Featured Stories
Curated Collection #63
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers,
Our goal is to give avid readers a quick taste of engaging stories from our diverse and inclusive publication ILLUMINATION on Medium this weekend. Gratefully, 15,000+ writers contribute to our publications.
From their recent stories, we have chosen some interesting pieces published on our publication out of many today. Our writers offer fresh stories. We redesigned our frontpage to create more visibility of their fresh stories.
We value the efforts of our writers who delight loyal readers. You may also check useful stories from a curated collection of our special publication SYNERGY giving voice to freelance writers.
Illumination YouTube Coordinator introduced ones one prolific writers and editor of our publications, Lawson Wallace on YouTube yesterday.
You may also check his introduction to Bill Abbate.
We reviewed sad stories about the situation in Ukraine affecting us globally. ILLUMINATION-Curator compiled some interesting stories and created a post inviting writers and readers to share their thoughts on this sad development. Please feel feel free comment on the attached story. We value your opinions.
Senior editor of Technology Hits publication shares collections of reading from ILLUMINATION’s curated lists daily. We appreciate efforts and contributions of our editors.
They believe that amplifying outstanding stories is valuable for both writers and readers. We are pleased that Technology Hits also has started featuring stories from SYNERGY and will be posting from other publications soon.
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You might also check our new publication called “ILLUMINATION on YouTube”. Its purpose is to give voice to YouTubers on Medium and allow Medium writers to introduce their YouTube channel. Social media content writers and YouTubers are welcome to join this exciting publication. This pub is owned by Illumination YouTube Coordinator. Details are in this story.
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Let’s welcome new writers joining us today: Antonio Melonio / Cosmos, David Amato, Jason Huynh, Alexander Harper, Sagar Rai, R.E.L., Erica Leigh, Deepak Jain, Mica Mckenzie, John Worthington, Ketki Palande, Caleb Naysmith, Ivan Breu. Thank you for joining our publications. We have now over 14,000 writers contributing to our publications.
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We keep our featured collections in a single post titled Meta Collection of Featured Stories. You may also check great stories in our featured collection from the last three days. Here are the last three collections full of interesting stories covering many topics.Curated
The Last Three Collections by ILLUMINATION
We believe you find some valuable and enjoyable pieces on this collection and previous collections.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Lean, Fit, & Happy While Becoming Insulin Sensitive, Reducing the Risk of Metabolic Disorders Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health #mental-health
Five Practical Steps to Beat Chronic Stress for a Healthy & Satisfying Life Dr Mehmet Yildiz #mental-health #health
What I Learned About Life (And Myself) From Biking in Copenhagen Anastasia Frugaard
Leadership is a Process, Not a Person Justin D. Henderson, PhD
11 Counter-Intuitive Strategies to Survive a Narcissist’s Smear Campaign Melissa Kalt, MD
Meet Bryan Dijkhuizen by ILLUMINATION
McDonald’s Raises Prices By $100 Due To Inflation Matt Lillywhite
Goodbye Beautiful Soul Ella Heart
10 Things I’ve Learned From Life Before It Was Too Late Alberto Guerrero
Want to Ban Crypto? You Are Standing Against Ukraine’s Freedom Alvin T.
