Featured Stories
Curated Collection #94
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
We published many stories today. For regular readers, we selected engaging pieces covering various topics in this collection to give a quick taste of our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium.
As 15,000 writers contribute to our publications, we are grateful to publish and promote engaging, informative, and interesting stories each day.
Even though creating these collections is a time consuming and tedious job, we enjoy supporting our writers and readers. Many thanks our volunteer editors who published these great stories today and recommended for featuring.
We hope these great pieces satisfy your reading needs. Today, Technology Hits posted Hand-Picked Articles collection #62. It is the curated version of our collection #46 by Illumination editors.
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 informative, engaging, and interesting content of our writers using various approaches and tools.
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Please consider introducing yourself in a story like the ones in this collection. 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.
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 Stay Motivated and Accomplish Tasks With Joy in Three Easy Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Precious Takeaways from Insightful Stories Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Hierarchy over Innovation for Shakespeare Ellen Clardy, PhD
How Freaking Long Will a Narcissist Really Ignore You? Melissa Kalt, MD
4 Items Under $100 That Changed My Life Matt Lillywhite
Stop Killing Young People’s Dreams! Stop No Experience-No Job Culture! Mert Unal
How My Boss Reacted When Someone Was Being Rude to Him Agent Badet
Practical Memorization: Part 5–6 Tips to Create Powerful Symbolic Mnemonics Alex Philippe
Update on my Newsbreak experience! Alishah Savage
8 Reasons Why You Keep Failing Over and Over Again Amy Huang
Boost Your Mood & Combat Depression With One Activity Ange Dim
3 Techniques to Use to Quickly Fall Asleep with Ease Angela Choi
How to Achieve a Free University Education in Just About Any Field Angela Randall
The secret to not failing in a client-based business Ben Guttmann
Love That Lasts Over Time is Built Bogdan Mtn
Universe in My Soul Breezy
Bruce Willis and My Daughter Have Aphasia Brenda Mahler
Where Will Future Jobs Come From? Brian Lamacraft
How do credit card balance transfers work? Bright Money
During The Lockdown, My Cat Developed Abandonment Fears Bryan Dijkhuizen
April First C. Chou
Shadows Carol McClain Craver
Letter To Self I Think It Is Time To Quit Chasing Dreams
Nobody Reads Advertising Clive Wilson
I Used The Worst Bot Available To Write 5 Short Stories. This Is the Result Daniel Mesa
Eagles Fly Alone DearLove
I Was A Real Estate Agent For Six Months Before I Couldn’t Afford It Don Sabado
Here’s How I More Than Tripled My Earnings For My Second Month On Medium Elite Troy
Whoever Would Have Guessed? Elizabeth Emerald
How to Ensure Your Knowledge Goes Nowhere Ephraim Champion
Why You Need Creativity to Survive and Thrive in the 2020s Fahri Karakas
Is This The Book For Men? Filip Cabra Makowski
I spent 6 months in the Bahamas, What’s Next? Francesco Filippazzo
I Wrote A Story On Ukraine & Russia Gabby Gabs
The Four Types of Love That Will Conquer Our Lifes According to the Greeks Gaby Spadaro
Doubt refines Faith Gerad Carrier
Steve Jobs’ Four Philosophy Secrets To Living A Happier Life Gereon Wellmann ⚡
Depression can isolate you from your friends and family Geri Spieler
A Leadership Short — A Talent Mindset Greg Sweeney
Supremacist Court Harper Elliott
Putin, Lincoln, and the Churchill’s at Number 10 Harry Hogg
Opening your Mind Harry Stefanakis
Money Is Not the Root of All Evil and It Certainly Won’t Make You Happy Henry Corrigan
Church, Monasticism, and European Society Ibrahim John
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Hand-Picked Articles #62 Technology Hits
The “niche myth” is the biggest lie told to novice bloggers Ingerul Pierdut
$30.00 in My First Month on Medium — Now to Avoid Self-Sabotage Ira Robinson
2 Life *Changing* Lessons You Shouldn’t Expect Your School to Be Teaching You Israrkhan
Is It a Crime to Be At War? Janet Meisel
Writer’s Block Blues Jennifer MacDonald
10 Lazy Girl Ways to Lose Weight at Home Jessey Anthony
How the Banff Mountain Film Festival Began Jillian Amatt
Questions to Ask Fake US Army Veterans Joshua J. Lyon, BSQP
Dealing With Brain Fog as a Symptom of COVID-19 Julia
Of All the Strategies I Tried to Repeat Virality, One Set of Things Worked Julius Evans
3 Things Every Man Must Avoid!!! Justin Stinnett
Can I Still Be Gay If I’m Not Liberal? Keith Michael
Shattered Pieces Remain Kira Dawn
5 Awesome Reasons Your Kid Should Learn To Code Kiran Kazim
