Curated Collection and Daily Updates
Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #67
Favorite stories I read plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium

Happy weekend, dear readers and writers, thank you for your engagement in the previous collections. Today I found many great stories that you may enjoy. I’m pleased that top guns of ILLUMINATION cleared the publishing Q and allowed me to prepare this collection to create visibility of many great pieces.
But earlier today I had to spend several hours to add around 200 new writers. I introduced them at the end of this post so you may greet them start exploring their stories. ILLUMINATION team will onboard them shortly as I did not have more time. Reviewing applications and adding writers manually to publications are very tedious time consuming job. Dr Yildiz is planning to generate some funds and hire and administrators as he is exhausted now and volunteer editors cannot do this task.
My personal update is that yesterday my story reflecting my loneliness and grief when I was 17 years old was boosted. It was my grandad’s anniversary yesterday. This email delighted me as some people like me might benefit from valuable games like Minecraft. If you are interested to read it, here is the link:
Yesterday, 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, Gill McCulloch. You may learn about the background of Gill and understand why her stories are so educative and inspiring.
A few days ago Dr Yildiz also interviewed 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. Dr Kraushaar also became a Friend of Medium and wrote a story about it.
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.
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 67
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.
3 Major Reasons Why Vitamin K2 Is Extra Vital for the Older Adults Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Do Statins Increase Diabetes Risk? Dr. Julian Barkan
How to Beat Depression With Exercise Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
Cellular Responses to Ketosis: Can Cancer Cells Listen and Behave? Mike Broadly, DHSc
Should Age Politically Disqualify Biden for a Second Term? (Part 2) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
Why We Hurt the People We Love Martin Vidal
One Thing Everyone Needs Bill Abbate
The Beginning of the World Pernoste & Dahl
Do You Wonder Where You Rank On The Money Scales? Floyd Mori
We Have An Utmost Responsibility To Our Own City Raveen
Valentine’s Day Has Not Always Been about Roses and Candy Citizen Reader
The Power of Nutrition for Health: Insights from a Certified Nutritionist in Norway Elin Melaas
No Shampoo, No Deo, No Shower Gel For Years — The Result Alina Pitt
Canvas Of Life Allison Tay
KEDARNATH: That Place Is POWERFUL Beyond Your IMAGINATION Ancient SAGES
Don’t be Fooled by Being Associated with Success. Angelica Mendez
I Will Reach My First 100 Followers On Medium In The Next Few Days. AnzaMalik
Lessons of Patience and Perseverance From the Chinese Bamboo Tree Avanthi Nadesan
My Hubby’s Head On A Spit Bev Benyamin
Action And Confidence Are Closely Related — How To Get Confident Enough To Action! Cafe Spiritualista
What To Do When Women Don’t Trust You Ciaran Callam
Healthy Aging Deann Zampelli, Health Coach, M.A., HWC
There Is Only Me Elena dL
First We Examine the Four Pillars to Define Four Economic Systems Ellen Clardy, PhD
It’s Not Always Easy To Be Different Floyd Mori
Turning memories into unforgettable stories Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor
Mastering the Big Five Personality Traits Fred Rosenberg
There Is No Birth Or Death James Boylan
Guidance in the Darkness: What to Expect When Calling a Suicide Hotline Guillaume Dubé
Two months, more than nine pounds lost, constipation is also good! Hannusedit
I wish not to be Emily Ishu Thathai
Poem: A Flash. The Future Forever Changed Jon & Caroline | Ink-Stained Hearts | CityStonePub
When You Need to Take a Break Jonathan Isbill MS, RD, LD
Squid Game Is Back In 2024 Kainos
The Lesbian’s Guide to Life for Men Kimberlee Jakobe
Facebook Doesn’t Accept Me — They Think I Have a Fake Name Kristina God
Europa Laiba Sattar
Sometimes a check sheet is all the data you need Lisa Bage
The Neuroscience of Hope MAGDALENA PONURSKA
Unlock Your Potential: 3 Key Insights to Surpass Your Limits Marieke
Poppy’s Favorite Meal Grammy Would Make for Him Melissa Herzog Writer of Travel, Cooking and Food
On A Mission Of Search And Rescue Michael Holford
This is Sparta Monomit Bhowmik
Spot and Stop Fallacies in Your Brain. Prakash
I’ve dealt with injuries for years: here’s what I learned. Raine Taylor
I Destroyed my Self-Confidence by Hiding Behind my Biggest Insecurity Ram Mo
Beyond the Burn: Unraveling the Exercise Paradox — Why Physical Activity Fails in Weight Loss Richard Fast
Why ‘Eat Less Move More’ for Weight Loss ALWAYS Works Richard Scionti
Is Mexico Ready for a Female President? Rose Aguilar
The Rise of Digital Marketing: How it’s Shaping Today’s World Sania Haroon
