Curated Collection and Daily Updates
Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #65
Favorite stories I read plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium
Dear readers and writers. Yesterday with the help of our top gun editors we melted the ILLUMINATION publishing queue. It was ZERO but today it got flooded again. But we manage it well. So I got a chance to write a personal story as it was a special day for me taking me my adolescent years. I believe gaming friends will like this as Minecraft helped to address my loneliness and grief when I was 17 years old.
I updated this piece which aims to inspire writers to post their bios as our readers love them as they keep asking me more personal stories like in this collection.
Last week I published our recently boosted stories. Today our hardworking and caring editor shared the links of all boosted stories he read, shared his learning and also provide links to 100+ boosted stories from ILLUMINATION publications. I believe all writers and readers will enjoy this treasure trove.
ILLUMINATION-Curators create a new collection for our Reading Club. It is full of engaging stories.
Every share can increase our collective chance. Please don’t underestimate the power of your shares. The goal of my collections is to increase reading times for these stories. So please choose a few pieces that are interesting to you and support these writers.
Today Dr Mehmet Yildiz interviewed another amazing writer, Adelia Ritchie, PhD. She has a remarkable background. I see her as a source of inspiration for me as she is both a scientist and artist.
As mentioned before, he also interviews one of my favorite writers, Dr. Lutz Kraushaar, who is contributing to our publications. He’s a longevity expert. You may check this conversation and explore his stories.
For new writers, here’s an interview with popular writer Tim Denning. You may enjoy what Tim said in this interesting interview. He is a source of inspiration for fellow writers and thousands of readers. Last year, I wrote a story about Tim as part of an AI project. I believe you will love what AI thinks about Tim.
You may check more interviews from this collection if you are interested.
Dr Kraushaar also became a Friend of Medium and wrote a story about it. I hope many more avid readers upgrade their subscriptions like him. He has good reasons like me. If you are an avid reader like me, Dr Kraushaar or Dr, Broadly and can afford to consider upgrading your subscription by taking the plunge like many early adopters whom I introduced you to in this story.
ILLUMINATION editors interviewed Dr Yildiz on how Friends of Medium can share links on out tailored social media platforms. I tried them, and sharing these stories took only 10 minutes. I hope they bring many new readers to Medium. We all need to attract more readers to make this platform more vibrant and sustainable.
You may also check out the recent collection of Mike Broadly, DHSc, an avid reader and a proud FoM contributing to the earnings of our writers.
Our editors and curators also explained how we promote non-boosted stories, which are more than 99%, so I take a significant role in this process to create visibility for such stories. Thanks, everyone, for the support that keeps me trucking on this fabulous journey.
Today, I was busy as it was the last public holiday in Australia. I helped with onboarding around 100 new writers, so I was able to find around 60 great pieces and listed them.
As I grappled with the hedonistic treadmill pursuing money and fame, which eventually led to burnout, Dr. Yildiz’s a story deeply resonated with me. It offers valuable insights that can shift perspectives on material possessions and money, perhaps even making it easier to integrate money effortlessly into our lives.
The cloning machine struck again, attempting to cast its shady duplicates in my blockbuster movie. But let me clarify — even if they get down on their knees and beg, these scammers won’t be snagging a role in my soon-to-be award-winning cinematic masterpiece. Yay, I Was Cloned Again but I Know the Scammer Will Kick the Bucket Soon.
I learned that scammers targeted Mike’s beautiful curated collections again after 5th time spamming all the readers pretending to be him. But this time, they used sophisticated methods that Mike revealed in a masterpiece. I think those scammers have no clue that Mike is a seasoned professional and will not allow them to win. That dubious writing club might kick the bucket soon. Battling Scams: My Heartfelt Struggle Against 5 Medium Attacks in a Week, Unveiling Their Latest Tricks
One of our consulting editors, David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸, wrote an interesting story about the critically important reasons why Medium should be more transparent with users about these phishing scams. Why Medium Should Be Transparent about Clone Phishing Attacks.
During our conversations, I gained a deeper understanding of Dr Yildiz’s challenges, and I hope those who sometimes take our volunteer service for granted read this story. Running these Medium publications is no walk in the park. I believe that it’s not all roses and rainbows in the editorial team.
As I curated these gems, I encountered numerous “aha” moments — some inducing fits of laughter, others coaxing tears, all painting my journey with vivid emotions. I’m excited to pass on these emotional roller coasters to you, hoping they’ll add a sprinkle of joy or even a smidgen of uncontrollable giggles to your day. Enjoy the ride.
