New Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 20
Nominated and curated selections from passionate writers tailored for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
It is already the end of November. We are approaching the festive season. With this excitement, today, we have chosen engaging stories for your enjoyment. As part of our new curation service, we compiled 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, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, and Volume 15, and Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19. We believe you will find valuable pieces in our Volume 20 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.
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.
By leaving comments, offering a round of applause, sharing stories on social media, and following profiles, you may 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 them, share them on social media, link to them, comment on them, 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 created 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.
Mike joined the curation team today and created three new collections from his favorite stories that you may adore. He has an amazing taste as an avid reader.
Today ILLUMINATION editors introduce three great writers: Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi, Jozsef Kovacs, and Davor Katusic
You may check out their profiles and explore their fabulous stories.
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, Ani Vals, and Ammara Hassan
Our editors enjoy stories and nominate them for these curated collections. You may check editor profiles in the attached collection.
Daily List for Sharing — Volume 19
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
7 Bone Disorders Demystified With a High-Level Overview Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Most Important Advice You’ll Read Today: Stop Giving in to Other People’s Excuses Tim Denning
How I Improved My Eye Health as a Researcher and an Avid Reader Mike Broadly, DHSc
Will the Noise About the Climate Crisis Ever End? Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi
Forged in Fire Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
The Fading Allure of Beauty Marie Grace, Ph.D.
Shutting Down the Inner Critic to Liberate Your True Self Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Gods Of Terra and Terror Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Stuck in a Creative Rut? 6 Ways to Unlock Your Inner Brainstorming Genius Kristie Leong M.D.
As a Doctor, This Platform Made a Huge Impact on My Life Dr. Julian Barkan
Overcoming Post-COVID-19 Long-Lasting Olfactory Issues Antonio Segovia, MD.
Five Lessons I’ve Learned Through Not Suddenly Quitting My 9 to 5 Ruth Miller-Anderson PhD
Goodbye Tribal Religion, Hello Direct Faith Cedric Johnson, PhD
When He Sang to Her Adelia Ritchie, PhD
I have no drafts. Dr John Frederick Rose
Abused, Traumatized, Broken, Alive Ruby Noir 😈
Xbox Game Pass Could Be Coming to Rival Consoles Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
10 Steps for Gen Z Career Success (Part 2) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
Belation’s Cry — Sightseer’s Poems Joanie Adams
F**K Stress — Yes, I’m Serious. wordsmithwriter I Anshul Kummar
Fish Tape Worm- Causing Megaloblastic Anemia Your Health Master.
5+ High-Earning High-Ticket Affiliate Marketing Programs Jenn Leach
Is Our Skin the Same Color As Our Heart, Actions, Organs, Blood, Love, Kindness? Etc Annelise Lords
What’s the Point of Being Rich if You Have No Soul? Lawson Wallace
What’s the Point of Being Rich if You Have No Soul?
Rich man getting what’s coming to him
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It’s About Your Emissions, Not Your Footprint Anthony Signorelli
The Hidden Belief Causing Your Creative Block Zacc Rowlands
This Is How I Shifted Anger To Growth Zondra Dos Anjos
My Birthday Party When I Turned Two-Digits Old Jill Ebstein
How Vice President Mike Pence Was Convinced To Certify The Election Floyd Mori
Going Green Can be a Tough Public Policy Deborah Levine
The Truth About the Illuminati Stephen Dalton
Why I Don’t Feel like Voting Anymore Carl L Lane
Top 10 Most Beautiful Turkish Actresses Ammara Hassan
3 Subjects I wish They’d Taught in School Adarsh Tiwari
New Machines/Methods Empower Maintenance of Way — Ballast Clean/Installation Terry Day
Be a lazy side hustler like me: use these three strategies to multiply your impact. Ahmadou DIALLO ✪
The New Voice Actors for Rick & Morty Were Just Revealed Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
My Mother Ignored My Birthday. Ruby Noir 😈
Three (Selves) for Successful Self-Learning. AILMS
Three (Selves) for Successful Self-Learning.
key attributes self-leaners need to develop.
