Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 51
Nominated and curated selections from passionate writers tailored for avid readers

Dear readers and writers! As part of our new curation service, today we compiled a small collection to feature engaging and informative pieces nominated by volunteer editors and ILLUMINATION-Curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium.com, which supports 25K+ writers. We explained the reasons for this post in the first version.
We no longer call it a new service as we posted 50 collections. Some volunteer editors also create their own collections independently. For example, Aiden (Illumination Gaming), started his own collections. Here are three examples:
Similarly, Mike joined the curation team and created several collections from his favorite stories that you may adore. Here are links to Mike’s collections: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12
In addition, our editor Elin Melaas also created a short collection.
You may also enjoy the nutrition collection of Surekha Chandrasekhar
We are pleased that our lists are now in a single post that readers can easily share on social media.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz introduced the new Medium Friendship model to our readers. We hope many readers join and support our writers.
Thanks Aiden (Illumination Gaming), also joining the FoM program and inspiring our readers.
Sorry for the publishing delays. Our volunteer editors do their best to review and publish as many as possible. We appreciate your patience.
We added more writers and announced them in our mini-onboarding packs. We also introduce them in this collection ontheir first arrival so that you get a chance to explore their profiles and stories and possibly connect with them.
Aiden had an interesting experience. His account was cloned. Here is his funny yet important story. Let’s all be careful about scams and spam accounts. They might ruin our reputation by sending deceiving messages to our readers.
Please be vigilant about scam accounts, as they run like wild horses on the platform.
Dr Yildiz added further clarity to this growing issue, which required collaborative effort and staying vigilant.
We posted our monthly updates for November, including our achievements, stats, and plans. Non-members might read the substack version from this link. Here’s the Medium version: Monthly Updates from ILLUMINATION Editorial Team: November 2023.
ILLUMINATION-Curators posted a bulletin about an exceptional story today.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz introduced Pernoste & Dahl, a writing duo that has been contributing to our publications for a while.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz reviewed an interesting book of Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi. If you are a book author, you may contact Dr Yildiz, as he enjoys reviewing books from different genres.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz interviewed one of our top writers, Luay Rahil.
ILLUMINATION Gaming was chosen as a boost-nominating publication. Let’s congratulate Aiden, who supported us in creating these collections and associated daily lists. Writers interested in gaming and computer games might love this inspiring story.
We are pleased that our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, got recognized as a boost nominating pub. Here is How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program. However, we have another piece of good news. In addition, ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled boosted stories in December, so you might find some fascinating stories from this collection.
Medium Friendship Subscription
We are also excited that our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz upgraded our publication accounts ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curators, as well as his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech), making them Friends of Medium. Reading from these accounts will allow writers to earn four times more. While curating stories, we read many stories from these accounts, so it will be great for writers. Details are in his story.
Why I Became a Friend of Medium Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Out of 145 volunteer editors, a team of 58 volunteer curators developed this new service idea to address the visibility of stories. Each nominates a few stories from their reading list daily, and our lead ILLUMINATION-Curators compile them into collections like this one for our readers. But we can only add a limited number of stories to keep these posts in a reasonable size.
Our lead curators include them in lists, a great Medium feature. When you see your stories in lists, you may save them, share them on social media, link to them, comment on them, and like the list for increased visibility. The entire curation process takes up substantial time, so we will appreciate your support as your time allows.
Many editors, including our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, also created a list of the stories they read from our publication. We will compile lists in these collections. Here are sample curated pieces created by Dr. Yildiz recently from his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Building a Synergistic Tech, Business, and Leadership Community — Part III
Extended Benefits to Write for Technology Hits Publication with New Leadership Commitment
Writers’ income dropped in September and October due to fraudulent activities on Medium, as discussed in a story by Mike Broadly, DHSc titled Here’s What Seems to Happen to Medium Last Week.
ILLUMINATION editors introduced some great writers. You may check out their profiles and explore their fabulous stories.
