{"id":1071,"date":"2026-01-15T23:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jolenekinser.com\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2026-01-15T23:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:09:59","slug":"why-i-wrote-changing-normal-preface-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenekinser.com\/zh\/why-i-wrote-changing-normal-preface-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Wrote Changing Normal (Preface 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why I Wrote Changing Normal (Preface 1)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GshWUW6S7ME?start=72&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this video, I share the personal and cross-cultural journey that led me to write\u00a0<em>\u300a\u548c\u597d\u5982\u521d\u300b<\/em>. 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