Empty Your Cup: How to Gain Wisdom from Absolutely Any Source
There’s a reason this famous Zen philosophy is always relevant, now more than ever.
One day, when I was still an undergrad student, I was hanging around aimlessly on campus. The last class for the day was done, but I haven’t found the desire to go home yet, so I waited for my friends to finish their respective classes.
I sat on a nearby bench and pulled out my phone to kill time, scrolling on a manga reader app to read My Hero Academia.
Not long after, a friend of mine walked by and saw what I was doing. She commented with a surprised look: “Whoa, you read comics too? I thought you’re only interested in thick philosophy books and whatnot.” — funnily enough, this is not the first or only time I received a similar comment.
People often tell me that my silent demeanor gives off a stern aura, and they judge me as a stiff person only interested in serious and complicated stuff. There’s some truth to that judgment. I do enjoy reading complex materials and diving into a vast and random range of subjects.
However, the likes of Socrates and Nietzsche are not the only people whose works have inspired me. I also learned a lot of valuable lessons from the creations of Christopher Nolan, Stan Lee…