Meet Seda Anbarcı, Meet Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi, Meet Jozsef Kovacs, Meet Davor Katusic. Meet Thomas Allen Moon, Meet Sneha Nagre, Meet Zondra Dos Anjos, Meet Ani Vals Meet Ammara Hassan. Meet Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups Chosen Stories from Omni Essence,
Our editors enjoy stories and nominate them for these curated collections. You may check editor profiles in the attached collection.
Daily List for Sharing — Volume 51
You will find relevant and enjoyable pieces from this collection covering many topics. Today, our editor and media coordinator Aiden (Illumination Gaming) volunteered to create the list. So you can easily share this collection on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, or Quora.
Let’s all engage in this list and at least tweet it so that more readers can find these stories. It is the purpose of these curated lists.
We appreciate your wonderful support for these writers who pour their hearts and souls into these stories to delight you. Here are the nominated stories from avid readers today.
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION Writers Today
Please note that these stories are nominated by volunteering editors (also writers and readers) on this platform, so the stories in this collection reflect their collective taste. As a publication, ILLUMINATION keeps a neutral position for all published stories, and it is impossible to feature over one million published stories. But we will do our best to amplify as many great stories as possible almost daily from now on based on the availability of our volunteers.
Why and How I Write My Memoirs Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories — Episode #1 Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The “9–5 Guy” on TikTok Is Blowing Up for All the Wrong Reasons Tim Denning
The Real Reason Medicine and Science Cannot Give You Exact Guidelines David Mokotoff, MD
Jesus, Buddha, and a Medium — Between Two Worlds Cedric Johnson, PhD
This Does Piss Me Off Teresa D Hawkes, Ph.D.
6 Poor Coping Mechanisms Which Made My Trauma Worse Leon Macfayden
The Nature Walks Of December Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Audio Drama Series You Need to Listen in 2024 Seda Anbarcı
A Precious Gift to Give or Get This Holiday Season Jack Kammer, MSW, MBA
Mohenjo Daro: The World’s First Urban Human Civilization Ammara Hassan
How I Found Joy And Purpose In Work And Defeated Anxiety Andrea Feccomandi
This Is A Test. This Is Only A Test. Arthur Keith
The Possibility of Alien Life Aurora
2025: The Year Human Writing Begins to Fade in the Blogging World Ava
Operation Santa Clause Bernie’s Poetry
History of The Nutcracker Bill Petro
Racing Against Time — Our Temporal Crisis Brandon
How I Unsubscribed 400 YouTube Channels to Just 40! Clark
We Could Reduce Our Entire Life Strategy to Doing Just This: Relax and Let the Clouds Pass David Gerken
How To Use The Law Of Diminishing Returns To Help Your Nutrition Diana Gold
I Evolved and Found Happiness in the Simple Pleasures Donnie Van Meer
Fasting Can Lower the Risks of Infections and Speed Up Recovery Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Cherishing Time with Our Parents Emily Chan — Life and love sharing
I Will Tell You How To Crush Your Goals In 2024 Eric Kulbiej
The Remarkable Story of Tom Wiggins: An Enslaved, Blind Musical Prodigy! Freda Savahl
Abyssinian Cats Freda Savahl
The Stunting Ways Dissociation Controls You — And How You Can Control It Instead Gia
Set SMART Goals for Making 2024 The Most Productive Year Hardik Raval
Do Your Priorities Dance in the Shadows of Success? Hidayatullah
Say Something — Teen Neglect, Abuse, and Exploitation Holly Kellums
Who Goes First James Boylan
Cold Christmas in Australia? Janin Lyndovsky
5 Ways Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic Changed My Approach to Creativity Jennifer Haubrich
A story of a mother Kallol Mazumdar
What Do Children Want for Christmas This Year? Retinol Kat Anderson
Why is organising yourself a key for success in today’s life. Kushal Kumar Naidu
After Reading Hundreds of Self Improvement Books, I Can Summarize Them All in Just Two Words Kyle Chastain
A Breathtaking Phrase You Need to Think About if You’re Clinging to Hurts and Betrayals Lawson Wallace
Self Interview with Journalist, Poet, Translator, and Feminist Activist, Lola Rosario Aponte Lola Rosario