Colorful Sight: A Tormented Gift Amanda Marks
Why I Stopped Posting on Social Media Amy Huang
Eliminate Weight Gain During Pregnancy With One Simple Solution Ange Dim
Important Life Lessons from 30 Personal Stories Inspiring Me on Medium Illumination YouTube Coordinator
15 Beliefs to Make 4 Figures a Month Online Annie Wegner
Best Destinations for Digital Nomads On $1000 Per Month Ashley Tavares
Everything You Got Wrong About Medium Attila Vágó
How to Survive Depression Brenda Michelle Ellis
Good Morning. Good Afternoon. Good Evening. Good Night. Brooklyn Muse
Ukraine Wants European Union Membership, Turkey Closes Bosporus and Negotiation Talks in Belarus Bryan Dijkhuizen
Why Is It So Easy to Slip Back Into Bad Habits? Carlos Jeronimo
Russia, Ukraine & Being A Better You Caryn Leach-Smith
The Traits of Man That God Fears The Most? Chappell Skywalker
We Got Vaccinated Today, And I Think It Did Something Spiritual To Me Chappell Skywalker
5 Reasons you need a morning routine Chidera Oluebeube
Spirituality & Religion Cristo López, PhD
I Doubled Down on My Side Hustle — It Was the Best Decision I Ever Made Crystal Mathews
The Three Reasons Why Intelligent People Prefer To Be Alone Daniel Mesa
The Three Reasons Why Intelligent People Prefer To Be Alone
Understand how geniuses think
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Four Deeply Disturbing Beatles Songs That Would Make A Modern Woman Scream…And Run For The Hills. Daniella Gaskell
Motivating Monday Destiny S. Harris
Comparing Schools Can Be Costly For a School Don Sabado
Justification Dr. Fatima Imam
My February ’22 Top Reads E. Katherine Kottaras
The Lesson of Bus 22 Edward Thomas
Disease du Jour: From A To Z: Elizabeth Emerald
Even Hattrick, the football of the imagination, in solidarity with Ukraine Francesco Carrubba
Eight Mindset Shifts That Will 10x Your Success in Life Gereon Wellmann
America, in the final stretch, is failing
10 Signs You Are Trauma Bonded With a Narcissist? Heal with Sumit
How to Motivate yourself daily and why it is Important Ingerul Pierdut
I Wanted To Write A Simple Story About Rejection and Finding Solace in The Garden. Janice Macdonald
The Real Reason Media Hates Louis Farrakhan Jaron Mays
Discover the Power of Traffic Driving Articles Jeff Herring
My Simple Trick to Avoid Trolls On Medium Jennifer M. Wilson
It’s Never Too Late To Fight the Good Fight — Late Bloomers Welcome. Jennifer Pierce
Do You Also Save Your Apple Packaging for Way Too Long, or Is It Just Me? Joel Selby
7 Key Secrets To Becoming A Successful Copywriter Johnathan Reeper
Day 22 Anti-Mandate ProFestNZ • Fuck Current Events, It’s All a Dream Kara-Leah
An Ode To The Pancake (And Crêpe) Kay Bee
Try To Reduce Your Plastic Use Because Recycling Isn’t Cutting It KL Simmons
The New Age of DIY Kristen Kay Brady
Writer’s Blokke Closed Its Doors For New Writers Kristina God
Cool stories I read for the week of 2/21/2022 to 2/28/2022 Lawson Wallace
I’m Sad that Covid Masks Are No Longer Mandated Lorrae G.
An Experiment in Human Telepathy: What could possibly go wrong? Markus Scorelius
How I Went From Salesman to Writer in 6 Months Monty M.
Galactic Cadastre: Where exactly is the Sun, and where are we Mr.Milano
Misleading N. A. Kazi
Building Muscle. The First Six Months and Beyond. Nasar Karim
Dating and the Flying Monkeys Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
The Simple Reason Why the Pomodoro Technique is a Terrible Productivity Tool Nicole Linke
Artificial Intelligence Writers vs. Human Writers: The Experiment Begins October J.
You Don’t Know, And I Don’t Know Either. Peter Middleton
The Surprising Way To Build A New Habit Prince Verma
Putin’s Inescapable Self-Ambush Quentin Plume
7 Reasons to Plant Your Own Organic Vegetables Garden Richard Appiah
Excessive — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
The Value of Consistency Spencer Josephson
Why I Stopped Journaling. Steve C
Why We Still Waste the Most Precious Resource on Earth? Story Taller
The Man I Live With Act 4 Suma Narayan
Sometimes Suntonu Bhadra
If You Are a Writer, Stop Reading Stories About Success on Medium Tarun Gupta
What About Russian Citizens? Un-Traditional Mother
My Tax Dollars At Work William (Dollar Bill) Mersey
The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Anchit Jassal
Retinol: Fine out just how important retinol is for your skincare routine? Abika
Using Intensity Techniques to Unlock Your Full Potential Gilberto Sapalo
4 Success Hacks Guaranteed to Improve Your Life
No! The Social Media is not a Reason for Depression in Youth Nikunj Savaliya
Why I’m Only Setting Quarterly Goals This Year Catherine Arnett
Why the Obsession With Being Happy at All Costs Reflects Insanity Christina Sponias
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation relishsavour
The Best Gift You Can Offer To Help A Friend In Need Lucia Landini
You Do You Jonathan Morris Schwartz
Being Under Threat As An Ex-Scientologist I am not Hermione
An Example of Autistic Empathy that Looks Aloof and Uncaring Lorrae G.
