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Curated Collection #112
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers

Dear Readers and Writers,
Thank you for your feedback on the collection #111 posted yesterday. Today, we selected and compiled interesting pieces out of hundreds of stories published on Illumination.
These engaging and informative pieces in the collection cover various topics for your enjoyment.
Our aim of these posts 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 contributed by 15,500+ inspiring storytellers. Today, Technology Hits posted Hand-Picked Articles collection #81.
Technology Hits also created several collections including chosen stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated. We are pleased that these outstanding stories are featured in our collections.
You may find previous collections from the following links.
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 the 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.
Introduction to New Writers
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Introducing your background in a story like the ones in this collection can be helpful to gain more visibility. 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.
Recent 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

Bruno’s Diet Led Him to Loss of Visceral Fat and Gain of Lean Muscles Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How Tony Robins Inspired and Influenced Luella to Shed 20 Pounds Dr Mehmet Yildiz
If You Don’t Take a Risk in Your Career, You’ll Be Doing the Same Boring Job for the Rest of Your… Tim Denning
I Used to Have the Best Job in the World (No Joke) Tim Denning
8 Simple Ways to Tell a Narcissist and Their New Source of Supply Are Having Problems Melissa Kalt, MD
Video Summary of “How to Reduce Visceral Fat and Increase Brown Fat with Two Practical Steps” Illumination YouTube Coordinator
The Mind-Blowing Truth About Parenting in Spain vs the US Livia Dabs RN,MSc
3 Hidden New Features in Canva — 90% Will Blow Your Mind Annie Wegner
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Hand-Picked Articles #80 Technology Hits
The Truth About Writing for Mass-Market Serial Publications Kurt Dillon
Why An Entrepreneurial Lifestyle Will Make You Happy Camille Prairie
My Lessons Learned After 10K Race Without Training Gökhan Yalcuk
Mantras & Manifestations Shawn Jr
Feeling Stupid Ms Fischer
Dating and the Corkscrew Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
“Only Human” is no Excuse For Being Less Janet Meisel
3 Incredibly Simple Ways To Start Intermittent Fasting Intuitive Living
Diamonds are Forever, But I’ll Swap Them for These Gems Dean Gee
Mandatory Cold Showers May Replace Vax Pass Adam Hrankowski, ADHD
The Windows Of Your Life Thesilkroads
Be A Hustler Not A Juggler Aniket Shashikant Saraf
Heartache and Poetry at Hooters Craig Hellier
Why Am I Getting So Many Followers? Paul Neathery
Why Am I Getting So Many Followers?
Respect of my writing or trying to sell me something?
medium.com
Pyramid of Cheops, Song by Joakim Thåström Øivind H. Solheim
My route from religious beliefs to a more spiritual life conviction Maximus
The Cleansing Power of a Shower Lena Quinn
The 7 Most Important Factors in Your Life Christina Sponias
The fading summer’s kiss Julia Heussler
In The World of De’Vils Poetic Therapy
Why You Need To Cherish Small Things In Life Prince Verma
This is a response to a story asking why there are not more Christian writers on Medium. James Jordan
The Little-Known Judge Who Suddenly Became Famous Floyd Mori
Slip-up With the S-Word Elizabeth Emerald
Thank You, Amazing Writers! Jelena Kollmann
What Is Agnosticism? Clear up the Misconceptions About This Philosophical Position Alejandro Betancourt
How To Support The Great Substack Experiment Celine Lai
