HI, I’M NICOLAS HOFERER
Welcome to my website.
I want to show my work and share my thoughts with others.
I have a master’s degree in computer science from ETH Zurich. I’m obsessed with entrepreneurship and fitness. I like to build things and share my ideas with the world.
Obsession is everything to me
I've come to realize that balance limits me, and it's on the edges where I thrive. I obsess in work and the gym to the point where everything around me blurs out. When I relax, I deeply relax. When I play, I play hard. When I work, I'm obsessed. I was seeking to balance my life, but found that it was a detriment to me. I made the decision to let go of the need to seek balance and instead embrace what I'm passionate about. I begin to focus on the things that made me excited, that made me want to jump out of bed every morning. If a relationship is going nowhere, I cut it. If a gig is not offering growth, I look for something else. If something doesn't serve me, I let it go. This shift in mindset is life-changing. I'm no longer trying to please everyone, and instead I live my life on my own terms. No more pretending to be interested just to be nice. No more acting to impress girls. No more sticking to routines for the sake of having a routine. Speaking my truth is necessary, even if others don't like it. Holding back is against my values and destroys me in the long term. So I'm direct and callout bullshit. I realized that the life I want is so uncommon, that 99 % of people cannot grasp it. This means most advice is irrelevant to me. Most perspectives and beliefs are irrelevant to me. People talk me down, because they don't see themselves achieving what I'm going for. I know it is possible, and I continue to press forward in my own direction. My obsession and the feeling of not being enough but knowing I can achieve anything are ultimately my superpowers. I accept the rejections, the failures, and the pain. I accept that I'm different. I accept that I miss out on things. I accept that I'm on an uncommon journey, and I'm okay with that. My obsession is my fuel, my drive, and the source of my success. I will continue to push forward, I will never quit. I'm obsessed and I'm proud.
Convictions
— Obsession is everything — You need to love yourself to be able to truly love others — Balance limits us — Be uncommon amongst the uncommon
Quotes
“Martin Heidegger, the German philosopher said, “Freedom for a human being can be found in the actions that one takes,” and I’m going to paraphrase here, “can be found in the actions that one takes when confronted by one’s default self.” That is, when I notice my default self and yet I act independently of that, Heidegger says that was and is freedom for a human being.”
Gary John Bishop
“Without ambition, one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thanks for visiting
Nic
2023-04-07