Featured Stories
Curated Collection #74
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Happy Sunday! Today, we have chosen interesting and informative stories to give you a quick taste of our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium. As 15,000 writers contribute to our publications, we don’t run out of high-quality stories to feature for our readers.
List of collections by the editor of Technology Hits is at the end of this post. They include curated pieces from our previous collections. Our editors enjoy amplifying well-written, engaging, informative, and interesting content of our writers using various tools and approaches.
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Please consider introducing yourself in a story similar to the ones in this collection. Readers love reading writer bios to learn more about their background. You may also check great stories in our featured collection from the last three days. We keep our featured collections in a single post titled Meta Collection of Featured Stories.
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
How to Start the Day with a Spark and Live a Joyful Life in Five Easy Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Three Tips to Enter the Flow State for Creativity, Productivity, & Joy Dr Mehmet Yildiz
5 Devastating Reasons a Narcissist Tells You to Walk Away Melissa Kalt, MD
4 Things I No Longer Say Kristina Kasparian, PhD
How to Pronounce Elon Musk’s Son’s Name Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Self-Improvement is the Cheat Code to Life Ayodeji Awosika
I Asked A Billionaire How To Make A Million Dollars Matt Lillywhite
Meet Neha Sonney, Author on Illumination YouTube Channel
Meet Krishna V Chaudhary introduced by ILLUMINATION
Do You Know How to Use Viewpoint as a Source of Conflict? Geri Spieler
Things Are Shifting on Medium. Now is a Great Time to Become a Paid Member Julius Evans
Six Heartbreaking Lessons Life Revealed Whilst Caring For my Terminally Ill Mum Ange Dim
Outlier Aasha Krishnan
Why Is Popular Culture Intellectually Superficial? Adesh Acharya
The Cult of Vulnerability Allison Bonilla
6 Magnificent Apps that have changed my Life — 2022 Edition Aman Jain
Why Ukraine Will Lose The War (And How To Change It) AMIKO
You Are NOT Into Fitness Andrey Pilipets
Sell Merch for $0 On a Custom Website Annie Wegner
Man Kills His Family and Lives With Their Bodies For Days, But Why? Aravind Balakrishnan
5 Daily Micro-Habits to Transform Your Health Ashley Richmond
5 Tips for Letting Go of Outcomes Barry Chaffee
My Love, I Want To Be… Bogdan Munteanu
Spooky Legendary Creatures from Southeast Asia That Will Absolutely Terrify You Brian Loo Soon Hua
No Poetry Here. Brooklyn Muse
Champion Brooklyn Muse
Increasing Distrust in Governments Will Eventually Kill Them Bryan Dijkhuizen
How to Start a New Job as an Introvert Calum James
How to Start a New Job as an Introvert
Your first day may be awkward. But it is important
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The Circle Of Life & The Divine Origin Of Human Beings Celine Lai
How to Think About Impossible Things in 3 Easy Steps Chad Gates
The Universal GAHd And God Chappell Davis
Sweet Pot Chigozirim Emeka
A Guide to Content & Distribution Clive Wilson
The 9 Astonishing Ways to Make Money Online (That You Probably Didn’t Know) Crystal Mathews
A journey through a rocky road (part 2) Dominique Belisle
I May Be Too Light-hearted for Writing Don Martin
IF A VIRUS COULD TALK Donna Maltz
Give the monkey what it wants! Dr. Anshul Mishra
Using Text-to-speech to Pace Your Reading Edward Thomas
What Pebbles are Thrown in Your Pond? Elaine Hilides
Gratitude With a Twist Elizabeth Emerald
Do You Dare to Dream? Ella Heart
How to Live Like a Monk Without Deliberately Living Like A Monk Emmanuel A. Anderson
How You Can Let Go of the 3Ps of Shame Evelyn Lim
What is Best for You? Religion or Spirituality Fahim chughtai
Olivia Rodrigo Is a Young Female Singer Who Is Touring Floyd Mori
My stories with more fans Francesco Carrubba
Okay, So I’ve Been On Holiday. Sue Me Frank T Bird
To Mask Or Not to Mask FranMorelandJohns
Facilitating Performance Gerad Carrier
Manager’s Guide to Change Management Gokhan Yalcuk
Can you face your critics? Greg Sweeney
From Conditioning to Intuition Hala Saneh
America and Procrastination Harry Hogg
Putin Does What The Rest Couldn’t Ilam Padmanabhan
How to Read and Understand Science Ines May
Political Correctness, Writing, Sales, Faith, and Gaslighting Jacquelyn Lynn
Moscow White Morning Jane Harris
Fuck You, Obama. I’m Already Fighting A War in America. Jaron Mays
That Woman Lied on Chris Brown and Needs to Be Arrested Jaron Mays
Embrace New Ideas to Build Loyalty Jeannette Seibly
Listicles vs Testicles Jeff Herring
Gordon Parks: An American Example of Brilliance in demonstrating Artistic Transcendence Jeffrey P. Colin/JP Colin Design
I Hate This Divorce Quote Jennifer M. Wilson
Should You Create a Four-Year Plan? Jess
My Top 3 Mindfulness Approaches to Confronting Your Inner Bitch Jessey Anthony
What These Low-Impact Workouts Can Do Will Leave You Breathless Jessey Anthony
