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A large part of our confusion and pain and struggles in our 20s

我们20多岁时的大部分困惑 痛苦和挣扎

come from the gap between agricultural society and modern society.

都源于农耕社会与现代社会的鸿沟

Because we entered the modern society just a few decades ago,

因为我们进入现代社会才短短几十年

which is not long ago.

不算很久

Before we entered the modern society,

在进入现代社会之前

our society repeated itself.

我们的社会是循环往复的

Every season you would grow the same crops, same foods.

每个季节种植同样的作物 同样的粮食

Your parents experiences could be copied to you

父母的经验可以直接套用在你身上

and your grandparents had a life basically similar to yours.

祖辈的生活也与你大同小异

That society was full of certainty

那个社会充满确定性

but definitely lacked social mobility.

但显然缺乏社会流动性

It was pretty hard for a peasant

对佃农来说

to accumulate wealth and become a small landlord

要积累财富成为小地主

and then become a huge landlord.

再变成大地主是相当困难的

But a major feature of modern society is fluidity

但现代社会的一大特征就是流动性

It's a concept put forward by some sociologists.

这是社会学家提出的概念

Basically it means that we have many more options.

简单来说就是我们有更多选择

Our identity is changeable.

我们的身份是可变的

We can change our life trajectiories several times

我们可以多次改变人生轨迹

We can accumulate wealth instantly.

可以快速积累财富

We can also lose our wealth rapidly.

也可能瞬间失去财富

We can find different jobs, different professions,

能找到不同的工作 职业

and different life paths.

和不同的人生道路

But at the same time, it creates confusion.

但与此同时 这也会让人感到困惑

When people say I don't have options,

当人们说我没有选择时

it actually means you have too many options.

实际上意味着你的选择太多了

Some psychologists found that

心理学家发现

when you have too many options in front of you,

当你面前的选择太多时

your brain stops working

大脑就会停止运作

because it's hard for you to select the best one.

因为你很难选出最佳选项

Your brain struggles with analyzing,

大脑在分析比较时陷入挣扎

comparing this to that

反复权衡各种选择

and your brain doesn't work.

结果反而无法思考决策

The optimal number of choices is actually between three to five.

最理想的选择数量其实是3到5个

One major reason behind your inaction

你迟迟不采取行动的主要原因

might be having too many options.

可能就是选项太多

You could be a doctor. You could be a lawyer.

你可以当医生 也可以当律师

You could be a police officer.

你可以当警察

You could be president.

你甚至可以当总统

So you can be anything you want.

所以你能成为任何你想成为的人

So who am I? What do I want to do?

那么我是谁 我想做什么

Which one is the best for me?

哪个选择最适合我

The harsh truth is that the more options you have,

残酷的现实是 你拥有的选择越多

the more uncertainty you will face.

面临的不确定性就越大

This is a dilemma faced by a lot of young people in modern society,

这是现代社会很多年轻人面临的困境

especially in post-capitalist society.

尤其是在后资本主义社会

The market offers you a tremendous amount of opportunities

市场为你提供了海量机会

At the same time you don't know who you are.

但同时你却不知道自己是谁

So I think a great way to make better decisions

我认为做出更好决策的好方法

is to look at your life from a long-term perspective.

是从长远角度审视你的人生

Just imagine you are 80 years old

想象一下你已80岁高龄

and you are lying on your deathbed

正躺在临终的病榻上

and think about

回顾着

what you have been through in your life.

这一生所经历的一切

So ask yourself, what kind of regrets do I have?

问问自己 我有什么遗憾

If I'm gonna live again,

如果重活一次

which regret I'm going to get rid of?

我会消除哪个遗憾

There was a palliative nurse living in australia.

澳大利亚有位临终关怀护士

She basically takes care of people who are dying,

专门照顾临终病人

and then she asks those patients:

她曾询问那些患者

What is your biggest regret in your life?

你此生最大的遗憾是什么

So here is the most common regret.

以下是最常见的遗憾

I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself.

我多希望当初有勇气活出真正的自己

So for a lot of people, they live their whole life

很多人终其一生

by molding and changing your expectations

都在不断调整改变自己的期望值

and fitting into the models set by society or people around them.