3 Books That Changed My Life Tremendously Lily Hale
Thank you for reading these stories published today. We will present more stories tomorrow. You might also check previously featured stories from our collections.
Selected Stories from Previously Featured Stories
Invitation to Write for ILLUMINATION on YouTube Publication Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Magnesium Is Not Just Another Mineral Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
How Reading Scientific Research Can Improve Your Writing: A Beginner’s Guide. Ben Rutt, PhD
Seeing The Bourgeois Revaluation in Literature Ellen Clardy, PhD #economy
Bolstered Dr. Fatima Imam
Does Optimism Stink as Bad as Pessimism? Amy Sea
Three Tips to Prevent & Treat Obesity Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
My Most Cherished Moment Working on “The West Wing” TV Show David Gerken #life-lessons
Squeeze the Juice Out of the Present Stop Daydreaming About the Future Ayodeji Awosika #self-improvement
The True Story Of The Confederacy Moving To Brazil Matt Lillywhite
Three Tips to Improve Cardiovascular Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
A Coat of Time Arthur G. Hernandez
Real Estate Agents Can Be the Worst Humans in the World Tim Denning
Why You Should Enjoy Social Media But Not Get Addicted To it Dr. Preeti Singh
Three Tips to Emotional Regulation Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Meet Lanu Pitan
Establishing Utopian America Qadir Abdus-Sabur, Ph.D.
Beware the Foot-Licking and Tooth-Pulling Demons from Persia Brian Loo Soon Hua
How I Earned $360 and 6,800 Views From A Single Story Viktor Marchev
Read This When You Want To Make Money Via Investing Richelle Délia, PhD
How I Healed Abdominal Bloating and Distension Dr Mehmet Yildiz
On Trauma & Addiction: Lessons from a Defensive Iceberg and His Oversized Hat Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
Shocking Stats About Non-Communicable Diseases Dr Mehmet Yildiz
WHY are you asking me this? Dr Andrea Polzer
Times Change From Good Old Stiff Neck Ties To modern Gorpcore Dr. Preeti Singh
Meet Julius Evans by ILLUMINATION
Meet Sufyan Maan by ILLUMINATION
Trending Stories on Publication
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Five Tips to Slow Down, Lose Fat, and Enjoy Life Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Reasons Why My (European) Husband and I Will Eventually Leave America Anastasia Frugaard
Thank you for reading these engaging stories.
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Helpful References for New Writers
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories on Medium
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
Short-Form Stories Not For Income But For Visibility. Think Of Them As A Tripwire
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
ILLUMINATION on YouTube — Our New Publication
Illumination YouTube Coordinator has created a new specialist publication for YouTube enthusiasts. All writers are invited. We will announce this new publication shortly. This is sneak preview for writers and readers.
Recent Videos from Illumination YouTube Channel
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An introduction to the value of YouTube for Medium Writers
An introduction to Illumination Integration Publications on Medium
Meet Bill Abbate, senior ediotor of ILLUMINATION, on YouTube
A video introducing Karen Madej, top writer and senior editor of ILLUMINATION.
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A video introducing Arlo Hennings
A video introducing Carla Woody on YouTube
A video introducing Dr Michael Heng, top writer, thought leaders, and editor of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium
A video Introducing Lawson Wallace, prolific writer and editor of Illumination.
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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!
Updates and Highlights from Euphoria Publication on Medium by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz who encourage writers to create their own publications
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