New Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 15
Nominated and curated selections from passionate writers tailored for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Happy Weekend!
We have many great stories for your weekend reading. As part of our new curation service, we prepared this collection to create visibility for great pieces nominated by volunteer editors and ILLUMINATION-Curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium.com, which supports 24K+ writers.
We explained the reasons for this post in previous versions. If you missed them, you can find them in these links: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, and Volume 12, volume 13, and Volume 14. We believe you will enjoy our volume 15 today.
We are pleased that our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, got recognized as a boost nominating pub. Here is How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program.
Please note that these stories are nominated by volunteering editors (also writers and readers) on this platform, so the stories in this collection reflect their collective taste. 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.
Stories hold power, molding a writer’s unique perspective. For example, our chief editor was moved by a recent story, envisioning the impact of more writers sharing their treasured tales similarly. It’s an opportunity to explore diverse narratives and inspirations, enriching this platform with many voices.
A Heart Warming Story of a Woman Who Fell in Love After Marriage But Not With Her Husband
Medium thrives on the essential collaboration between writers and readers, fostering an exceptional space for both communities. Within this platform, our editors and administrators generously volunteer their time, ensuring every writer finds their voice.
Their commitment involves daily review and publication of stories without compensation. It is important to acknowledge and appreciate their valuable contributions as we gracefully use this service.
By leaving comments, offering a round of applause, sharing content on social media, and following profiles, you’ll bring immense joy to these writers. Your support serves as a powerful encouragement, motivating them to craft more exceptional pieces akin to those found in this collection.
Out of 145 volunteer editors, a team of 57 volunteer curators developed this new service idea to address the visibility of stories. Each nominates a few stories from their reading list daily, and our lead ILLUMINATION-Curators compile them into collections like this one for our readers. But we can only add a limited number of stories to keep these posts in a reasonable size.
Our lead curators include them in lists, a great Medium feature. When you see your stories in lists, you may save, share on social media, link to your stories, and comment and like the list for increased visibility. The entire curation process takes up substantial time, so we will appreciate your support as your time allows.
Many editors, including our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, also create a list of the stories they read from our publication. We will compile lists in these collections. Here are sample curated pieces created by Dr. Yildiz recently from his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Building a Synergistic Tech, Business, and Leadership Community — Part III
Extended Benefits to Write for Technology Hits Publication with New Leadership Commitment
Writers’ income dropped in September and October due to fraudulent activities on Medium, as discussed in a story by Mike Broadly, DHSc titled Here’s What Seems to Happen to Medium Last Week.
Yesterday, we introduced one of our great writers Ammara Hassan
Our editors enjoy Ammara’s stories and nominate them for these curated collections. You may check other editor profiles in the attached collection.
With this opportunity, we also introduce new writers joining us recently. Let’s give them a warm welcome and explore their profiles. We add their profiles at the end of the collection.
Daily List for Sharing — Volume 15
You will find relevant and enjoyable pieces from this collection covering many topics. Today, our editor and media coordinator Aiden (Illumination Gaming) volunteered to create the list. So you can easily share this collection on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, or Quora.
Let’s all engage in this list 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
How Social Connections Shape Healthspan and Lifespan Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Back to Writing / Curating Technology, Business, and Leadership Topics Using a New Profile Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Bizarre Things to Do in 2024 That’ll Probably Piss People Off Tim Denning
Embracing Knowledge Humility: Navigating the Dunning-Kruger Effect in the Workplace K. Joseph
How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program ILLUMINATION
How to Be Safe in the World of Cybercrime Jussi Luukkonen – your curiosity guide
Cellular Responses to Ketosis: Can Cancer Cells Listen and Behave? Mike Broadly, DHSc
Walter, You Deserve a Chemistry Nobel! Saurabh Srivastava, PhD
The Dilemma of Immortality Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi
The Monday Blues — Does the Day of the Week Really Impact Employee Mood? Dr Anthony Thompson
Where have all the flowers gone? Dr John Frederick Rose
Life Lessons: Laughing to Death, My Nana with the Golden Smile 🚀 Doc Positivity: Awakening
How I went from 0 to 305 followers in 117 days. Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD
Why Do You Need to Write At Least Three Months to Reap Benefits of Medium? ILLUMINATION
There Is a Live-Action Pokemon Series in the Works, but It’s Not What You Think Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Questioning a Sightseer: The Journey of a Time Traveler Kendalin Jane
Oh, For The Love Of Film!; Joanie Adams
My Night Adventure Doesn’t Like the Size of My Breasts Alexandra
Nutrition: Curated Stories — Volume 1 ILLUMINATION-Curators
Do You Provide Self-Service Or Full-Service? Mark Armstrong
Do You Provide Self-Service Or Full-Service?
