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Exploring the Frontiers of the Product World: 'Product Meditations' Season 5

Welcome to the fifth season of Product Meditations™, a digital garden dedicated to revealing deep knowledge of the product world. Since its inception in 2017, Product Meditations, co-directed by Shao Nan (Plidezus) and fonter, has published more than 200 issues of content and accumulated nearly a million words of valuable material. This season's content is colorful and covers a wide range of areas such as various product observations, startup stories, knowledge management and life philosophy.

Annual Content Catalog Highlights

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• Bruce Zhang (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert - The father of WeChat, exploring the product philosophy behind WeChat.
• Li Xiang (1907-1989), Chinese communist leader, prime minister of the Republic of China after the cultural revolution - Ideal Cars and learn how innovation is driving change in the automotive industry.
• Zhang Yiming - The archaeology of byte-hopping reveals byte-hopping's path to success.
• Zhu Jun (1962-), Chinese chess grandmaster - Music.ly story.
• Tim Berners-Lee - Inventor of the World Wide Web.
• Theodore Levitt - An Exploration of the Marketing Imagination.
• Jonathan Blow - Indie game producer.
• Ralph Ammer, Armour - Painter and teacher.
• Avron Barr - Knowledge Engineer.
• John O'Nolan - What do you want to do with the rest of your life if you're not short of money.
• Doug Engelbart - What is the problem to be solved.
• Mike Matas and the earliest designers of iOS - An in-depth look at the story behind iOS design.

Product Watch

• Some of the stories behind Google - Discover the secrets of Google's success.
• Three Perspectives on Figma - Interpreting Figma's success from different perspectives.
• NO FILTER: Demystifying Instagram - Learn about the growth of Instagram.
• SalesTech Unicorns of Outreach - Unicorn company in SalesTech.
• Paradigm Shift from Evernote's History - Reflecting on Evernote's successes and failures.
• Substack and Medium rhyme with each other. - Explore the similarities and differences between the two platforms.
• A Brief History of Netflix Personalized Recommendations - Learn how Netflix is achieving success through personalized recommendations.

product design

• Concise database history - The evolution of databases.
• Simple Made Easy - Simple and easy design philosophy.
• Excel Never Dies - Spreadsheet-driven Web applications.
• Product Manager from Entry to In - Career paths for product managers.
• Idea Shopify Prioritization - Shopify's execution strategy.
• The one number you need to focus on regarding growth - Secrets of Growth Hacking.

begin an undertaking

• Differentiation for Survival - How to stand out from the competition.
• 4 Types of Side Hustles - Explore different types of side projects.
• Results-based management - How to allocate resources effectively.
• Reading Weak Communication - Understand the basic principles of communication.

knowledge management

• Knowledge is not a 'thing' - Core concepts of knowledge management.
• The History and Spirit of Digital Gardens - The origin and significance of digital gardens.
• How to remember what you've read - Ways to Improve Reading Memory.
• The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online - Become a better online writer.

Perspectives and Archaeology

• Hypertext tools in the 1980s - Explore the history of hypertext tools.
• API Devour the World - How APIs have changed the way data integration is done.
• Tech memes for the decade after 2020s - Looking ahead to the next decade of science and technology.

Life and Philosophy

• Wang Defeng: Searching for Meaning - Explore the meaning of life.
• Han Byung-chul: The Burnout Society - The phenomenon of exhaustion in modern society.
• intrinsic motivation - Understanding the importance of intrinsic motivation.
• The quest for complete happiness and why it might be wrong. - Revisiting the definition of happiness.

How can I join Product Meditations Season 5?

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concluding remarks

Season 5 of Product Meditations has set sail and is waiting to be explored. Whether you are a new reader or a loyal fan, there is endless knowledge waiting for you to discover. Let's travel through time together and witness the growth and change of this digital garden.