Featured Stories
Curated Collection #104
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we selected great pieces out of hundreds of stories published on Illumination. These engaging and informative pieces in the collection cover various topics for your enjoyment.
Our goal is to give you a quick taste of content published in our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium. It is a pleasure for us to publish our 100+ collections this year.
As 15,500+ writers contribute to our publications, we are grateful to publish and promote engaging, informative, and interesting stories each day. Many thanks our volunteer editors who published these great stories today and recommended for featuring.
We hope these great pieces satisfy your reading needs. Today, Technology Hits posted Hand-Picked Articles collection #73. It is the curated version of collection #57 by Illumination editors.
In addition Technology Hits created tow collections including chosen stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated. We are pleased that these outstanding stories are featured in our collections.
You might find the previous collections by Technology Hits at this link. We keep our featured collections in a single post titled Meta Collection of Featured Stories. Our editors enjoy amplifying informative, engaging, and interesting content of our writers using various approaches and tools.
ILLUMINATION-Curator posted two outstanding collections from our publication Illumination-Curated for experienced writers. We are grateful for the support of our volunteer editors investing their precious time to make our writers and readers happy.
Outstanding Stories — Volume 86
Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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Outstanding Stories — Volume 87
Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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It will be great to introduce yourself in a story like the ones in this collection. Readers enjoy reading writer bios to learn more about their background. You may also check great stories in our featured collection from the last three days.
The Last Three Collections by ILLUMINATION
Here are the last three collections full of interesting, engaging, and informative stories covering numerous topics.
We believe you might find valuable and enjoyable pieces on the new collection and previous collections.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
The Secret of an Orphan Who Built Rewarding Businesses Living as a Centenarian Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Sarah Reduced Depressive Thoughts and Feelings Leading to Joyful Ones. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
A Fairy Tale Disney Won’t Be Selling Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
What Is It Typically Like Living with a Covert Narcissist? Melissa Kalt, MD
Proven 4 Tips For The New Writers M Mahfujur Rahman, Ph.D.
Side Hustle Ideas For 2022 M Mahfujur Rahman, Ph.D.
My underage brother got me and my sisters pregnant, then we ate our mother’s flesh Brian Loo Soon Hua
My Six Month Weight Loss Plan In Six Simple Ways Ange Dim
You Didn’t Marry the Wrong Guy. You Spent too Much Time Browsing Amy Sea
Shrinkflation: Are You Paying the Same Amount for Less Product at the Grocery Store? Jennifer Geer
I Am Tired Of Hearing About Will and Jada! Annelise Lords
Pacify Your Inner Critic by Letting Go of Black and White Thinking Alex Philippe
Telling Stories Aasha Anna
The Creepy Reason Why Elon Musk Is Obsessed With Your Uterus Ali Hall
Why I Do Digital Planning Amanda Mae
Where Sunbeams Land Amy Christie
Redbubble Removed One Of My Works For Silly Reasons Andreia Damian
A Quick And Simple Way to Earn $50 to $300 Annie Wegner
How You Can Boost Your Self-Confidence In Just 6 Minutes Antonis Iliakis
You Can See the True Love of the Man on Board a Sinking ship Bogdan Mtn
Observations From the Bar Brian Lamacraft
4 Words That’ll Change Your Life! Bridget Stones
Why Is It so Damn Hard to Lose Weight? Brooke Krzyston
He was talking to me but… Brooklyn Muse
New Jersey/ New York Rap and Hip Hop Concerts 2022 Brooklyn Muse
