Featured Stories
Curated Collection #98
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
We selected some great pieces out of hundreds of stories published today. These engaging pieces in this collection cover various topics.
Our aim is to give you a quick taste of our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium.
As 15,500+ writers contribute to our publications, we are grateful to publish and promote engaging, informative, and interesting stories each day. 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 #65. It is the curated version of collection #50 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.
Let’s welcome new writers joining us today!
J.C. Anne Brown, Andrew Nelson, Paul Neathery, Adrienne O’Brien LMT, Anthonia Bakare, D J Hopkins, Andrew Joseph Davies, Markdomain, Rajat Malik, Bibiana Lim, Joseph Fairweather, Salim Afshar, Srikanth, Elle Canta, John McClymont, Mike Toney-Hoffman, Michael Joseph.
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It will be great to introduce 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
Why My Australian Wife Had the Urge to Slap a Danish Man Dr Mehmet Yildiz
An Award-Winning Conference Ended Up in a Health Disaster in Boston Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How to Take More Risks by Losing Attachment to Outcomes Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
Don’t Let Sleep Steal Your Golden Years dr.pisoglou
Why the 9 Common Prejudices About Digital Nomads Are Wrong dr.pisoglou
We’re All Fat, But There Is More Than One Reason Christyl Rivers, Phd.
This is How I Make $2,000 Per Post on Medium Ismael Araujo
If Da Vinci Was Alive, He’d Give You These 4 Tips On Life Aima
Get a Free Data Science With Python Course with a Certificate! Alain Saamego
Are You a Python Developer? Check If You Have These 12 Skills! Alain Saamego
10 Python Libraries And Frameworks For Solving Difficult Machine Learning problems! Alain Saamego
The Smart Ant A.H. Mehr
The Cure For A Creative Burnout Alessia May
Is there other life in the Universe? Alex Artenie
5 Practical Tips to Do the Hard Work Alex Philippe
About Alishah. Alishah Savage
Why Thinking Is Still the Most Underrated Skill in this World Amit Kumar
Five Superior Lifestyle Tips to Fight Disease and Ageing Ange Dim
The Best Drink for Losing Weight — & It’s Almost Free! Ange Dim
6 Non Impossible Ways to Become an Independent Thinker From Now Onward Aniket Shashikant Saraf
Inflation, Explained From Scratch Auré's Notes
This Lion of Democracy Bob Metivier
Don’t Promise Anything Bogdan Mtn
Visualize what you desire and create your reality — Simple practical tip — Knowthyself222 Bonaventure Barry
Two Myths About Dogs, Cats and Animals in General Brenda Mahler
The Big Guy all America Loves Brian Dickens Barrabee
Number One Secret to Becoming a Writer Brian Lamacraft
5 easy ways to choose the best savings account — Bright Bright Money
New Jersey Gas Prices Brooklyn Muse
President Obama joins President Biden at The White House Brooklyn Muse
Is “Every Day Above Ground is a Great Day” always true? Carl Poland
I’m Tired of Receiving Fraudulent Business Offers Every Week Casimiro Designer
Do You Want to Know What Warren Buffett’s Love of Talking to Orang Utans has to do With Your… Christian Soschner
My Semi-Ghost Stories Christina Szeman
Cold Showers: More Than Just a “Biohack” Chun Hao
Dear Holly Thomas, You Don’t Know What All Women Want. Coke Francis
The Problem Is, You Think You’re Special Courtney Abruzzo
How to Get Along with the People You Work With Crystal Garrett
Everyday Foods to Fight Ageing and Loss of Energy. Dean Gee
The 10 Step Path to IT Failure Dean J Murphy
How long will this relationship last? DearLove
