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Curated Collection #88
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Despite our heavy workload at weekends, we created a collection to give you a quick taste of diverse publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium. As 15,000+ writers contribute to our publications, we have engaging, informative, and interesting stories to feature for readers. We hope these great pieces satisfy your reading needs. Today, Technology Hits posted Hand-Picked Articles collection #56.
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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
If I Had Another Chance to Live in the Modern World, I’d Reinvest in Five Skills. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Three Practical Steps to Sharpen the Mind for Lasting Health and Happiness Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Importance of Testimonials for Writers and Published Authors ILLUMINATION
Eckhart Tolle’s Remarks on Nihilism Illuminated This Invaluable Benefit of Spiritual Pursuits David Gerken
How to Grasp the Stunning Lack of Object Constancy in a Covert Narcissist Melissa Kalt, MD
How I Got Five Job Offers From Big Tech Companies Matt Lillywhite
“I Think I’m Gray” ‘Tine Zekis
Women 30 & Over Can Improve Their Mental Health By Doing Two Things Regularly Ange Dim
What Do You Fall For? Annelise Lords
Australia’s Easter Bilby Back From Extinction Australian Foodie
What do men want in a relationship? Bogdan Mtn
2 Cheap Strategies To Promote Your Brand On The Still Hot Web 2.0 Aniket Saraf
Eight Things You Can Do in The Bedroom Bogdan Mtn
How I Dealt With a Bully Bridget Stella Ruxton Wilson
How I Stopped Drinking Bridget Stella Ruxton Wilson
Alcohol Misuse- Brooklyn Muse
Good debt vs. Bad debt: What’s the difference?-Bright Bright Money
Does Going Through Hard Times Make Us Happier in the Long run? Calum James
When Will Bitcoin go to $100 000? Cedric Boogaerts
Do You Know The Importance Of Protein? Chasing Dreams
5 Unexpected Differences Between a Millionaire and the Average Person Daniel Mesa
EVERYONE WRITE THEIR OWN STORY DearLove
The Truth About Your Spiritual Journey to Enlightenment Debbra Lupien, Voice of the Akashic Records
The Dawning of Hope Renewed Denise Hedley
Four Life Lessons I Learned from a Younger Version of Myself Dennis De Silva
3 Principles from Learning Chinese You Can Apply to Learn Anything Desmond Delce
The Only Control We Have, Is On Ourselves Disha
The Key to MEDIUM Success Don Martin
Don’t Try To Swear Your Way to Views Edward Thomas
There is a way to add link to Pinterest Idea Pin Eleanor A
Running on Empty Elizabeth Emerald
17 Ways to Stand Up for your Boundaries. Elizabeth Loberg
When You Can’t Accept Love Ellis Orozco
The Police Know They Have A Dangerous Job Floyd Mori
We Are Nothing in This World From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
Penang, Malaysia Gerad Carrier
21 Brutal Truths About Relationships No One Wants to Admit Gereon Wellmann
8 Plot Devices & How To Use Them In Your Stories Geri Spieler
shaped by imperial boundaries Ibrahim John
Real Confessions of a Former Online Psychic Irene Lopez
Why You Should Stop Scoffing At Writing for Quantity J.R. Heimbigner
Kid Rock, Tucker Carlson, Mother’s Day, Revenge, and More Jacquelyn Lynn
Do You Want to Improve Your Leadership? Stop Pouncing on Others! Jeannette Seibly
Don’t Buy the Passive Income Myth: That Course Creator is Lying to You Jess Rohloff
Women Don’t Need Your False Protection Narrative. Jessica Hubbert
10 Writing Prompts JF Danskin
Colin in Black & White: A Netflix Limited Series that Opens Your Eyes to Racism Today John Adam Ledford
How To Become a Victim of Cybercrime John Teehan
9 Concepts That Changed My “Why” Julfi
Overwhelmed by Self-Help? Read This Julia
Hey Buddy, it’s Time to Come Clean Karen Schwartz
5 Surprises from City to Country Living Kathryn Staublin
Mouthwateringly Delicious 3 Ingredient Vegan Mac & Cheese For Everyone, Even Kids KL Simmons
The Church of Scientology -the rip off church Lassepetter
Scarred Happiness Le Voir N. Lewis
Don’t Try So Hard! Leonard Tillerman
Detangling Cobwebs in My ADHD Brain Linda Osipow ~ Crazy, Almost Old Farm Wife
It Gets Easier Little Monster
7 Creative Ways to Organize Your Bookshelf Marie Kester
AT&T Sets the Record Date for Its Spin-Off Mark Hake
Addiction and Awareness Marta Kusiak
Adopt These 3 Jewels of Wisdom and Start Living Your Best Life Martin South