ILLUMINATION editors created an important bulletin for increasing spam, scam, and bot accounts, contaminating the platform and causing grief to writers and readers. Please be careful as I was cloned and felt bad about it.
I read an interesting story from Dr Yildiz related to Mike’s story and his findings from the spammy topics pages. Rather than sharing his remarkable story on Medium, Dr Yildiz chose to publish it on NewsBreak because he got tired of spam affecting the performance of our stories. He explained the reasons in a post.
Those who missed my Vocal saga can read it from this link. But I highly recommend the story of Dr Yildiz as it is concerning for new writers like me trying to make Medium our home.
Our newsletter for Illumination informing of our progress and plans was released on both Medium and on Substack. I link both so you can share with your relevant audience. Sharing is a wonderful community trait. Here’s the Substack version.
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled and published the collection of boosted stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated. I believe you will find amazing stories from that collection. It is a labor of love between writers, editors, nominators, and Medium curators to delight our readers.
December 2023 was an excellent month for me. In addition, a story near and dear to my heart got a boost. Many thanks for the comments on this story: Gaming, Fun, and Humor: The Lifelines That Rescued Me From Social Media’s Grip on My Life.
I recently self-curated my monthly stories for my loyal readers and as a sample for fellow writers. I look forward the same success this month so I keep working hard.
Please also check our strategic approach for 2024, which is aligned with Medium’s direction articulated by Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor.
He also mentioned that only 5% of his stories performed well in 2023 and other 95% hardly got any views.
Dr Yildiz also added many new writers during his holidays.
Announcement of New Writers for ILLUMINATION #31 ILLUMINATION
Daily List for Sharing — Volume 65
I volunteered to create a list of this collection. So you can easily share this collection on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, or Quora. You can find all our sharing platforms from this story link by Dr Yildiz.
Let’s all engage in this list please and at least tweet it so that more readers can find these stories. It is the purpose of these curated lists. We appreciate your wonderful support for these writers who pour their hearts and souls into these stories to delight you. Here are the nominated stories from avid readers today.
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION Writers Today
As we mentioned before, “these stories are a combination of what I enjoyed and those which nominated by volunteering editors (also writers and readers) on this platform, so the stories in this collection reflect their collective tastes. As a publication, ILLUMINATION keeps a neutral position for all published stories, and it is impossible to feature over one million published stories. But we will do our best to amplify as many great stories as possible almost daily from now on based on the availability of our volunteers.”
Here are our wonderful and nominated stories today! I believe you will find something that will satisfy your reading needs.
The Brain Must Be in Growth Mode with Optimized BDNF & NGF to Prevent Neurological and Mental Health Disorders
4 Well-Research Benefits of Trimethylglycine (TMG) as a Methyl Donor Addressing Homocysteine Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Is it possible to Regulate Blood Pressure Through Simple Exercise Routines? Antonio Segovia, MD.
Writing for Personal Development: Putting Words into Action that Further Personal Agendas Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
How Living Abroad Improved My Perspectives on Life Vivian Robert, Ph.D.
Life Is An Illusion! Cristiano Luchini
How Alcohol Addiction Destroyed 5 of the Most Famous and Beloved Artists in History Diana Leotta
The Space Between Stimulus and Response PRIYANKA DAS
The Best Way to Live Bill Abbate
Some Homeless People Just Need A Helping Hand Floyd Mori
Some Homeless People Just Need A Helping Hand
There should be more help available to them
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Finally Done Building our Solar, Off- Grid Home Rebecca Romanelli
Meet Ammara Hassan
A Missive On Suicide — A Parable The Doctor - Joanie Adams
Ballad of 3-Eyed Lou Pernoste & Dahl
What We Can Rely on Is the Great Loser Loses John Worthington
Trying to Be Better Will Only Make You Feel Worse 2024
3 Reasons Why Super Bowl Ads Often Fail Anthony Robert
7 Things I Tell Myself Everyday To Keep My High Performance Zondra Dos Anjos
