秋月慢谈 Real Chinese Talk - Immersion for Intermediates

Turn 35 in China, and your career seems to come to an end.
In this episode, I dig into the notorious "35-year-old curse“: where it came from, why HR won't look twice at your resume, and the slang taking over Chinese social media.
Plus: is AI actually about to make this problem disappear?

00:51 What Is the "35-year-old curse"?
02:22 How It Shows Up
04:55 Where the "35" Cutoff Comes From
06:10 Which Industries Are Hit Hardest?
08:55 The Root Causes of the "35-year-old curse“
11:38 Is the Trend Changing?
13:45 Could AI Be the Turning Point?

在中国，一过35岁，似乎你的职业生涯就已经结束了。
这一期我们聊聊臭名昭著的“35岁危机“：它从哪里来、HR为什么直接把你的简历筛掉,还有正在中文互联网上刷屏的"老登/中登/小登"梗。
AI真的会让这个问题消失吗?
00:51 什么是"35岁危机"?
02:22 具体表现
04:55 "35岁"界限的由来
06:10 哪些行业受影响最大?
08:55 "35岁危机"存在的根本原因
11:38 现象是否在改变?
13:45 AI会是转折点吗?

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Happiness is when you throw yourself completely into something, to the point of losing yourself in it, and through that you gain inner order and important answers.
In this episode, let's talk about my experience with flow.

00:30 I recently started a watercolor class, and my weekends got busier
01:19 My on-and-off relationship with painting as a kid
05:21 What is the "art exam"?
07:38 Trying watercolor again after moving to the Netherlands
08:19 The experience of flow
11:28 How to find what you truly love doing
12:01 Why artistic creation matters to me
13:14 How flow offsets work stress

幸福是当你全身心投入一桩事物，达到忘我的程度，并由此获得内心秩序和重要答案。
这期播客，来聊聊我的心流体验。
00:30 最近开始上水彩课，周末变忙了
01:19 小时候时断断续续的画画经历
05:21 什么是"艺考"？
07:38 来荷兰后重新尝试画水彩
08:19 心流体验
11:28 如何找到自己真心热爱的事情
12:01 什么艺术创作对我很重要
13:14 心流体验如何抵消工作压力
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In the latest newsletter, I recommended two really fascinating videos about Chinese characters that push the visual forms of Chinese characters to their limit.
Interested in more Chinese content beyond the podcast and the video? Subscribe to the newsletter at https://www.realchinesetalk.nl/
The newsletter is available in both Chinese and English, making it a great read practice for you!
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Additional learning materials: https://www.patreon.com/RealChineseTalk
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Let’s talk about how I wrote my first song and the lessons it taught me about learning. Along the way, I discovered what I believe is one of the most effective ways to improve any skill: combining theory with project-based learning.
02:12 The hardest part of songwriting isn't starting - it's finishing
05:45 A "Eureka" moment
08:16 From imitation to originality: what drawing and songwriting have in common
10:33 Theory + project-based learning
13:52 Applying project-based learning to language learning
16:32 Why combining projects with theory is the most effective way to learn

聊聊怎么开始写第一首歌，并从中悟到学习方法的最佳形态：理论+ 项目制学习
02:12 写歌最难的不是开始，而是结束
05:45 “任督二脉被打通”
08:16 从模仿到原创：画画和作曲的共同点
10:33 理论学习 + 项目制学习
13:52 项目制学习如何应用到语言学习
16:32 为什么项目和理论一起学效果最好

My first song Star Children:
https://youtu.be/w7Dqi4neivM
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In the latest newsletter, I shared some good Chinese articles that I read. They are targeting at native speakers so might be a stretch to you. But challenge means progress so why not give it a try!
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Over the past year, AI has been developing far faster than most of us realize.
In this episode, we explore the three major waves of AI and what they actually mean for our work and daily lives.
No panic, no hype, just a clear look at what's really happening.

01:40 How the AI question has shifted
03:08 Where large language models stand today
06:04 The second wave Physical AI
09:03 A famous paradox in the AI world
11:09 The third wave AI for Science
12:29 How AI affects us personally
17:44 AI and employment
20:21 How I use AI
22:12 Where human advantage lies and how to prepare

在过去一年里，AI的发展远比我们感受到的要快。
这一期，我们来聊聊AI的三大浪潮，以及它们对我们工作和生活的真实影响。
不焦虑，不鼓吹，只是帮你看清楚正在发生的事情。
01:40 AI问题的转变
03:08 大语言模型的现状
06:04 第二浪潮物理AI
09:03 AI领域著名的悖论
11:09 第三浪潮科学AI
12:29 AI对个人的影响
17:44 AI与就业
20:21 我怎么用AI
22:12 人类的优势在哪里，我们该如何准备

#31 和人工智能共生 Do you use AI? https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PuQB4HF0iVUaVJViyZwpb?si=RTP9rp8wSiWrKPr35qJFqg
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Are humans actually getting dumber? And does it even matter to us as individuals?
00:30 The movie Idiocracy
04:21 Are humans really getting dumber?
06:06 The Flynn Effect and the reverse Flynn Effect
09:46 Reason one: our use of tools
12:24 Reason two: AI
14:32 Reason three: fragmented attention
17:05 Were ancient people actually smarter than us?
18:21 IQ is not the only measure of intelligence
21:01 A global trend and what it means for the individual

人类真的有在变笨吗？但这和我们每个人有关系吗？
00:30 电影Idiocrasy
04:21 人类真的在变笨吗？
06:06 Flynn效应与逆Flynn效应
09:46 原因一：工具的使用
12:24 原因二：AI
14:32 原因三：注意力碎片化
17:05 古人其实比我们更厉害？
18:21 IQ不是唯一标准
21:01 宏观趋势与个体的关系

Relevant articles:
Humans are getting dumber
Human intelligence sharply declining
95后成了第一代“不如父母聪明”的年轻人？
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In the latest newsletter, I shared why writing Chinese lyrics is intrinsically more difficult than writing English or Japanese ones.
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