5 Simple And Easy Ways We Positively Impact Climate Change KL Simmons
Getting to Know Me: Kristina Kristina Oberlander
Spice of Life KSHernandez
5 Ways Turmeric Can Improve Your Health Lanu Pitan
Can’t Meditate? No Problem: 5 Alternatives to Traditional Mindfulness Practices Leigh Robbins
What Is The True Value of Teaching? Leonard Tillerman
It’s Burnout, Not Writer’s Block — Part 1 Libby Mitchell
How We Travel to Alaska Liviu Roman
Terraform Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
Five Things You Need to Do Now to Live to 100 Mantel Featherson
The Boomer Generation and the Planned Devastation of the American People and the Earth Markus Scorelius
The Four Fundamental Forces of Humanity Marmotian
You Are the Master of Yourself Marsha Hamby Savage
Making $100k On Medium Is Easier Than You Think Matt Lillywhite
Adam’s Depressive Thoughts Vanished after Undergoing Testosterone Replacement Therapy Dr Mehmet Yildiz
What Happened to Having Fun? Mia Houston
Everything Important in Life Comes With a Gorilla Michael Holford
5 Life Lessons I Learned From My Badass 88-Year-Old Grandmother Michael Lim
Writers and Dandelion Wishes MicheletheTrainer
The World Economy Is In A State Of Collapse Mike Lewis
Top Financial iOS Apps to have Moataz Elashmawy
Are You Staying Small In Order To Feel Safe? Nanna
The Dog, Man’s Best Friend Nedelcu Alina
Dating and the Flirtatious Friend Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
$5.25M Awarded Because Her Doctor Used His Sperm Instead of the Donor’s Nicole Wallet
3 Investing Strategies I Use on Robinhood Noah Nelson
Facebook Marketing Rules, Regulations & Ethical Principles To Increase Exposure Nora
France Is Angry at “Freedom Of Speech!” Nour Alhakk
How to Change Your Mindset: Small and Big Steps Olivia Love
Finally Grateful for G-d paulmartincurry
Avoid These Traps If You Want To Build Lifelong Habits Prince Verma
Santa Barbara Meditation Randy Shingler
Shackleton’s Ill-Fated Ship ‘Endurance’ has Been Found 107 Years Later Richard Bruschi
Kindle Vella Promotion Part 1 Robert Shaneyfelt
ECT Isn’t What You Think It Is Rose Malana
Your Job Shouldn’t Define Who You Are: 9 Ways To Find Personal Fulfillment Samantha Scott
Italian Proverbs to Apply to Your Life Sandra Di Francesco
The world needs to urgently unite and stop this nuclear threat Sapna M
Re-Entering the Boxing Ring with Eczema Sarah Marie
Year: 2099 — The Machines Have Learned Well. Now It’s Time for Human Learning. Shruthi_Rajaram
Nine Weird Cultural Differences You Won’t Notice Unless You Grew Up With a Spanish Parent in the UK Suzanne Erickson
Love Is About Finding Joy in Another’s Flourishing Tavian Jean-Pierre
When Comedy Goes Too Far. Thabang Moloisi
Our Sun Is Tiny In Comparison To Stephenson 2–18 The Universe and Life
The Paradigm of the Goddess is not the Patriarchy with a Woman on Top Theresa C. Dintino
Those Pesky Emotions That Won’t Let You Move On Tim Dahi
10 Things You Don’t Need To Apologize for as a Life Coach Toku McCree
It’s Expensive to Be a Good Person. It Shouldn’t Be. Upayan Mathkari
We Actually See Events in Slow Motion Utpal Kumar
Open Your Windows Victoria Ponte
Some Effects Sugar Has On The Body Vivacious Tee
Nine Traits Men Want In A Woman According to Google Wendy Scott
The real victim of Will Smith’s toxic masculinity is Black people Y. Vue
THE STORY OF INVASION Yeeve 이재인 Rayne
5 Ways To Know If Someone Is Using You Yewande Adeleke
Imposter Syndrome: A Demon Within And 3 Ways to Fight It Zak
Mental Health Implications of Gaming Addictions Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these engaging 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
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Helpful References for New Writers
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
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.
Selected Videos from Illumination YouTube Channel
We hope you enjoy the attached videos by Illumination YouTube Coordinator
This video gives tips on writing viral stories on Medium.
This video is an introduction to the value of YouTube for Medium Writers.
This video is about our quality checklist for writers to improve stories. This is an essential resource for our contributing writers.
Meet Bill Abbate, senior editor of ILLUMINATION, on YouTube
A video introducing Carla Woody on YouTube
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A video introducing Karen Madej, top writer and senior editor of ILLUMINATION.
A video Introducing Lawson Wallace, prolific writer and editor of Illumination.
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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 encouraged 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 when 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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