Is TikTok banned yet? Big movement to XiaoHongShu, or at least some comments about the platform being better than FB and Insta. Those other platforms won’t be going away any time soon, though, cause they can monetize, XHS doesn’t.
Off to the Military Museum - not bad. Lots of big equipment, no cafe or many places to sit down. What did we learn? China got invaded a bunch of times.
Spent most of the day editing videos!
Morning workout:
-25 minutes on the bike
-then four rounds of: kettle bell walks, hip adduction and abduction, single leg hamstring curls dips, pull ups.
Afternoon: 6.51 km in 44.38, then four rounds of 40 double under, 10 bench jumps, 5 one arm push ups each side, 5 assisted pistol squats each side.
Russian done: 20 minutes reading, 16 minutes conjugating, 30 minutes listening. Getting easier.
Chinese: only podcast listening.
Would you want an apartment in China?
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-local-governments-settle-overdue-bills-with-apartments-not-cash-50a35053?mod=itp_wsj,djemITP_h
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00:00 Introduction and Initial Thoughts
00:17 TikTok and Social Media Landscape
12:04 Military Museum Visit
19:05 Editing and Workflow Improvements
20:33 Fitness Routine and Challenges
24:19 Language Learning Strategies
27:25 Real Estate in China
30:58 Conclusion and Sign-Off
