TJ Mutt

First generation American, second generation oilfield, and third generation risk taker. Oilfield x island boi now living the American Dream #fossilfuelbro

[Sam Stoffel @sam_stoffel]

someone who is impossible to beat:

> slightly autistic
> doesn’t ask for permission
> owns their mistakes
> copies what works & improves from there
> acts really fkng quickly
> believes everything is in their control
> agile + willing to pivot
> comfortable being disliked
> obsessed
> ruthlessly cuts off people who don’t support them
> delusionally optimistic
> makes a lot of sacrifices
> willing to look like a beginner
> has fun

it’s possible to win without these, but it’s impossible to lose with them

[Saint Nomad @Saint_n0mad]

Science without engineering would be just a philosophy

[akila. @becka1icious]

english teachers recognizing ur potential is the kind of validation that stays w u forever

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

Of all human qualities, intelligence is relatively common. Much rarer are the character traits that make intelligence useful: curiosity, humility, and agency.

[critter @BecomingCritter]

how it started how it's going

[blue @cyanopsis]

radio is wild because the first thing humans did after finding a way to communicate via a mystic field is fill it with music

[Jay Kadam @j4ykadam]

buddha was 29 when he left home

[_Lunnie.M.♊️💜 @LunnieDlamini]

Be humble. You’re not smarter than your manager who can’t use excel properly, they are your manager for a reason.

[Mitchell Baldridge @baldridgecpa]

The best advice I always give to newly exited founders:

Open a Vanguard account.

Not Fidelity. Not Schwab.

Vanguard.

'Smart advice,' You might think. 'They do have the lowest fees..'

Wrong.

Their interface is so awful, you will never trade..

Has made my clients millions.

[𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝 @Be_like_legend]

Person with ADHD: I consumed too much caffeine.

Neurotypicals: lol you’re about to be so wired and get so much done XD

Other people with ADHD: enjoy your nap

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Underrated life advice: Make yourself easy to root for. Be kind. Be reliable. Celebrate other people’s wins. Work hard without complaining. Carry good energy into rooms. You'll be shocked by how many doors open for you by making life better for others.

[Will I Am - e/acc @SouthernWintrs]

The only reason we have Vivaldi's music (of 4 seasons fame) is because some guy in the early 1900s found it in the basement of a monastary. Before that it was lost for 200 years!

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Beware: learning more is a smart person’s favorite form of procrastination.

[TJ Mutt @tjmutt]

Best advice I got early is to be useful. There are lots of smart engineers but not all of them are useful.

[Justin Skycak @justinskycak]

Do not show up and immediately start trying to become important. That's a painfully common rookie mistake. First focus on becoming useful. You become useful enough, you start earning leverage. You earn enough leverage, you become important.

[Mike 📺 @michaelcollado]

Opening Twitter is like having a lil phone cigarette

[fluttershy @hwrtyed]

just be urself nobody likes u anyway

[PROFESSOR @SIGMAPROFESSOR]

The simplest way to outperform almost everyone in your field is to become addicted to the boredom of repetition.