Curated Collection #13

Selected stories for avid readers of Illumination on Medium

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We compiled some engaging and informative stories from Illumination to give you a quick taste. These stories cover a wide variety of topics.

We now include all featured stories in a single post so that you can find them from this link: Meta Collection of Featured Stories: Easy access to daily selected stories from engaging writers of ILLUMINATION — Volume 3–2022. We believe you find some interesting pieces from this and previous collections.

If you missed the other curated lists, you may access them from the following links:

Curated Collection #1, Curated Collection #2, Curated Collection #3, Curated Collection #4, Curated Collection #5, Curated Collection #6, Curated Collection #7, Curated Collection #8, Curated Collection #9, a collection from SYNERGY, Curated Collection #10, Curated Collection #11, Curated Collection #12, Curated Collection #13, Curated Collection #14, Curated Collection #15, Curated Collection #16, Curated Collection #17, Curated Collection #18, Curated Collection #19, Curated Collection #20, Curated Collection #21, Curated Collection #22, Curated Collection #23, Curated Collection #24, Curated Collection #25, Curated Collection #26, Curated Collection #27, Curated Collection #28, Curated Collection #29, Curated Collection #30, Curated Collection #31, Curated Collection #32, Curated Collection #33, Curated Collection #34, Curated Collection #35, Curated Collection #36, Curated Collection #37, Curated Collection #38, Curated Collection #39, Curated Collection #40, Curated Collection #41, Curated Collection #42, Curated Collection #43, Curated Collection #44, Curated Collection #45, Curated Collection #46, Curated Collection #47

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Helpful References for New Writers

How To Become A Top Writer In Three Months

Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist

Five Questions To Increase Curation Chance and Reading Fans

6 Easy & Proven Tips to Increase Followers

8 Proven Tips to Build a Rock-Solid Reading Audience

100 Day Challenge For New Writers

1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days

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Conduct Guidelines for ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications

No Defamation, Discrimination, And Hate Speech Published

Why Image Copyrights Matter for Writers and Editors

Use of Affiliate Links On Medium

A Compelling Passive Income Stream For Freelance Writers

How to Survive and Thrive on Medium

How Writers Can Use YouTube Creatively and Productively

How To Triple Your Writing Income Methodically

The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment

How To Create A 30,000 Words E-book In A Month

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Collection of Writer Bios

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Featured Stories

Curated Collection #13

Selected stories for avid readers of Illumination on Medium

Master Copy: Onboarding New Writers

Welcome and information pack for new contributors of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium

Get an email whenever ILLUMINATION publishes.

Get an email whenever ILLUMINATION publishes. By signing up, you will create a Medium account if you don’t already have…

Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION

Problem Solving: The Sexiest Skill of the Century

Practical tips to improve problem-solving skills with insights from the cognitive psychology literature

But Adam Smith’s Dismissal of the Transcendent Ultimately Led to the Sociopath Max U

A Discussion of Bourgeois Equality Chapter 21 “That is, He was No Reductionist, Economistic or Otherwise”

Do You Believe What You Want To Believe?

What we believe about what we believe

Blame Is Pervasive in Human History

Day 2 Genesis 3: 8–13: The woman made me do it. The snake made me do it.

How to Get Wealthy in 2022

Let’s be honest. If getting wealthy were that easy, everyone would do it.

Welcome: New Writers Introduction

Onboarding info for new contributors of ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’s Mirror, ILLUMINATION Book…

Meet Shashi Sastry

Author of the book “Philosophy of Life Instincts”

Meet Maria Rattray

Senior Editor of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium

All I Want for Christmas Is Peace

Mariah Carey had it all wrong

3 Ways To Stop CATASTROPHIZING

Sick of making mountains out of mole-hills? Worrying needlessly over insignificant or small mistakes? Read this.

Are You Ready To Cut The Emotional Chains To Your Past Abuse?

Imagine the difference this would make in your life today? You can do it in 3 simple steps.

The Truth About Karma

By Adam Becker

Truth Be Told?

A letter to elected officials everywhere, and a hopeful headline

This is the Biggest Barrier Against Innovation

Get rid of the obstacle

Stop Treating Healthcare Providers Poorly

They are tired too

When God says N to the O

As I read Romans chapter 1, I was struck with the way that Paul expressed his desire to visit Rome and the reason he…

The Last Day of My Life

What would you want the last day of your life to be like?

Everything You Need to Know Isn’t Taught in Kindergarten

How Vincent Van Gogh shortcut the 10,000-Hour Rule

Surviving Brain Fog

For the first time in my life, I lost control of my ability to control all of my brain functions. Brain Fog stole that…

Today My Ex Confessed That She’s Still In Love With Me!

But it ended up in the saddest way possible…

The Woman Who Sold Farts

Ahh, the wonders of free enterprise

I Got Soul, but I’m Not a Soldier

21 grams

My Friend Screwed up my Relationship with his Wife

He was a guy with whom I worked. I thought I knew him pretty well after a couple of years.

Stop Seeing Money as Your Objective, It Is Only a Tool to Obtain freedom

Money is worthless if you have nothing to spend it on

How Can Writers Triple Writing Income?

I provide practical guides and perspectives in this collection.

Savior Self

Saving you saves me.

We’re on January 6, Did You Already Fail This Year’s Resolution?

Don’t feel bad, It’s happening to many.

My Family Abandoned Me Because of the Pandemic.

I am 44, and I felt like I was a child again, lost and abandoned on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. My…

How to Understand the Private Struggle of a Conspiracy Theorist

Only one thing can help a person like this.

Let death be your mentor in 2022

Forget about the gurus and the self-help industry and give in to the human condition: mortality

My Dying Sister Wanted To Climb A Mountain — How I Made Her Dreams Come True

Marsha, my sister, who died at the age of eight, wanted to climb a mountain. She was wheelchair bound, so we had to get…

How To Scratch Your Butt (Tutorial)

A tounge-in-cheek article about a serious subject

The Truth About Gardening With Children

Hidden secrets you may want to know about.

My Simple Goal for 2022 and Beyond

Simplicity is the name of the game.

God’s Existence Makes Sense

It’s not rational or sensible to believe randomness caused structure.

It’s January