Travel Journal 101: Tips & Tricks To Get Started With Journaling Bryan Dijkhuizen
Face Your Suffering and You Will Face Your Strength Camille Grady
Dear Evangelicals: My Trauma is Real Carol Chea
7 articles in March, How Much Did I Earn? Cedric Boogaerts
The Purpose of Life Is To Craft a Noble Character Chad Gates
The Dogwoods Came Early Charlie Cole
From $74 to $2,716 on Medium in Two Months Chris Young
Say THIS to Respond to Compliments in a Charming, Witty Way Claire Siyan Li
What Happened to the Russian Soldiers Stuck in an Elevator Clement Brian
Sleep Your Way To Weight Loss Cynthia C Farley
Quiet People Have These 5 Superpowers Daniel Mesa
Basic Emotions — Thoughts and Reflections about Pixar’s Inside Out Daniele Quero, PhD
Why You Need To Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable Delilah Elenoh
Where Do I Get My Medium Story Ideas? Don Martin
How I wasted years on self-improvement… Eduard Sebastian
Are You Doing Things You Don’t Want to Do? Elaine Hilides
Pick of the Crop Elizabeth Emerald
5 Things You’ll Realize After Deleting Social Media from your Phone Elizabeth Loberg
7 Tips to Build a Morning Routine You Love. Elizabeth Loberg
Lessons from the Grim Reaper Ellis Orozco
Stop asking people to do stuff for you and calling it ‘freedom.’ Emily Kirkman
Earn 5$ Daily Passive Income With This Website — Surprisingly Not A Scam Eric Kulbiej
Find Your Voice to Attract More Opportunities and Grow Your Career Online Euri Giles
6 Strategies For Setting Boundaries With Toxic Parents Fahim chughtai
44 Lessons I Learned From Publishing 444 Articles on Medium Fahri Karakas
Why Are Demonstrations And Protests A Part Of Life? Floyd Mori
I Tried My First BJJ Class Today Gabby Gabs
Attraction Is Created in the Brain, Not in the Heart. Gaby Spadaro
The Restless Mirage George Lamptey
How I Make Money Tirelessly geozee
Do You Hate Rewriting Your Work? Geri Spieler
10 Big Dating Mistakes Guys Keep Making With Women Growth Lodge
7 Tips I Gave to My Lover Before Leaving Him for Good Hakima T A N T R I K A
Disney’s Chilling Stepford Town of the Future Hannah Altagracia
America, Please Educate Me. Harry Hogg
Why Do You Need to Write At Least Three Months to Reap Benefits of Medium? ILLUMINATION
Curated Collection #103 ILLUMINATION
Amazing Tools for Any Writer to Up Productivity and Word Counts Ira Robinson
15 Types of Highly Annoying People J.C. Anne Brown
The Barrier That Keeps Us from Reaching Our Full Potential J.D Rehbein-Wrightstein
How To Make Your Articles Better By Editing With Conviction J.D Rehbein-Wrightstein
Why Is It Easier To Insult Someone Than To Compliment Them? Jackson Zheng
7 Lead Magnet Ideas from Your Articles Jeff Herring
My First Lead Magnet Jeff Herring
What Can We Do About Mondays? Jennifer Smith
Are you aware of your candidates? John Archer
Getting Past the Afternoon Slump John Teehan
5 Ways I Am Growing As A New Writer On Medium JustinWrites
Ten Things That Make Me Go Yikes! Kay Valley
Easter’s Coming. Child Slavery Has Gone Up. What You Can Do. Kay Valley
Cancel Culture is Making School Shootings Okay Khadejah
Why It’s Smart To Use This New Google Chrome Extension For Medium in 2022 Kristina God
3 Ways To Stop Negative Self-Talk Laura Knapke
Why Knowing Someone’s Pet Peeves is Very Important as You Start to Date Libby Shively McAvoy
I’m 57 and I Just Got My First Real Tattoo Lisa Alexander
The extinction of glacial megafauna is linked to the brain’s tiny size Liviu Roman
Want Others to Instantly Like You? Here Are 11 Things to Remember Lukas Schwekendiek
Inflation Hits 8.5% and It’s Accelerating Mark Hake
The Storm Before The Calm Martavious Dorsey
How Quitting My Six-Figure Job Helped Me Make Better Life and Business Decisions Michael Lim
Laptops You Have Loved MicheletheTrainer
Don’t Eat These 4 Types Of Nuts Mike Lewis
The Stock Market Collapse: Protect Yourself NOW Mike Toney-Hoffman
Understanding APR: Don’t Let Banks Fool You! Mike Toney-Hoffman
Dating and the Dirty Tissue Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Dating and Remote Displacement Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Here’s the Best Writing Advice I Received This Past Weekend Noah Nelson
My Great Robot Writing Experiment Is Over. Where To Go From Here? October J.