Are you missing a chance to market yourself?
medium.com
The Little Things That Kept Me Fat for Years Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Unleash Your Passion, Don’t Monetize It David Tighe
10 Reasons Why You Struggle To Write & 10 Remedies Veronica Llorca-Smith
Were The Lourdes Miracle ‘Cures’ Really Cures? Janice Harayda
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Making His Name Known Floyd Mori
What Lessons Can We Learn From Maine’s Horrible Tragedy Vertis Williams III
How Boys Interact With Religion Citizen Reader
My Name’s Maria, But You Can Call Me №15 Maria Marmo
The Perfect Story Jens Peter Olesen
Your Friend’s Side Piece Cannot Come in Our Home Toni Crowe
Launch That Book Jacquelyn Lynn
Growing Up in the Last Innocent Generation Abubakar Writes
Want to find your true face? Ahmadou DIALLO ✪
Limitations of Human Evolution in understanding the workings of the Universe Mohan Chellaswami
These Osho quotes seem to be contradictory. Ajith Balakrishnan Nair
Unlocking The Creative Genius Within Alex Rotar
Cellebrating Life With A Trip Alexandra Axente
7 Brutal Lessons I Learned About Social Media After Writing Content For More Than One Year Almar Tagara
Here’s The Secret to Personal Success and Well-Being Alp Arslan
No Proof America Zed⚡
My Shadow Work for Writer’s Loneliness (As Someone Sacred to Be Alone) Annie Wegner
Exploring the Neuroprotective Effects of Taurine in Ageing Brain Aurora
How The Danish Way of Life “HYGGE” Keeps Denmark At The Top of WorldHappiness Index Blue
Easy, But Not Lazy — How I Incorporate a Yoga Teacher’s Mantra in My Life Britta Cee
The First Confederate Statue in Texas and Martial Law Surrounding It Caleb Ashley
There Might Be a New God of War Game in the Works Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Nutrition 101 from a Scientific Point of View in Simple Words Mike Broadly, DHSc
Unleashing the Power of Coconuts: Lots of Work for Little Reward Cathy Strine
Civil Engineers Who Turned Politicians Charlene Ann Mildred
A Soliloquy of Reluctant Farewell Chloe
How To Manage Spiritual Awakening Symptom Cee Cee
The Invisible Torment That May Be Controlling Your Life Corey Casey
3 Ways You Are Secretly Killing Your Confidence Craig Youngkrantz
Be Different. Be Altruistic. Creative Introvert
The Blue Pill Of Surnames Daily Life Escapism
To Everything, There is a Season Daniela Dragas
Entertainment And Going Out Almost Daily is a Luxury Only for The Ultra Wealthy Dennis De Silva
Using Oxygen to Release Dopamine — any disorder, any place, anytime. Dual-Diagnosed-Addict
Temporal Bridges in Experimental Biological Interactions Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Unleashing the Muses: The Transformative Power of Greek Mythology for Writers and Creators Eleni Stephanides
Personal Reflection Eric Bowman
A Former GOP Presidential Candidate Has Words About Trump Floyd Mori
Five Valuable Behaviours That Make You Productive When You’re Lazy Francis E
Why I Lost My Passion as a Developer and Moved to the Countryside Gabe Araujo, M.Sc.
