You Don’t Need Motivation, You Need Discipline w/ Michael Malice

On Episode 8 of Season 7 Robert is joined by writer and podcast host Michael Malice. During the conversation the two dive into Michael's upbringing, his work schedule, views on success, mentorship and motivation plus much more. They also announce the Malice collaboration pair, Dynamite Red, available now on SheathUnderwear.com.

 

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Show notes:

2:52- The Michael Malice Dynamite pair is the newest design from SHEATH. 

 

4:00- Malice prefers to fly below the radar but still wants to get his point of view across publicly. 

 

5:05- One of Malice’s earliest memories was calling his grandmother in San Francisco and hanging up on her as a prank. 

 

6:44- Generally, women do have a better memory than men. 

 

7:35- Patton’s earliest memory was when he was five years old and accidentally used a wire brush to clean his parents car, scratching it up heavily and getting yelled at for it. 

 

7:57- Malice has one sibling, a younger sister. 

 

9:25- Malice was raised in a Russian household, initially not having American values until he relocated here. 

 

11:07- Having a backup plan is one of the characteristics of Malice’s Russian upbringing. 

 

12:43- Malice jokingly calls Lex Fridman, ‘anti-social and a robot.’

 

13:42- To defeat writer’s block, Malice will make himself write for two hours a day, whether he wants to or not. 

 

15:50- Malice is weary of self help books. 

 

17:41- “We all go through stages in life, you know, I was washing golf carts five years ago.” (Patton)

 

20:45- When someone asks for your advice, be honest and don’t just give a generic answer they have already considered. 

 

24:16- “Willpower is finite.” (Malice)

 

26:19- In the past, Malice worked for Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan doing technical support. 

 

27:59- Harvey Pekar was Malice’s mentor before he passed away in 2010. 

 

30:01- “I think it’s just fun that I can put underwear model in my resume.” (Malice) 

 

31:10- Malice breaks down his experience of visiting North Korea ten years ago. 

 

34:17- ‘Pecking order’ is a term from the bird world describing hierarchy. 

 

37:30- Former President Donald Trump did bring in people on his staff that were already known in the community, when he said they would be outsiders who would help reform and change. 

 

39:35- Malice believes the Ukraine and Russian conflict is not America’s problem. 

 

42:10- Patton doesn’t like it when one fighter totally dominates the other. 

 

44:36- Ayn Rand is one of Malice’s biggest inspirations to write. 

 

48:22- Malice is excited and inspired by having friends who are special in their own way. 

 

50:46- Twitter and Drudge Report are two sources of news for Malice. 

 

52:50- Patton and Malice are both not fans of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

 

55:23- Malice rips apart the new Matrix film. 

 

56:09- Malice’s favorite superhero film is Batman Returns. 

 

1:00:30- Having a government doesn’t mean that everything will work properly. 

 

1:03:05- Patton and Malice are both fans of the movie Fight Club.