Circle Back Delilah Elenoh
8+ Creative Thinking Techniques That Will Encourage Collaboration While Eliminating Judgment Disha
Want to Get Your Brand Noticed on Instagram? Try This . . . Divad Sanders
How can you be a good leader and a good manager? Divya Yerraguntla
Well Done, Bravo! You Did It Divyata Dewan
The Department of Common Sense Don Martin
A Medium Writer Turns 150 Don Martin
Microbes Saved My Life and Can Save Yours and the Planet’s, Too Donna Maltz
10 Reasons I Started Writing On Medium Duane Michael
We Will Survive This. Dwayne Adderley, MBA,LPQ Dwayneadderley.com
Everyone loves traveling, but it is still underrated Eduard Sebastian
Do you lack regression testing? Eduard Sebastian
What Can a Wealthy Black Movie Star With a Bald Wife Get Away With? Edward John
I’m a Coach, and This Is Why You Don’t Need Me Elaine Hilides
Five Ways to Tell if You’re an Emotional Spender Elaine Hilides
Door Swapping: Let’s Make a Deal? Elizabeth Emerald
I Adopted 16 Powerful Laws Practised By The Most Successful People Elizabeth Kasujja
You aren’t selfish for prioritizing yourself. Elizabeth Loberg
True-Crime Programming Is Often Problematic and Exploitative EllenEastwood
If You’re Making $5 a Month From Writing, You Can Make $5,000 Em
Six Years After Crossing the Mediterranean Sea From Libya to Europe — What I’ve Learnt So Far When… Emmanuel A. Anderson
What Career Is Best: Tarot Pick a Card Emmarie Hodge
Nothing to Fear Enda Harte
It’s A Good Idea To Keep Learning Floyd Mori
That Other Sorokin Francesco Rizzuto
That Other Sorokin
Anna copped our attention when we should have been listening to Pitrim
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Life Is Always Telling You Something; You Just Need to Catch the Signs Gaby Spadaro
A Different Boarding School that Made a Difference Gerad Carrier
Gluten-Free Foods That May Surprise You Gökhan Yalcuk
9 NMN Super-Foods You Should Start Eating Now To Slow Down Aging Hello100
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Are You an Introvert Forced to Live as an Extrovert? Ira Robinson
Life Happened and I’m Gone for A While Iris B. Stehn
And The Oscar Goes To…!!! — Newsletter April 01, 2022 J.Cienfuegos
A Guide for Entrepreneurs | How to Receive Funding and Grow J.D Rehbein-Wrightstein
Course Creation Templates? Jeff Herring
The Simple Power of Articles Jeff Herring
What Can Leaders Learn from Putin’s Failures? Jennifer Smith
What You Need To Know Before You Say, “I Do.” Jennifer Thompson
Pause on Student Loans: It’s a Band-Aid for a Wound. Jessica Hubbert
Working Through Pain and Suffering Jodie Helm
How Will You Train for the Murph This Year? Joe Thomas
How a Naïve Perception of People Cost My Family’s Business 20K Joseph C. Malone
Learning To Crawl Before You Walk Justine Bushmeyer
Being Drunk For Parties Doesn’t Mean You’re an Alcoholic Khadejah
My Sister Got Into a Car Accident And I Don’t Feel Bad Khadejah
Why Saying Gay is So Damn Important! Kimberlee
Growing Up In Poor And Dejected Streets Of Philly Gave Me Some Invaluable Life Lessons KL Simmons
Companion Planting in Your Veggie Garden — The Homestead Dream Kristen Abram
My Favorite Motivational Quotes Libby Shively McAvoy
How to Break Trauma Bond and Build Confidence with Seven Helpful Tips. Libby Shively McAvoy
Dear Teacher, Screw You. I’m Not Fat Libby Winkler
New Writers Little Monster
More than an INSTA moment Lone Brinkmann ✒️📖📚
This Man Became a Billionaire with Four Big Acquisitions Luay Rahil
Will Smith’s Slap Isn’t a Stand-Alone Incident Lucien Lecarme
10 Things You Don’t Know About Me Lwazi Mosley
Why Should We Learn Python? M Mahfujur Rahman, Ph.D.
Why Should We Learn Python?
Python makes programming accessible to the rest of the world.