Tesla’s Vision of a World Powered by the Pyramid Good To Know 33
The F Word; Three Thoughts for Swapping Empty Feedback for a Real Conversation Greg Lynas
10 Psychological Tricks Guaranteed To Make Any Woman Want You GrowthLodge.Com
Prism of Tears — Emotions in Living Color Harvey Ross
Going in Depth: “Comfortability Kills” Hasnain A
Why You Should Write Your Book Helen Nomura
We are all working in a Gangsta’s Paradise. Ian Beckett MSc
Meet Zondra Dos Anjos ILLUMINATION
Silent Walking: A Meditative Practice that Benefits You Ipshita Bose
6 Things You Should Do to Protect Your Digital Legacy Before Death Israrkhan
Hydrogen Fuel For Aircraft — Could It Work Commercially? James Marinero, MSc, MBA
Your Thoughts are Not Yours! Jamen Mendes
4 Free Digital Marketing Courses With Certification Better Than Some Paid Ones Jerry Keszka
Bright Light in Dark Ages | J. Winther Jörgen Winther
A Hilarious Dip in Budapest’s Thermal Bath Jozsef Kovacs
How Reiki Helps to Energize Your Body and Mind Julia Frances
Drafts: The App To Capture It All Julian Cosky
How To Beat Sunday Scaries Karen Humphries
How To Beat Sunday Scaries
Three strategies to overcome dread and avoidance of a new week
medium.com
EXCLUSIVE: There’s A New Breed of Scams Targeting Freelancers and Remote Workers Kurt Dillon
Buffoon Biden Found a Backdoor Way to Fund the Border Wall Lawson Wallace
Why You Should Schedule Your Stories Than Hit ‘Publish’ Immediately Lipika Sahu
Fairness Lovely Poems
I’ve spent all my life trying, trying not to lose hope M Saud Nawaz
How To Fail Your Small Business Madiha Sultan
Would work go on without you? Majeedat_abdul
Phishing or Legit? Mark Tey
How To Tell You Married “Well”? Mila
Why Living Without A Purpose Can Be Meaningful Mukundarajan V N
3 Signs Your Relationship Won’t Last and How to Save It Before It’s Too Late Neva Naci
October 2023 is National Disability Employment Awareness Month Nicole Dake
Conversations with myself! Nora ElGuenedi
The Chateaubriand Business Model for Writers P.S.P. French
How My Single Thought Followed by a Small Decision Saved Someone’s Day Peter Molnar
An “Aha!” Moment Philippa Richards, BBS (Acc), DMS
The Writers Process: Writing Made Easy (For Medium) Poonam Bhatt
Epitaph for Judas Iscariot Rae Lynn Sommers
Why this year’s Pixel 8/8 Pro launch is important? Rajan Bhateja
Building High-Performing Teams Ramkumar K
The Two Keys to Success Richard Scionti
How I Am Always Motivated Rubbasmehboob
The Common Mistake I Made Before Turning 30 That Kept Me From Building the Life I Wanted Ryszard Śpiewak
The Weakest Man Is The One Who Is Able To Correct His Moral Defects — But Doesn’t Take Action: S.a.n.a.h
Finding The Right Balance Sam Richardson
The Power Of Introverted Peoples Samshe Alam
10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Initially Started Writing Shahzaib Malik
60 NOFAP BENEFITS Shiraz
How Japanese Stay Fit Without Gyms Shireen Low
How Japanese Stay Fit Without Gyms
An Amazing Discovery of the Secret to Lifelong Fitness
medium.com
Feeling Lost and Finding Writing Shlee
The Siren’s Call Shy Am I
Living Alaska — What Would You Do With a 50-gallon Drum of Yellow Paint? Stevenharrison
Why Do I Have A Feature Phone? SURYASH KUMAR
5 Ways to Manage Social Media and Boost Your Mental Well-Being Techstark
Do You Want a Hard Worker or a Clown? Teisha LeShea
A Guru Tejasvani
The Man Who Drives 15 Hours a Day TheUnknownDoctor🐙
The Power of Love❤️ tim8888
Stumped On What to Write? Do This and Find 100s of Writing Ideas Tom Handy
Fermentation Unveiled — A Journey Beyond Pickles and Yogurt Tom Kane
A Woman’s Solo Work Trip Woman at 40 🦋
Woofed Allegiance writingelk
Mastering Mindful Communication: Unlocking the Art of Connection Zeel Kinkhab
Watching Your Step Zen Conqueror
Ageing Became Real When I Truly Started To Spot The Signs Of Time Zsuzsanna Agocs
My Twentieth Poem : Ephemeral Tapestry Unfolds Grace Hasnain A
Type II Diabetes and Fatty Liver Disease in a Juicy Bottle Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Now, Time to Meet New Writers Joining Us Recently
Let’s welcome writers who joined our publications recently. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and follow their profiles if their content resonates with you.
Due to some glitches we are adding new writers joining us last few days. It will take time so please be patient. Delays caused by Thanksgiving holiday.