只为迎合社会或他人设定的标准

So for those of you who are watching this video,

所以正在看视频的你

I really want you to know

请一定要记住

that the biggest treasure we have as young people is time.

年轻人最宝贵的财富就是时间

You still have time to figure your life out.

你还有时间去探索人生

You still have time to find your life direction,

你还有机会找到人生方向

find your passions, and pursue your dreams.

找到你的热爱 追逐你的梦想

For all of us, the endpoint of our life or destination is the same.

对我们所有人来说 生命的终点或归宿都是相同的

We will die someday.

终有一天我们会死去

We will disappear from this world.

我们会从这个世界消失

But the journey matters.

但过程才最重要

So don't be afraid of stepping up and taking actions

所以不要害怕迈出脚步采取行动

because you only live once.

因为你只活一次

Create a life you want.

去创造你想要的人生

这期视频，为你硬核拆解美国著名经济学家托马斯·索维尔的清醒之作《社会正义谬误》。索维尔从黑人贫民窟走出，考入哈佛，成为经济学巨匠。他用一生研究揭穿一个残酷真相：许多看似正义的政策，实际却让弱者处境更糟糕。

� 本期核心内容：

00:00  引言：善意帮扶为何伤害穷人

01:56  作者介绍与核心观点

03:07 机会均等谬误：结果平等不可能，群体差异背后是文化、地理等复杂因素

08:25 棋子谬误：精英把普通人当棋子，政策往往好心办坏事

13:13 知识谬误：精英的“拯救情结”如何制造更大灾难

18:55 总结：自我负责，放下拯救情节

� 你会：

️ 看懂福利、最低工资、劫富济贫等政策背后的真实逻辑

️ 学会识别哪些“为你好”的主张可能在割韭菜

️用经济学思维保护自己和家人的生活

这本书被誉为“21世纪最值得读的清醒之书”，没有晦涩理论，只有穿透现实的洞察。无论你对社会议题是否关心，这份认知都能帮你更清醒地规划人生。

结婚率走低、离婚率攀升，我们正站在传统与现代的十字路口。

婚姻，到底是为爱情，还是为合伙养娃？生育，是本能，还是一项“社会义务”？“父爱如山”，究竟是本能，还是被规训出的责任？

本期视频，我们深度拆解社会学经典《生育制度》。费孝通先生早在几十年前，就用四个扎心却深刻的观点，说透了一切：

01:28 生育是“损己利人”的文化设计，而非本能；

03:34 “父爱”是社会规训的产物；

06:35 传统婚姻的核心是确立抚育结构，而非爱情；

10:13 亲子矛盾，本质是社会规训与个体的冲突。

15:05 总结

看懂这套运行千年的“社会剧本”，不是为了否定婚姻与家庭，而是为了不被其绑架。我们将探讨：

� 在“重责任”的传统与“要爱情”的现代之间，如何抉择？

� 面对催婚催育，如何区分“社会任务”与“自我意愿”？

� 原生家庭的创伤，根源何在？我们又该如何“社会性断乳”？

希望这期视频，能给你提供一个清醒的框架。看清规则，不是要反对一切，而是为了在理解之后，做出真正忠于自己的选择。 无论结婚与否，生育与否，那都应该是你清醒的、自由的决定。

英文转写文档：

During the Spring Festival, I met a few relatives and cousins. Through our interactions, I was shocked by how pervasive learned helplessness is.

I have a relative who graduated from a first-tier university a year ago. He said no employer wanted him. I asked, “Did you go to any job fairs?” He said no. I asked, “Did you revise your résumé?” He said no.

I tried to help him improve his résumé, but it had only two lines. He said he had nothing to write because he had almost no projects or internships during college. I suggested that he could try to get a few internships now. He said no one would want him because he had already graduated.

He also refused to go to interviews because he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to answer the questions. I told him he could prepare in advance. If he failed an interview, he could reflect on what went wrong, improve, and try again. Or he could develop small applications at home for fun, or even imitate his dad and start a small business. He shook his head.