How To Tell If Someone Truly Loves You | The Signs They Are Showing You Bella Smith
What is the routine of a PRO trader Creativemediumwriter
When Life Kicks in Your Butt… Sriram Balasubramanian
How to Craft Your Very Own Focus-Friendly Music Collection Alex Philippe
7 Ways To Improve Focus and Achieve More Laurence Zimmermann
Needs Are Not Just What We Crave. They Highlight The Values We Want To Live Rudi Xega 🇦🇱
When we know better, we do better, or do we! Kelly Robinson
I Am Frustrated Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer
Losers as Winners Dalal Hammoud
Economy 101: Technology Sector — the Innovation Hub of the Economy Vic Danh
There is Truth in the Holy Bible Author, D. Denise Dianaty
The amazing and surprising effect of loving your child Cosmin Firta
Conventional ‘Wisdom’ vs Brain Science in Raising Children Dean Gee
4 Apps That Help Me To Write Better and Get More Audience Gökhan Yalcuk
The God-Beast Inside Nikolaos Skordlils
I Publish 2 Stories Per Day On Medium [ Soon to be 3] ASAD EDUCATE
Can You Control the Universe With Your Mind? Mary Beth Hazeldine
100 Days of Writing: Day 80 — Unshakable Productivity Alex Philippe
6 Digital Communications Tools I Use Everyday To Run My Freelance Business Nora
How to Ensure Your Leadership Credibility Is Rock-Solid Lokajit Tikayatray
5 Consequences of Functioning Alcoholism We Often Ignore Jessey Anthony
How to Speed Up Your Website’s Loading Speed Gil Mahesh
Why This Isn’t Another Article About Making Money on Medium Elaine Hilides
When You Learn Something New, Are You Eating Brussel Sprouts or Collecting Feathers? Kim Baker
Toxic Dad Robin Emery
Don’s Nachos Don Martin
Why Do We Make Life Complicated? You, Me and Happiness
Write Brooklyn Muse
10 Things to Consider Before Dating a Single Father Qasim Adam
Who Wouldn’t Want $500 Of Free Money? Floyd Mori
How Newcomers Can Begin Learning About The Stock Market Chun Hao
Nicholas Dodd’s Starlands Music Is Utter Bliss, Like a Dream Made of Love Edward John
How Our Obsession With Goals & Wealth Is Dangerous! Bridget Stones
The Progressive Rejection of the Constitution Veritas Civis
Make Your Body Leptin-Sensitive to Lose Visceral Fat With a Simple Metabolic Shift Mehmet Yildiz
How I Slashed My Bad Cholesterol by Diet Alone Edward Thomas
Stop Acting Like The Beatles Are Musical Geniuses Khadejah
How Persistence Made Me A Data Scientist Banji Alo
Why We Must All Get A Little Darker Carlo Zeno
A BRIEF HOW-TO GUIDE Aniket Shashikant Saraf
Good Writing Requires Conflict — Good Living Does Not Linda Osipow ~ Crazy, Almost Old Farm Wife
Why I deleted my OnlyFans Page Ella Heart
5 Long Term Changes I Would like to See in Sri Lanka Prasanniya
Attraction or distraction? Hugo Bertrand
This YouTuber’s Formula Could Be Your Key to Going Viral Daniel Mesa
How To Get More Done With Alfred Julian Cosky
Elon Musk Is Wrong. You Also Need To Take Breaks Eduard Sebastian
Follow Then Unfollow Lwazi
To the Woman I Love William Vincent Carleton
Tips To Increase Tension and Suspense in your writing. Geri Spieler
Constantine Sandis On The Psychology Of Philosophy And Wittgensteinian Ethics Jamie Ryder
You Don’t Need Marketing — This Creator Discovered A Compelling Workaround Joseph Seifert
The Best Gut Enhancing Smoothie You Need To have Daily! Ange Dim
BSaaS — Not for Everyone Sam Schreim
Ninety-Seven And Horny Janie Emaus
7 Inspirational Articles For Writers Destiny S. Harris
Rachel Carson’s Love for the Sea Theresa C. Dintino
Blindness From Eye Damage Should Have Been Consigned To A Dusty Old Box In The Attic By Now Penny Grubb
Response Back From the Curators Don Martin
My Bad Habits Keep Coming Back! Jessica Rabel
The Future of Tech in America Opal A Roszell
Japanese Rail Operator Apologizes After Leaving Platform Early Cedric Boogaerts