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Apple’s Subscription Plan Could Boost the Stock But Leave iPhone Buyers Hurting Mark Hake
AT&T Now Trades Two Ways — With and Without the Warner Bros Discovery Spinoff Mark Hake
How I grew up in Midwest America MarkfromBoston 🌻Ukraine
A Jaded Perspective on Drug Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry Markus Scorelius
Dark Places: who is friend, who is foe? Maryanne Marsters
I Have A Net Worth Of $10 Million. These Habits Increased My Wealth Matt Lillywhite
Is It Possible for a Narcissist to Be Faithful in a Relationship? Melissa Kalt, MD
Why Does a Covert Narcissist Make Such Crazy Accusations? Melissa Kalt, MD
Seeing The World Through Childlike Eyes Michael Holford
These Hidden Dangers of the Modern World Are Harming Your Health Michael Snellen
As You Change This — You Change Your World Michele Thill
How to people please without losing our true selves Midori by the Sea
Forget “End of Quarter” Exists- Elon Musk Asks Tesla Employees to Be More Productive Mofrad Muntasir
Everyone You Meet Can Be Friendly If You Want Mulan
Making Pillowcases Nara Ferch
Mentally Thin Nasar Karim
A RZR Ride to Tiddie Springs Nathan White
Multiverse Navya Gupta
What Is Your Favourite Food? Nedelcu Alina
BMW Passion and Desire Nedelcu Alina
The 10 Smallest Countries in the World Nedelcu Alina
Why You’re Showering Wrong Nick Waz
Distraction Techniques Nicola POWYS
Dating and Mowing the Lawn Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Teika Nikolaos Skordlils
Reflections On My March Earnings Nora
When Was The Last Time You Took A Writing Break? Odyssa
When People Who Hurt You Try To Reconnect Ossiana Tepfenhart
Being Able to Read Without Readers Pam Winter
Earn Between $250.00 to 2,200.00 Writing For These 3 Publications Pamela Kazmierczak
3 Magazines and Websites Paying $50.00–1,200.00 for Nonfiction Articles and Columns Pamela Kazmierczak
A Night To Remember-Part Six Patrick OConnell
This Is How Much I Earned In March Prince Verma
Loneliness Is Becoming an Epidemic Qasim Adam
10 Awesome Reasons Why a Keto Diet is Good for your Health Qasim Adam
Triggered Again Ravyne Hawke
The Easiest Way to Make Money Online in 2022 Richard Appiah
3 Best Weight Loss Tips For Men Richard Health Talks
I‘ve Commanded the Attention of More than a Million People Face to Face Rick Lewis
Strange Trip to Las Vegas Robert Shaneyfelt
How to create E-Books Robert Shaneyfelt
7 Types Of Laziness And How To Overcome Them Rudi Xega 🇦🇱
Sidney Poitier: My Heartfelt Eulogy to the Actor and Civil Rights Trailblazer Rui Alves 🇺🇦
5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Mood When You’re Feeling Down Sara Marium
There’s No Shame In Changing Your Mind Sharon Stephen
Aboard the sinking ship Shawn Jr
Bitcoin stands up to Putin Shu Hasegawa
I Can’t Stand Peanut Butter, But There’s One Obvious Exception Sreese
Random Acts of Kindness to Do in the Next 30 Days Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
3 Quick Tips To Do a Mental Detox Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
The Latest Digital Purge is a Book Burning T. Mark Mangum
Hand-Picked Articles #66 Technology Hits
How Absolutely Anyone Can Fall In Love With Writing Tom C
If It’s Not A Freebie, Why Make It Look Like It? Toyin Zuleiha
Self-Help and Music Utpal Kumar
My Story Veritas Civis
Product Owners — You Should Avoid Making These 3 Mistakes Vishal Mehta
It’s time to accept your BurnOut and move forward Vlad Mykol from Ukraine
Make Sure Your Startup Doesn’t Make These 6 Cybersecurity Mistakes WrittenMastery
iPhone Tips & Tricks Yancy Dennis
5 Powerful Words that Will Positively Change Your Life Zeenat Merchant Syal, M.A, M.Sc
My Australian Wife Refused to Revisit Amsterdam After Two Dramatic Incidents Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Doctors Should Not Shy Away From Faith Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa
The Omicron Saga Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Learn the 1.8 Billion-year History of Sleep dr.pisoglou
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 Lawson Wallace, prolific writer and editor of Illumination.
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Reference Documents for Publications
Curated Writer Bios
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Here are the reasons Why Writers Need Personal Publications!
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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