This is not a special case. I have met several relatives who fall into the same trap of thinking. Their conclusion is that there is nothing they can do — and they don’t even want to try. 

This mentality fits into what psychologists call learned helplessness. You may have heard of the famous experiment in which three groups of dogs were placed in cages and given electric shocks at intervals. One group could press a lever to stop the shocks and escape. Another group pressed a lever that didn’t work, and eventually gave up trying to escape. 

Some psychologists believe learned helplessness comes from childhood neglect or repeated discouragement. Others argue that helplessness is an automatic human tendency, and that hope is something that must be learned.

To break learned helplessness in dogs, researchers placed them in a completely new environment and physically moved their legs. Eventually, the dogs realized they could escape the cage. 

This suggests that for people with learned helplessness, create a new enviornment for yourself. Get yourself moving. Leave the places that trapped you. 

This suggests that for people with learned helplessness, creating a new environment matters. Get yourself moving. Leave the places that have trapped you.

Every outcome in our lives is the result of many factors, both internal and external. We cannot attribute all success solely to internal factors like ability, effort, or attitude. Likewise, we cannot attribute all failure entirely to external factors like unsupportive parents, friends, or environment.

Of course, many things are out of our control. But there are always things within our control.

For example, when I was obese, I blamed the abundance of temptations in the world and believed I had a genetic predisposition to obesity, so I thought I couldn’t control it. But once I switched to a natural diet and started running three kilometers every day, my weight returned to normal. It has remained healthy for more than fifteen years.

There is always something we can do. We are not victims of our lives.

I like the Chinese proverb: 尽人事，听天命 do your best and leave the rest to fate. When you look back, you will have no regrets.

你总觉得别人在笑话你？别人的眼光真的存在吗？自卑和怕丢脸都只是自我幻觉，没有人会像你一样在意自己。一个心理成熟、精神自由的人，应该打破本能的聚光灯效应。

Transcript:

You’ve made a mistake, and you feel like the whole world is watching you.

You imagine your relatives and friends laughing at you, and you feel like you’ve lost face.

If you believe this is true, you may be falling into a cognitive bias called the spotlight effect.

In social psychology, we tend to assume that other people are paying far more attention to us than they actually are. 

Let’s say you have acne on your face. You walk out onto the street and feel anxious, thinking everyone will notice it.

But is anyone really paying attention? To be honest, most young people in China are myopic. Many people can’t even see clearly. And even if they do notice, they usually don’t care.

The same is true for appearance anxiety. You may think everyone is focusing on how you look, but in reality, you are outside their visual focus.

Do people care about you as much as you think they do?Are you Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift, with paparazzi following you? Of course not.

People who fall into this mentality are often psychologically immature. When we are babies, the world revolves around us. Our needs are the center of our family. But as we grow up, if we still think that way, we fall into egocentrism. That’s where the spotlight effect comes from. 

Many of us unconsciously believe that we are the center of the universe and that all the spotlight is shining on us.

If you’ve spent some time in public, you’ll notice that most people do not care about your business. 

There are even extreme cases where employees passed away in office cubicles and their colleagues didn’t notice for days.

What does that mean? We are not the center of the universe. People are busy with their own lives, their own anxieties, and their own problems.

A mature person breaks free from this“baby giant” mentality. We are not the center of the world. In reality, only a very small number of people truly care about you: maybe your parents, siblings, or a few close friends. And even they have their own lives to live.

So turn off the spotlight you’ve placed above your head, and begin to live for yourself. Let go of your ego. 

When you’re interacting with people, shift your attention outward.  Forget about your own image. But focus on what you can help with. Focus on the meaningful work in front of you. 

For example, I’m a passionate public speaker. When I’m on stage, I don’t feel nervous or pressured. Because the presentation is not about me — it’s about them. I’m there to share ideas that transform my audience's lives. 

Move your focus from protecting your own image to creating value for others, and the spotlight effect just goes away. That’s when freedom begins. 