These 7 Books Reshaped My Beliefs Around Money simplest
Watching the Rain Fall Stevenharrison
9 Things To Do for Your Partner Every Year Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
The Illusion of Identity: Integrating Eastern Philosophy with Science The Blues And Some Thoughts
Words Shape Thoughts. Dr John Frederick Rose
Why TV Screens Make Me Quickly Apprehensive The Modern Scholastic
Love Everlasting Tom Kane
Boost Your Article’s Reach and Writing Income: Three Strategies to Garner 150 Reads Per Piece Tser Dennis
4 Crucial Mistakes People Make When Learning a Language Victor Zexi He
4 Characteristics That Make A Writing Course Worth Attending Lucia Landini
Are You The One Holding Yourself Back From Happiness And Success? Matt Legg
Is It Time For a Change In Your Life? Melissa Lewis Mathis
The Ultimate Reason I’m Thrilled To Join Tony Robbins’ UPW Program Mofrad Muntasir
Use These Tags Consistently To Increase Your Views Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
You’re just a bad joke Nasar Karim
Success Nicole Barden
BROKEN THOUGHTS NIDAA
Create the Ultimate Bucket List to Make the Most Out of Life Noah Nelson
Russia’s War Against Ukraine — Let the Russian People Know the Truth Øivind H. Solheim
She Threatened to Divorce Him If He Becomes Obesed Jessey Anthony
We Should Probably Thank Someone Anyway paulmartincurry
Seeing Through the Toxic-Gaze Robin Emery
This Man Won $31 million by Luck — But After 20 months, He Committed Suicide S M Mamunur Rahman
The Disgrace Of Calvin Ridley Skeptical White Male
Hand-Picked Articles #39 Technology Hits
Deleuze and Hegel 2 Tomas Byrne
My Queen Cats Always Answer To Kitty Veronica Haunani Fitzhugh
How I Managed To Keep My Mental Health In Check In Times Like These Vivek Naskar
A 15-Year-Old’s Take on the Most Important Quality We Need to Become a Successful Writer Vritant Kumar
Here’s How I Defeated Brain Fog with Six Lifestyle Habits Decades Ago. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why We Are Demoralized Veritas Civis
Why Memoirists Are Their Own Worst Enemies Geri Spieler
The Gunfight outside my Window Lawson Wallace
Three Threats to Humanity Marlane Ainsworth
Toxic Tips from A Hispanic Mother Andrea Duran
This Podcast With Margaret Atwood Is Guaranteed to Make Your Day Aql
Activate Brown Fat with Three Tips Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Good News! Our Sins Might Not Be Judged in Heaven If We’re Believers! Roger Himes Esquire
Cooking taught me important lessons Ashfaq Framewala
Answer these 15 questions if you want to find out if your relationship has a future or not Bogdan Mtn
True Sagas of Single Life #3 Brooklyn Muse
How To Honor and Memorialize Our Loved Ones Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
The All New Mac Studio Is a Mac Pro Mini Burk
Is Dog Depression Really a Thing? Carla Paton
Three Health Foods Ruined Juliana’s Health When Used Excessively Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Generate Millionaire Business From Scratch Carlos Pascual
Shifts in Consciousness and our Response in Times of War, Injustice, and Suffering Carmellita
Why You’re So Depressed Cinis Viatorem
3 Ways to Write Attention-Grabbing Headlines Using AI Crystal Garrett
Can You Be Scammed By A Celebrity Imposter? Cynthia C Farley
Speed — The Essence of War Edward Thomas
You Might Want To Try Some Japanese Teppanyaki Cooking Floyd Mori
Raising Children Gerad Carrier
I Feel Large and Lumpy and I Deserve Love, Too GFC: Grown Folk Conversations
Office Politics Greg Sweeney
I’m pleading with you, Mr. President Harry Hogg
5 Ways To Lay Off an Employee and Still Remain Friendly Israrkhan
We Are All On A Financial Journey J.R. Heimbigner
Punctuation You May Be Getting Wrong JF Danskin
Men, Find a Woman Who Will Accept You For Who You Are! Justin Stinnett
The Next Reformation of the Christian Church — Is Already Here Keith Michael
Another Love! KIM
Let’s Talk About Nootropics Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Check Your Emails For An Additional Bonus For Listen Time Kristina God
Thinking of Joining a Book Club? Kristine Laco
How to make money online 2022 Lassepetter
Healing Tips For Parents, When Dealing With Narcissists in Court and During Separation Mila
Black Men in Hollywood and on the Streets of America Napoleon
He Never Speaks Øivind H. Solheim
Finding Strength in These Dark Times: From Survival to Resilience to Healing and Transformation Olivia Love
Ugly Truth: Women Need To Be More Discriminatory Than Men Ossiana Tepfenhart
I Just Can’t Watch It Anymore Patti Murray Voncannon
The Fakers Are Out In Force Penny Grubb
Logitech G and Tencent Games Announces Handheld Cloud Gaming Console Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The Complete Guide To Coffee and Health Sebastian Hallqvist
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 most of you today but I couldn’t follow more than 150 profiles so I will continue the rest tomorrow.
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.