The Critical and Synergistic Role of Niacin in Heart Health and Brain Function Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Enjoying and Making Sense of My Life Beyond Deaf Silence Joellyn Rose Keener, Author of Deaf and Determined [special]
God Can’t Be Human Asma Khalid
Financial Mistakes I Overcame to Double My Savings as a Gen Z Avisk ✨
Embracing Individuality: Feeling Free Writers and the Influence of Others Becca Andrea
Is Your Medicine Really Helping You, Or Hurting You? bluesapphire
Your Eighth Amendment Rights Are Probably The Most Ignored C. D. Ellison
How to Get Started with Resistance Training If You Are Over 40 David Welburn
I Get Up At 4 A.M. It’s Awful But It Works Chevelle
Down the Rabbit Hole, I Go Destiny Pifer
Law of Attraction Improves Your Life When You Allow It James Boylan
Anxiety Creates Anxiety Diane Brander
Black History Month: Recalling Repulsive Racial Realities David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
Nehustan Bibles Dusty Brackett
My Burning Body: A Scorching Parade Earnie Samuel Ngalo
How to Build Your Audience in 30 Minutes a Day Francis Taylor
Top 3 Must Learn Programming Languages for Cybersecurity Frost
Is Your Brain Really Just a Supercomputer? Haden Pelletier
How to Finally Overcome Your Imposter Syndrome (with Science) Hudson Rennie
7 Magic Ingredients of a Profitable Course Jeff the Content Profit Coach
The Evolution of My Tech Skills Jekaterina Uļjanova
How Can You Stand Out and Get Noticed in The Sea of Digital Content? Jerry Keszka
The Masks We Must All Wear Sometimes- It is a Part of Life John Whye
6 Mistakes I Often Made in Meetings When I Was an Office Employee Josef Cruz
Dominium of the fates K J Samuel
I Jumped on the Dry January Bandwagon. Kath L Hall
Dogs Are Angels Wrapped in Fur Kelly Martone
Makeup: The Never-ending Saga Laiba Sattar
My Failed Attempts at Assembling Things for My Wife Ended in Pain Lawson Wallace
The 10 Books That Redefined Humanity Liam Hunter-Bailey
Top 5 Reasons You Are Failing To Reach Your Goals Luay Rahil
Don’t Milk A Dead Cow Midnight Young
How a Compassionate Doctor’s Gut Instinct Saved and Transformed a Young Woman’s Life Mukundarajan V N
NAVIGATING LIFE’S CHALLENGES: RESILIENCY IN MAKING Neeraj Narayan
Return of the Junior Birdmen Noel Holston
4 (new) income path for the digital writer who wants financial freedom. Nonso Emetoh
5 Natural Alternatives to Coffee Purvi Jajoo
You Wouldn’t Believe What I Saw?! Rodney McGill
How is the world going to change in 2024? Rose Aguilar
What is the ARR Multiple in B2B SaaS? Sebastián Calderón
Mental Health: 10 Tips To Stay Mentally Fit And Happy Shirems
Analytics Humor : ChatGPT + Data Scientist Shreepada Rao
Should Medium Have Ads? Sohail
You need to protect yourself on Medium or LinkedIn by knowing this. Sompa Mensah
These 5 Commands Should Be on Your To-Do List Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Do Not Freeze Up When Asked These Questions in Cybersecurity Interviews Taimur Ijlal
My Six Figure Framework for Setting Goals The Business Wolf
Remove this Word from Your Vocabulary Right Now — It Will Only Help Theo Rose
4 Critical Life Lessons From A Concentration Camp Survivor Tim J. Schroeder
Six Tips to Create More Connections TJ Henry
Today in History- 7 February Warren Brown
The Secular Humanist View of Suffering Well Today
Spinners In The Alps Soup writingelk
You Are So Precious, Girls! Zunaira Fatima
This Is What Happened When I Joined Twitter Last Week Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Nutrients We Need To Build Bones Chasing Dreams
Aristotle Never Said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Christian Soschner
How Do I Lead An Authentic Life? Christina
I Discovered A Psychic Reading From 15 Years Ago! Cynthia C Farley
In My Dreams Davidhollis
New Year Resolutions Are A Good Concept, But They Don’t Actually Work Destiny S. Harris
Creating Viral Content Edward Thomas
Why FOMO is a NONO Elaine Hilides
4 Practical Tips for Aspiring Writers Will Help Improve Your Work Elizaveta Semenova
Things You Shouldn’t Do, But Learn For Success Fatunla Samuel
Dating in the Age of Individual Will? Filip Cabra Makowski
Is There Any Way To Ever End Racism? Floyd Mori
War and energy crisis: the petrol thieves are back Francesco Carrubba
War In Ukraine From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
I’m Safe and Secure In Your Love Gary L Ellis
PlayStation Games That Are Finally Coming To PC Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Reading & Writing Gerad Carrier
Are you looking for those elusive opportunities to guest post? Geri Spieler
5 Laws That Everyone Should Know About Life To Achieve Success Gökhan Yalcuk
My Mother-in-law’s Plan Harry Hogg
How 12 Cents Earned on Medium.com Turned Me into A Millionaire Helen DaVita — The Writer Spirit
More Than 2–5 Pets Die From This Every Week Hope
Open Letter to Time Travelers Improv Cowboy