I Am Really Tired Of Being Asked, “What About Men?” Ossiana Tepfenhart
3 Online and Print Publications Who Buy Nonfiction Articles, Short Stories, and Poetry Pamela Kazmierczak
The Fine Art of How To Get a Guy Talking Qasim Adam
Martian Instigators — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
To My Daughter on Her Second Birthday Roxy Wright
A Letter to My Younger Self Sammy Wan
Hey You, THINK Before Speaking! Samuel Tan
Every dusk has a dawn Sapna M
She is Steady and She Waits Scott Edgar
Darkness is Rebuked Scott Edgar
What Do You Really Think the United Nations Can Do About All this, Anyway? Scott-Ryan Abt
The Oasis Sheldon Clay
Fail On Your Own Terms Sohail
7 Tips to Protect your Intellectual Property Steve Sponseller
How Long Should You Nap Each Day To Boost Your Productivity Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
How Long Should You Nap Each Day To Boost Your Productivity
Lazy people don't try to nap.
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Hand-Picked Articles #71 Technology Hits
Alice Coltrane Ted's List
3 Lazy Skill Sets to Posess for Business Success Tina Lopez
Easy $600 Annual Savings — Swap Verizon for its Child Visible Topher Freeman
Ennui (1987) Trish MacEnulty
A Look at the Maslow Pyramid for Future Generations Valerio
6 Red Flags About Sloth Valerio
Bathing My Yesterdays in Tomorrows Victoria Ponte
Re-Featured Pieces
How to Play the Long Game with Your Life Ayodeji Awosika
A Simple Strategy I Use To Tell If Someone Is Lying To Me Matt Lillywhite
The Tragic Situation of Naomi, Who Sacrificed Her Health for Entrepreneurship Dr Mehmet Yildiz
With 90+ Audiobooks Annually, Aria Improved Her Knowledge and Defined Her body. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Stop Limiting Yourself and Start Achieving Big Things Instead Jessey Anthony
Understanding The Unspoken Language That Many Of Us Don’t Speak Up And Out About KL Simmons
How to Calm Your Anxious Mind and Stay Calm in a Crazy World Mary Beth Hazeldine
All In Divine Timing Michelle Marie Writes
These Are the Authors I Admire Most Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha tributes to our writers Tim Denning and Ayodeji Awosika
18 Months Ago, I Quit My Job — Here’s What Happened Next S M Mamunur Rahman
How To Reframe Online Hate Into Growth Leah O’Daniel
The Easy Way to Becoming a Great Coach and Writer Rob Hourmont
Are We Even Ready for a Large Scale War? Veritas Civis
Hand-Picked Articles #71 Technology Hits
Thank you for reading these engaging and informative stories.
Let’s Meet Editors Who Publish These Stories
We are grateful for the efforts of our editors who reviewed and published these stories on their own time. Our editors are volunteers who help writers succeed on Medium. They don’t earn money from publishing. They are also contributing writers. You can check their profiles from the following links and connect with them.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Owner and Chief Editor
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Helpful References for New Writers
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories on Medium
Short-Form Stories Not For Income But For Visibility. Think Of Them As A Tripwire
ILLUMINATION on YouTube — New Publication
Illumination YouTube Coordinator crated a new publication for YouTube enthusiasts who can showcase their videos on Medium. All writers are invited to submit their YouTube related posts.
You may check video collection of Illumination YouTube Coordinator in the attached story.
Reference Documents
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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Here are the reasons Why Writers Need Personal Publications!
Highlights from Euphoria Publication on Medium by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz who encourage writers to create their own publications. He posted a new newsletter to his subscribers today.
Social Media Update
Dr Mehmet Yildiz encouraged editors to join Twitter. His Twitter handle is https://twitter.com/digitalmehmet. He tweets stories he reads. As mentioned in this post, Technology Hits volunteered to create a post including Twitter handles of all editors. Our editors tweet stories when they publish. You might check this initial feedback from the Illumination YouTube Coordinator in a recent story after joining Twitter.
Thanks to Illumination YouTube Coordinator for creating this great video.
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