War… Huh! What Is It Good For? Julian Cosky
White People Can’t Get Enough of Jussie Smollett Justin Stinnett
Why Your Small Business Is Failing. Kunaal b
The Sanctions Imposed On Russia Are Fuelling World Recession Lanu Pitan
One Hit At A Time Larry Nowicki
My First Month On Amazon KDP Laura Knapke
Why do some people want to Make Medium a toxic Environment? Lawson Wallace
Winning Against Putin for the World Lee Nicholson
It’s The Little Things in Life That Make The Greatest Difference Linda Osipow
5 Reasons Why Spaniards Live Longer Livia Dabs RN,MSc
The War Began In Kyiv, I Lost Everything, But I Am Not Afraid Livia Dabs RN,MSc
I Thought Writer’s Block Was A Myth Lori Brown
Lessons From Writing 500 Blogs in Three Years and Making $15K Lucien Lecarme
9 Terrible Things Excessive Scrolling Does To You Maria Garcia
Soil Carbon Accrual and… Gaining Weight — Modeling for Anyone Marmotian
Here Me Out: Maybe Fairytales Are Real Mars on Earth ☄️🌎🍀
From Fashion Designer to Philosopher Meredith Forder
Going Back to the Start Michael Holford
Hesitation is the Enemy of Successfully Completing Anything Michael Horner
The Unintended Consequences Of Sanctions On Russia Mike Lewis
A Slice of My Life N. A. Kazi
Because We Sometimes Hurt Each Other Nasar Karim
How I Earned $600 in 6 Months Writing Tech Articles Neil Shah
Dating and Wallying Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Dark History No One Told You About Nicole Waite
Chelsea FC and the War on Ukraine Ning Choi
Blue Eyes, Blond Hair, and Racist Minds Nour Alhakk
Blue Eyes, Blond Hair, and Racist Minds
How the Ukraine war exposed the West’s true face.
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On Learning to Embrace My Spirituality Olivia Love
Bauhaus: How This Revolutionary Design Movement Changed The World P.J. Buckner
Is Hybrid-Work Here to Stay Pam Winter
Offline Goes Online — When it Makes Sense and What to Consider in the Process Peter
Longings for a Place Called Heaven Rick Bartrand
I Feel Blessed That I Grew up Hating My Father S M Mamunur Rahman
The Parts That Don’t Make It In Your Favorite Love Stories Sakari Lacross
War Crimes Sean F Corbin
1 Habit That Has Changed My Life Shyam Sundar
The Problem With Motivational ‘Gurus’, And Why You Need To Stop Listening To Them So Much Spencer Ellis
When Depression Gets The Best Of You Un-Traditional Mother
When Finding Work, Company Vision & Culture Says A Lot Spencer Josephson
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Evolution, Fate, and Free Will Utpal Kumar
Ancestral Healing: The Best Ways To Begin Healing Dreams Now Vickie Trancho
April Fool On The Hill Of Love Vickie Trancho
Paranoia or Savvy foresight? Zoey Hale
Ordinary Originality: Startup Q&A with Amanda Marks Amanda Marks
I Owe Everyone an Apology Don Martin
Hate your Job? Love your work, Fire your Boss Jerry Pompilio
“You’re not depressed, you just need to spend more time in the sun” Srishti Kapur
Heart of Gold Aasha Krishnan
Goal #1 Alexandra Duncan
Spirits Nonaligned — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Three Tips to Activate Brown Fat Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these stories published today. We will present more stories tomorrow. You might also check previously featured stories from our collections.
Hand-Picked Collections by Technology Hits
Editor of Technology Hits publication shares collections of reading from ILLUMINATION’s curated lists daily in addition to Synergy and Illumination Book chapters. We appreciate efforts and contributions of our editors. They believe that amplifying outstanding stories is valuable for both writers and readers.
Here are the links to the last five hand-picked collections. You might subscribe to Technology Hits to be notified on these hand-picked collections posted regularly.
You can find the previous versions at this link.
You might 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.
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
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
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
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.
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
Meet Julius Evans by ILLUMINATION
Times Change From Good Old Stiff Neck Ties To modern Gorpcore Dr. Preeti Singh
Meet Sufyan Maan by ILLUMINATION
Trending Stories
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline 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.
Meet Our Editors
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Helpful References for New Writers
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Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
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
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
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An introduction to the value of YouTube for Medium Writers
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Updates and 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.
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