Saad waqar, Ian Beckett MSc, Nisha Ram, Renee Shaw, Cheshta Pant, Tyler Bridges, @upliftic, Wajih Jallal, Pills for thoughts, Ghani Hussain, Iose’ Cocuzza, Xenox, Izzy @ The Dawn Load, Dave Noftz, Jon Stilwell, Psych Now, Emma Colsey-Nicholls, Sumanpreet Kaur, Cathlea Justine Capalac, Cody Raschella, Sharon Hillam, — Jay Duran, Shubhra Kathuria, Carl Jeffers, D. Llabaria, Jose Argueta, Aninda Baruah, ASAD EDUCATE, sam sowell, Frances A. Chiu, Ainy Abraham, Lisa Buchanan, Natali Martinez, The Gutsy Latina, Lara Makkapati, Ryan Closter, Archie N. Hodge, Diana Mroczek, Ryan Doskocil, Jared S Massey, Kirshi Yin, Tommaso Nobili, Kunal, Prakash Bhadraiah, Pranath Fernando — AI Strategist, Brooke Lewis, RetroFuturist, Enjoleah Daye, Abhishek Gurumadhva, Benjamin Akyea, Jonas Achouri Sihlén, Furkan Samut, Mhd Irshad, Laura Bell, Tamara Sonak, Antonio Duplessis, Boysie Gordon, Alexandra Gratsas, Arie Castle, Mark Tey.
Note from Aiden (Illumination Gaming): dear new writers, there appears to be a system glitch, so if you cannot see our publications on your list, please don’t panic. We will add you again as soon as our administrators come back from holidays. I will try to add as many as possible manually and also get a Slack request sent to you. I am one of the editors and a media coordinator for Illumination publications so you can contact me on Slack when you need help.
Please remember to submit only one story daily, preferably as a draft. We don’t accept multiple stories as our focus is on quality to increase your chance of being boosted by Medium.
Change of Perceptions for Expectations
Unlike perceptions, ILLUMINATION editors don’t publish every story. Your stories must be well-crafted and valuable for our readers. Our focus is curatable and boostable stories.
Recently Updated Submission Guidelines
ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts: Submission Guidelines 2023
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
How to Increase Earnings from Content Creation
Apart from the boosting opportunity on Medium, which can increase your income, our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, recently answered this frequently asked question by many writers on how to increase income from writing engagement.
Many writers desire to make a living from their craft. Using Medium as a single source is not a viable option. There are other opportunities that you need to consider. We believe this story will give you valuable perspectives.
Collaboration and Promotion
You will receive an invitation to our Slack workspace to collaborate with other writers, share your story links, and contact editors and our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz. It is a free and moderated service. You may meet some of our editors from the attached collection.
Introduce Yourself in a Story
Please consider introducing yourself in a story and post it to ILLUMINATION or our other publications. This might bring you new followers and expose your profile to new readers.
Our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming) compiles and distributes these bios to our subscribers. You may get bio ideas from the attached collection.
You may also self-curate your stories to gain visibility. Aiden provided a sample example, as attached. You may follow a similar format by categorizing your stories based on topics.
You may also enjoy a recent story from one of our new writers and editors, Mike Broadly — Healthier Lifestyle, who made significant progress in the last two months. You may contact Mike on our Slack workspace, who volunteers to support our new writers.
Writer Introduction
We recently introduced a few more writers like Thomas Allen Moon , Omni Essence, Sneha Nagre, Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups, Zondra Dos Anjos, and Ani Vals
You might also check recent editorial introductions from our team.
You can learn about our other editors’ backgrounds from this collection curated by ILLUMINATION-Curators.
Recent Announcements for Connection
You may check the following two announcements to meet other recently joined writers, including links to their profiles. This is a good opportunity for new writers to build their audience, as writers are great readers. We enjoy enabling collaboration on Medium by encouraging meaningful engagements.
Welcome to our writing and reading community, and we look forward to the meaningful and high-quality stories.
When you have questions, please feel free to contact our owner and chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on our Slack workspace. He is also happy to speed up publishing your stories if they are delayed 48 hours or more.
Critical Policy Documents for Our Writers
Every writer contributing to our publications must review these guiding policies before submitting their stories. We are tolerant, but these are non-negotiable rules.
Writing Challenges and Prompts for New Writers
Helpful Resources for Beginners
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Five Tips to Become a Prolific Writer Despite Full-Time Work
You may find more helpful stories from the content management collection of Dr Mehmet Yildiz typically written to help new writers joining Medium.
Sample Curated Collections for New Readers
We curate and feature stories from multiple editorial accounts.
Here are our latest curated collections by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION Amplifiers, and ILLUMINATION-Curators for your enjoyment.
Invitation to New Writers to our Publications on Medium
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link.
We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications include:
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION-Curated ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR ILLUMINATION Book Chapters The Lampshade of ILLUMINATION Technology Hits SYNERGY Readers Hope Illumination on YouTube Illumination Gaming ILLUMINATION’s Blog EUPHORIA by Dr Mehmet Yildiz