10 Ways to Increase Productivity at Work J.R. Heimbigner
March 16th Jarrett Wilson
How to Improve the Health of 7 Major Organs and Lower Disease Risks Dr Mehmet Yildiz
My First Month on Medium JF Danskin
Don’t Argue! Jodie Helm
Sometimes You Just Get Curves and Knuckleballs John Cunningham
Why Was Bestselling Author Jordan B. Peterson Banned from Twitter? Kristina God
Finding My Family: An Adoptee’s Search For Self Joyce O’Day
Ukrainian Refugees Finally Going to the UK Karlo Tasler
Content Creators: Your Mental Health is More Important Than Your Relevance Kelsey Kryger
Each Star Can Be a Sun And Vice Versa? kristin schuhknecht
She Thought She Was a Sex Goddess, but I thought she was gross Lawson Wallace
A New Hope For Portable Gaming Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Thank you for reading these beautiful stories.
Quick Updates for Highlights of Our Pubs for New Writers
ILLUMINATION-Curators introduced some recently boosted stories. I believe you will find some great stories in that collection. Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION Publications — V2
By upgrading his main profile, Dr Yildiz inspired our readers to become Medium Friends. I hope many readers join this inspiring journey. Celebrating My Reading Anniversary with My Upgraded Subscription to New Medium Friendship
Boost Education:
Here is Episode 2 introducing boosted stories of Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D. Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories — Episode #2 and Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories — Episode #1. You can learn more about Matt’s background from this interview. An Interview with Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.
Recently, I added several new writers. I look forward to seeing their stories in these collections soon. You can meet them from the attached post. I also added their profiles at the end of this post so you can follow them easily if you want to. I will add more writers later today. There are many applicants. Announcement of New Writers for ILLUMINATION #28 and #27
For new readers and writers, I have also joined the ranks as a Friend of Medium (FoM). From now on, stories I read from other writers will earn them four times the previous ones. Details are in the attached story. I Took the Plunge and Became a Friend of Medium (FoM) Yesterday.
Dr Yildiz also wrote about it to invite our readers to become Medium Friends and support our writers. The more FoMs the merrier. Importance and Value of Medium Friendship for Writers and Readers
But scammers spammed his beautiful story and tried to deceive our readers. Here’s his sad and important story: every writer and reader needs to understand and act cautiously. They act too realistically! Scam and Spam Accounts on Medium Are As Bad As Hate Speech and Defamation for Writers
How to Identify Them? These fraudulent accounts typically lack followers and haven’t authored any stories themselves. They are non-members with no star or heart icons in their profile names. Urgent Notice: Beware of Fake Accounts Impersonating Influential Writers
If you are into gaming, I also wrote about winners of 2023 for popular games. I will introduce some of those games in my forthcoming stories for game lovers. The Winners of The Game Awards 2023 Have Been Announced
Talking of gaming, if you plan to craft stories about these remarkable games, consider submitting them to my publication, ILLUMINATION-Gaming. I’m here to elevate your narratives, ensuring they stand out and increasing their chances of a boost. I wrote about my goals and how I can help our writers in a story titled ILLUMINATION Gaming Is Part of the Boost Program Now.
To inform new writers, our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, now is a boost nominating pub You may learn about How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program.
I’ve bundled up all my lists into one tidy little story. It is a treasure trove of fantastic reads waiting for you. Please consider sharing the love on your socials and dive into these gems! You won’t regret it.
Shareable List Links for Curated Collections on ILLUMINATION
Dr Mehmet Yildiz introduced a writing duo known as Pernoste & Dahl. You will love this introduction as he reveals the mystery behind these interesting writers who writes inspiring and engaing content on Medium.
Meet Pernoste and Dahl: A Writing Duo of a Neuroscientist and an Artist
ILLUMINATION editors introduced a great writer, Somil Gupta. I hope you check his profile and explore his delicious stories. Meet Somil Gupta on Medium
Our team of volunteers is working through the influx of stories, aiming to review and publish each piece while welcoming new writers into our fold. It’s a labor of love that demands time and effort. Please remember that we support 25K+ writers, as mentioned in our Monthly Updates.
