
Episode 1 - Intro
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