Is Intuition the Key to Your Powerful Psychic Potential? Mary Beth Hazeldine
$25,000 Per Month Isn’t Enough To Pay My Bills Matt Lillywhite
Living in a World of Coincidences Michael Holford
Entanglement Between Ego and Karma Michelle Marie Writes
Top Ways to Have Your Money Work for You Miles Chandler
Everyday Ravens Moonmoth LeMavely
How I Saved My First $100,000 In Just 3 Years After College Muhamed Muhamed
Name-dropping N. A. Kazi
The Strange Dog Who Saved Children From The Subway Guy Napoleon
Dating and the Big Ram Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Dating and Carpet Munching Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Patience + Persistence = Progress Patricia Haddock
Five Tips to Slow Down, Lose Fat, and Enjoy Life Dr Mehmet Yildiz
A Night To Remember-Part One Patrick OConnell
A Night To Remember-Part Two Patrick OConnell
How To Create A Six-Figure Income And Take Back Your Free Time Paul Myers MBA
The Power of Showing Up Randy Wolken
On Listening to Thomas Tallis Regina Clarke
Afraid of Failure? Try this! Rudi Xega 🇦🇱
6 Things You Should NOT Do (According To The Stoics) Rudi Xega 🇦🇱
5 Reasons Why Theatre Matters on World Theatre Day Rui Alves 🇺🇦
A Psychic Told Me I’d Write For Vogue. Here’s How It Taught Me To Aim Higher Samantha J Vincent
My First Lesson Learned on Medium Samer Sallam
Elon Musk Is Creating His Own Social Media Platform Senn R.
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Three Valuable Reasons Why Every Young Person Should Work In Retail Spencer Ellis
Integrity in a Partner Is the #1 Key to a Successful Relationship T Mann
Hand-Picked Articles #55 Technology Hits
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How the Hormone Designed to Save Our Lives Ends up Getting Us Sick Teresa Morillas
Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett All Use Stoicism to Build Wealth The Sinfeld Times
Cause You’re Breathing, Now You May Fall in Love With This Word “Serendipity” The Sinfeld Times
I Killed John Goodman When I Was A Child Un-Traditional Mother
The East Juggernaut, China Veritas Civis
How To Be Better At Everything? Yean Foong (M.Ed.)
Can Money Buy Happiness? Zain
The Impact of Writing in Today’s World Zain
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Reasons Why My (European) Husband and I Will Eventually Leave America Anastasia Frugaard
My Most Cherished Moment Working on “The West Wing” TV Show David Gerken #life-lessons
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Thank you for reading these engaging stories.
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Helpful References for New Writers
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
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
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories on Medium
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.
Informative Videos from Illumination YouTube Channel
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This video gives tips on writing viral stories on Medium.
This video is about our quality checklist for writers to improve stories. This is an essential resource for our contributing writers.
This video is an introduction to the value of YouTube for Medium Writers.
A video introducing Carla Woody on YouTube
Another video introducing Shashi Sastry, top writer on Medium and published author — Philosophy of Life Instinct
A video introducing Arlo Hennings
A video Introducing Lawson Wallace, prolific writer and editor of Illumination.
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Meet Bill Abbate, senior editor of ILLUMINATION, on YouTube
A video introducing Karen Madej, top writer and senior editor of ILLUMINATION.
A video introducing Dr Michael Heng, top writer, thought leaders, and editor of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium
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Reference Documents for Publications
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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. He posted a new newsletter to his subscribers today.
Social Media Update
Dr Mehmet Yildiz inspired editors to join Twitter. As mentioned in this post, Technology Hits volunteered to create a post including Twitter handles of all editors soon. Our editors tweet stories they publish. In the meantime, you might follow our lead editors. You might check this initial feedback from the Illumination YouTube Coordinator in a recent story after joining Twitter.
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