If you missed this recent interview featuring Luay Rahil, here is a link for you. His stories can nicely surprise you. An Interview with Luay Rahil, MBA
For those who missed my Vocal saga, here is the link. I hope new writers don’t make the same mistake I made for 18 months. Here’s How I Miserably Failed Vocal Media But Have No Regrets
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled boosted stories in December, so you might find some fascinating stories from this collection. I also chose to publish this collection on ILLUMINATION-Curated as our readers enjoy curated collections. Here is their treasure trove: Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated
ILLUMINATION-Curators wrote about that exceptional story. I hope you will get a chance to read it and pay attention to your privacy. An Exceptional Story on Privacy Every Reader May Find Helpful
Our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, upgraded our publication accounts ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curators, as well as his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech), making them Friends of Medium. Reading from these accounts will allow writers to earn four times more. While curating stories, we read many stories from these accounts, so it will be great for writers. Details are in his story by Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech): Why I Became a Friend of Medium
Our senior editor Mike Broadly, DHSc joined the curation team and created new collections from his favorite stories that you may adore. He has amazing taste as an avid reader and has already created seven collections in such a short time. I loved his new collection earlier today.
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #17 Mike Broadly, DHSc
Please find his collections with the associated lists and share them on your socials so we can bring more readers to Medium. Here are links to Mike’s collections: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16
Our supportive editor, famous nutritionist, Elin Melaas, created her second collection earlier. Elin also created the Invisible Series. Elin’s Chosen ILLUMINATION Stories — #2
And our lovely editor Surekha Chandrasekhar also created a collection of her delicious pub ILLUMINATION’s Nutrition which is also our virtual kitchen. 20 Curated Stories From Illumination’s Nutrition -2023
ILLUMINATION editors introduced some great writers. You may check out their profiles and explore their fabulous stories.
Meet Seda Anbarcı, Meet Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi, Meet Jozsef Kovacs, Meet Davor Katusic. Meet Thomas Allen Moon, Meet Sneha Nagre, Meet Zondra Dos Anjos, Meet Ani Vals Meet Ammara Hassan. Meet Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups Chosen Stories from Omni Essence, Editorial Profile of InYah
Our editors enjoy stories and nominate them for these curated collections. You may check editor profiles in this collection.
I love reading writer biographies and curating them. If you write any bio story please let me know so I can add them to my collection. Meet ILLUMINATION Writers from Their Personally Penned Biographies
Dr Mehmet Yildiz reviewed an interesting book of Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi. If you are a book author, you may contact Dr Yildiz as he really does great reviews. He even wrote the foreword of my gaming book. Here is his great review today. “Nobody Will Tell You This”
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I created a Discord server for our writers to collaborate and share their story links, so you are all welcome to join. We already have great fun there. It is not as big as our Slack, but it will be one day, as Discord is a lot of fun.
Introduction to New Writers
Now, let’s welcome the new writers who joined us yesterday. Please explore their stories, and they resonate with you may connect with them. This is a great opportunity for writers and readers to meet. I followed all of them today as yesterday I couldn’t follow more than 150 profiles.
A Special Welcome to New Writers on New Year’s Day from the Chief Editor
A Special Welcome to New Writers on Christmas Day from the Chief Editor
You may also check previously joined writers in the last two weeks from the attached onboarding packs. You never know who to meet.
Announcement of New Writers for ILLUMINATION #28
Announcement of New Writers for ILLUMINATION #27
Here is our onboarding pack covering everything you need to know.
New writers, when you need help please don’t hesitate to contact me on Slack workspace or Discord server. I introduce these services below.
I also enjoy introducing writers on YouTube. So if you are interested you may contact me on Slack or Discord.
Here is some info about Slack and Discords
About Me
I write articles in my field covering gaming, film-making, social media, and design. I am also a YouTuber. Thank you for subscribing to my account to get notifications when I post on Medium. I created a new website to share my content for free and promote stories of writers contributing to my publications on Medium. I also have a Substack newsletter. Let’s connect on Twitter and LinkedIn.
I own two publications on Medium. One for video gamers and another for YouTubers and Podcasters. I also support Illumination Integrated Publications as a volunteer editor and participate in collaborative activities in the Slack Workspace.
Writer applications for my publications can be sent via this weblink. Please add your Medium ID. I also enjoy email marketing using Cliqly, which is my affiliate link.