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They Didn’t See Anyone but Themselves Albert Sundve
The Ingredients of Success: Lessons from an Experimentalist. Alcoholicsaint
You Are An Animal Andra Forbes
The Recipe For Love: 5% Luck, 15% Chemistry, 80% Commitment Andrea Feccomandi
What If Beggars Can Be Choosers? Welcome To a Humorous Dive into the World of Imagination Anim Bharadwaj
Anthony’s Exchange Life in Spain — Toledo Anthony Wong
Giving People the Benefit of the Doubt Doesn’t Give Them the Right to Hurt You Barb Besteni
How To Turn Your Frustrations Into Powerful Fuel For Personal Growth Basina Suraj
Want to Manifest Efficiently? Do These 5 Things — And Get Immediate Results! Cafe Spiritualista
The Environmental Impact of Your Morning Joe Chloe
My Month Long Experience Of Bullet Journaling Ashi Sharma
Unveiling The Earnings Potential For Writers on Medium Aurora
Colombia for Foodies and Shopaholics Chloe Gordon
My Parents and Their Lush Manicured Yard and Beautiful, Clean Home. Dawn Marie
The Meaning of Your Communication is the Response You Get Dee
3 Detox Approaches I Use for Better Cognitive Function and Mental Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Camden Town: Subcultures and Aesthetics in Architecture Ella Harris
The Secret: The Power of the Law of Attraction Evolve with Mark
A Selection of Tweets Filip Makowski
The 14 Books That Changed My Life (8–14) Gary Niemen
How To Deal With Loneliness When Living Alone Hannah Callisto
How to Choose a Writing Topic Harsha Gurnani
My Ninth Poem: Better Me Hasnain A
Feeling, Emotion, or Choice — What is Trust? Het Patel
Owning Your Story Through Journaling Hira Chaudhry
Are You Superman Or Wonder Woman James Boylan
All Roads Lead to Rome Is a Proven Strategy Jenn C ✅️
The Skirrid Inn, Wales, With Fanny Price And The Judge Still Causing Havoc. Jo Ann Harris, Writer of Daily Musings
When Hope Is Restored John Whye
How Life’s Code is More Than Any Software Jome Nartatez
How I Shut Off Ruminating and Anxious Thoughts at 3:00 a.m. Juanima Hiatt
10 Ways To Tell If You Are A Spiritual Medium Julia Frances
The cursed idea of development Kallol Mazumdar
On the Road to Becoming Happier Khushi Anand
Make Main Character Choices Kian Ameli
Who am I? — the most nagging question! Lalita Lalwani
On Past Lives (2023) and Serendipity Leah Hamilton
On Choosing Your Battles Wisely Luke Chand
Lost in the Burnout Maze? Unravel the Secrets to Reclaiming Your Spark! Luke Deep 🍀
The Ancient Origins of Halloween Maleesha Perera
Why Retirement is a Flawed Concept Marc Rundquist
9 Questions with 50-word Answers Martha Lueck
Should You Avoid Reading the News In Order to Preserve What’s Left of Your Mental Health? Martine Nyx
Obsession, or Something Else? Maureen Morrissey
Practice Writing Better To-Do Lists And Everything Will Change Maya Sayvanova
Read This After Having a Bad Day Mayalmaiva
To be RICH or MISERABLE. That is the question. Merve Erçin
Understanding the Science and Impact of Heavy Rain, Thunder, and Tornadoes Muhammad Writes
The Art of Digital Detox: Reclaiming Your Mind in a Hyperconnected World Muhammad Writes
Secrets of the Ancient Lost City: The Enigma of Atlantis Muhammad Writes
Navigating the Path to Success: The Transformative Role of Environment and Attitude Naeem Nadir
Are Ghostly Encounters Real? Nicole Dake
Find Meaning in the Simplest of Moments Øivind H. Solheim
10 Simple Ways to Infuse Exercise into Your Busy Life Productivity,Time management,Success hacks
96 Lessons I Wish I Could Go Back And Tell My Junior Self As A Medical Student Rabia Akram
Thou Art Anathema Rae Lynn Sommers
Don’t Get to High or Too Low, Instead Do This So You Can Repeat Success Rafeeq Warfield
Positive Psychology and Happiness: Exploring the Science For Better Mood Rima Eneva
The Top 5 Reasons Why Doing Online Surveys Is a Waste of Time and Energy Ryan Miller
The Right Of Freedom Of Speech Consists In — Speaking The Truth: S.a.n.a.h
Digital Therapeutics and Virtual Reality Therapies Can Revolutionize the Healthcare Industry. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
“Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You” SAJNANI
The Caterpillar Who Refused to Be a Butterfly: A Transformation Story Sandra D
You’re killing your creativity, and I want you to stop Sangeeta Kalsi
The 13 Important Life Lessons I Learned From Studying Medicine Scout Barrett
How I Became a Morning Person: My Journey and Reasons for Making the Change Shahzaib Malik
Are You Not a Gay? Shoaib Shahid
How the Barbie Movie Saved Mattel Shortcast over Coffee
The Best Way to Break the Train of Negative Thoughts Sobaan Saeed
Skydiving 101: A Beginner’s Journey to the Sky Somil Gupta
How do we find true connection with one another? Sophia Tell- Stories 🤓📢🤓
Motivation doesn’t work — But I know something that does! Stefan Silver
Use SEO to Boost Your Blog’s Visibility Strategic Overload
What if everyone was born at the same time? SURYASH KUMAR
Wedding Dress Training-Exercise Plan. Syed Zain M Abidi
Making a Case for the Mixed Grouping of Students Text and Image Creator Matthew Bamberg
Embrace Pursuits that Give You Inward Joy The Uplifting Essayist: I Seek to Uplift Your Life
Life’s Parade Warren Brown
For Effective Team Performance Review Meetings, Do These 3 Things Wendy Scott
“Fostering Environmental Sustainability: An Advanced Professional’s Strategic Path to Green… Zayn_Blogger
2 Choices That Improved the Money Flow into My Life. Zondra Dos Anjos
Living In The Present Zunaira Fatima
Update on New Writer Registrations
Due to some glitches, we are adding new writers joining us in the last few days. It will take time, so please be patient. This delay is caused by Thanksgiving holiday. We apologize for inconvenience.
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.
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