越来越多人把朋友圈锁进 “3 天可见”，让主页变得一片空白，但其实，这方小小的空间，正是你最低成本、最鲜活的个人简历与作品集。

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What I find interesting is that a lot of young people have stopped posting on social media. They only allow others to see about 3 days of updates on their friends' circle. Of course, this definitely makes sense—some people want to keep their lives private. But I think, as long as you present yourself to your friends either in person or online, you’re going to show your portfolio. So your posts on Moments are a form of portfolio.

As someone working in the media industry, the first lesson we learned is to build our portfolio. Building a portfolio is the easiest way to help people understand who you are, what you do, what you care about, and what you can offer them. So social media posts aren’t just about your private feelings or daily life—they’re about what you can offer to the world, and what your friends or people out there can resonate with.

If you never post anything on social media, people won’t get to see your talents. Because it takes time to get to know someone, and for most people, time is their most valuable asset. They definitely won’t spend hours getting to know someone they just randomly come across.

So if you can consistently post your ideas, thoughts, products, or work on your social media, people will immediately get a sense of your personality, your contributions, and your work ethic.

I actually learned a lot from my friends—artists, designers, actors, entrepreneurs, and IT professionals. They usually share their ideas before launching their products, get feedback from their friends, finalize the first version, and then refine those products later. I think this is a really smart way to leverage collective wisdom. Sometimes you get so immersed in your own ideas that you lose sight of what the market really needs, and you have no clue about your audience or users.

So the best approach is to post your work, reach out to them, gather their insights and feedback, and use that to improve your products. This concept is actually called the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) test, and it’s widely used in Silicon Valley and by many business leaders.

The best way isn’t to wait until your product is perfect, but to tap into collective wisdom and find people who can help you refine it. By sharing more of your ideas, you’ll also attract the right friends—those who truly appreciate your values, work, and personality. You can build rapport and trust with these people, and they’ll stay with you throughout your life.

Of course, I’m not encouraging you to post randomly about your private feelings, lash out on social media, or argue with people for no reason. I’m saying you should put your best ideas out there. You can share your thoughts in progress.

If we think of all ideas as a market, you’ll notice that the most mediocre ones usually stand out. Why? Because a lot of smart people don’t post. Some are unwilling to share their values—they’re afraid their ideas will be criticized. They don’t believe in themselves or their values because they think they’re not 100% ready.

But I believe the best ideas will eventually shine through. And finally, here’s the most important question: If you never put your ideas out there, who will benefit from them?

It’s a huge loss to the world—you’re so talented, you have so many great ideas, and the world deserves to know your wisdom, your contributions, and your values. Right?

《随他们去》是一本在北美广泛流行的成长类书籍，作者 Mel Robbins 用 13 年时间，从中年失业、负债 80 万美金的人生低谷，走到全球顶级播客与演讲者。

她总结出一个极其重要的认知：成年人最大的内耗，来自控制你无法控制的人和事。

本期视频将系统拆解书中最有力量的 4 个心法，帮你在家庭、友情、亲密关系中，建立清晰的边界感，减少无谓消耗，把人生的主动权，重新握回自己手中。

如果你正在经历关系困扰，这期视频，可能会给你一个新的出口。

时间线：

00:00 书籍简介

01:55 允许别人不喜欢你

05:48 你嫉妒的人是你最好的老师

08:06 别拯救别人，让他们学会自我负责

12:09 亲密关系是镜子，你越了解自己，越不会爱错人

17:09 这本英文原版书的难度

我坚持写了20年日记。

从情绪垃圾桶，到人生错题本，再到人生蓝图，

它成了我的精神支点，帮我找到了能力圈，

矫正认知与行为模式，让写下的目标一一兑现。

写日记，不只是记录，而是在书写你想要的人生。

I just turned 30 this year, so I sat down to look back at my 20s. 

This video is my honest recap of the four lessons that changed how I think about work, luck and myself — the things I hope every 20-something can learn a little earlier than I did. 

00:11 Finding your relative advantage 

01:24 Staying open to new things you don’t fully understand 

02:57 Making decision for yourself 

04:23 Keeping “useless” hobbies that carry you through hard times 

� If you’re in your 20sYou are not behind. You’re not supposed to have everything figured out.If one of these lessons resonates with you, tell me in the comments which one it is — or share one thing you hope more 20-somethings would learn earlier.