Think You are Bad at Writing? My Old Poems are Worse. Kristina Oberlander
Americans & Their Nigerian DNA NEBOH
What Caused The War In Ukraine Michael West
Gut 102: Get Your Gut and the EARTH Back into Balance Donna Maltz
What is Meditation? And Why It Matters. Blair Abee
One simple step to making anything possible Jonathan Fors
Elon Musk’s Thirteen Life Lessons To Build Your Fantastic Future Gereon Wellmann ⚡
Getting married with a Humanist Wedding. Isabel Abril
What You Remember Ends Up Mattering the Most Natalie Forrest
5 Of The Best Workout Moves For Abs And Trimming Waists Found In Youtube Treasures The Past 6… Jason Morton
Making Driving Alone Productive: A Do-And-Don’t Guide Gip Plaster
Tips for Business Owners Who Struggle to Set Clear Boundaries Rejoice Denhere
5 Tiny Habits to Improve Your Life in 2022 Effortlessly Anshul Kumar
3 Ways to Enjoy Solitude and Live Deeply, According to Rilke Justin Boyette
Invasion of the Saurian Reptilian Body Snatchers Markus Scorelius
Leadership Design: How To Design a Better Boss Toku McCree
The Magic Card Madison Kelley
How Irish Mothers Inspired the World Shawn Michael
Work Overload: How to Balance a New Job and Writing John Adam Ledford
In and Out of the Comfort Zone: Cognitive Ease and Strain Daniele Quero, PhD
Why Does Being in Corporate America Feel like I signed a record deal? Martavious Dorsey
Learn to Write the Same Way You Eat an Elephant Brenda Mahler
How Brené Brown Challenged Me To Dare Greatly Shauna-Marie Henry
3 Political Terms You Need To Know Arnas Mik
5 Simple Ways You Can Bring More Meaning To The Daily Grind Jennifer Thompson
How To Measure Your Sleep Quality — The Key To Improving Your Sleep Julia
My Productivity Database Now Has 60+ Users Sah Kilic
Cats Know Stuff. Harry Hogg
Pick your poison, content creator or storyteller Cliff Hightower
How to Maximise Your Productivity 100× According to These Japanese Principles Fatima Mukhtar
Was the SAT a tool of racism? Y. Vue
Warning: Shiny Object Syndrome Can Cause You To Lose Millions In Crypto Caryn Leach-Smith
What It’s Like to Recover from an Alcohol-Induced Blackout L.J. Rose
Mass Shootings in the United States Cathy Coombs
With gas prices on the rise, are gas station credit cards a good deal? -Bright Bright Money
Going Back To My Classroom Nathan White
If Someone Told Me This Would Happen To Me I Would Have Never Believed It KL Simmons
I Did 20 Squats and Push-Ups Daily for 42 Days Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
How I Earn $504 A Month By Writing dr.pisoglou
10 Things You May Not Know About Me Dr. Preeti Singh
This is why time-blocking is actually harming your productivity Jonathan Fors
Improve Your Attitude by Taking 5 Minutes to Recognize the Good Stuff in Your Life Chris Schwilk, Ph.D.
Reduce Your Stress Now Dr. Stacey Maples
Reduce Your Stress Now
Summary of techniques you can practice now for improved resiliency
medium.com
Accounting Was Sooo Bourgeois Ellen Clardy, PhD
Traumatic Memories of Home Invasion by Thieves Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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
We will add more editor profiles soon. You may also bookmark this collection managed by by ILLUMINATION-Curator so that you don’t miss when we add new profiles. Collection of Editor Bios: Meet Editors of Illumination Integrated Publications. Thank you for reading profiles of our editors.
Helpful References for New Writers
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
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
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 Articles
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. Here is a sample story by Illumination YouTube Coordinator reflecting his Twitter experience.
Thanks to Illumination YouTube Coordinator for creating this great video.