He had gathered 13703 emails but wasn’t sending one. Marlene Konu
We Have Something to Give Michelle Renee Kidwell
Gift Card Scam…Beware Holiday Shoppers Mike G
Have You Paid for a Meal in an Airplane? Piyush Vaish
Navigating Layoffs During the Holiday Season: Strategies for Resilience and Hope Rajeev Mudumba
11 Steps To Ruin The Rest Your Life Ramelize
Why a 2nd Job Is Better Than a Business Raymond M.E. Aguirre
Our Perception Of Others Is, In Reality — A Reflection Of Our Inner Selves: S.a.n.a.h
Galaxy Eyes Sakari Lacross
Quest of Life Shruti Mishra
The non-Apple product that I couldn’t have done without in 2023 Simon Theakston
What We Can Learn From Crazy Roman Emperors Startup Lab
Why Being Happy Is Difficult to Share Susan Johnson:
Some Things Never Change Susan McCorkindale
Dissatisfied at work: what to do Tarek Rakhiess
Make Healthy, Unhealthy Foods The Nerd
Simple Workout Advice I Wish I’d Known 7 Years Ago Tim J. Schroeder
CEO Management! tim8888
Get a Little Inspiration from the Danish term ‘Hygge’ to Make a Cozy List for Winter — Here are My… Twinkle Moitra
One PEACE to rule them all! Ahmadou DIALLO ✪
A Letter to the Reader Willow Schroeder
The Altercation — A Short Story Zachary Seda
Breaking a Habit — Building a Family Jens Peter Olesen
Living in Fear: Can a Political System That Uses Threats and Dire Consequences To Raise Money and… Joe Luca
Optimizing Your Outcomes: The Impact of Formalizing Your Follow-Up Procedure Lysandros Lysandrou
What The UK’s Youngest Billionaire Can Teach You About Life David Tighe
Duma Key by Stephen King Stephen Dalton
Old Age May Not Be Golden, But It Can Be Good Floyd Mori
Jingle All the Way: Building Your First Alexa Skill Somil Gupta
Time Rifts 35- Chaos in the Making Frank Ontario | empathy, logic, love.
The 100-Year Miracle Andrew Jazprose Hill
When Times Are Tough, Learn How To Be Strong From Trees Benny Lim
Actionable Guide to Building Habits: Adaptable, Slow and Steady Basma Taha
Why Writing is a Unique Vocation? Ugur Akinci
5 Lessons from 300 Podcast Episodes Sarah Callen
My Reflection on Sven Yrvind’s Small Boat Philosophy Gabriela Trofin-Tatár
Why I Say I Write Sh*t Pierre. Climate change & solutions.
Update on New Writer Registrations

Let’s welcome these new writers joining us lately.
We are adding more writers later today and will announce them tomorrow in our upcoming min-onboarding pack.
All writers, please remember to submit only one story daily, preferably as a draft. We don’t accept multiple stories as our focus. is on quality to increase your chance of being boosted by Medium. Our capacity is full.
Change of Perceptions for Expectations
Unlike perceptions, ILLUMINATION editors don’t publish every story. Your stories must be well-crafted and valuable for our readers. Our focus is curatable and boostable stories.
Recently Updated Submission Guidelines
ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts: Submission Guidelines 2023
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
How to Increase Earnings from Content Creation
Apart from the boosting opportunity on Medium, which can increase your income, our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, recently answered this frequently asked question by many writers on how to increase income from writing engagement.
Many writers desire to make a living from their craft. Using Medium as a single source is not a viable option. There are other opportunities that you need to consider. We believe this story will give you valuable perspectives.
Collaboration and Promotion
You will receive an invitation to our Slack workspace to collaborate with other writers, share your story links, and contact editors and our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz. It is a free and moderated service. You may meet some of our editors from the attached collection.
Introduce Yourself in a Story
Please consider introducing yourself in a story and post it to ILLUMINATION or our other publications. This might bring you new followers and expose your profile to new readers.
Our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming) compiles and distributes these bios to our subscribers. You may get bio ideas from the attached collection.
You may also self-curate your stories to gain visibility. Aiden provided a sample example, as attached. You may follow a similar format by categorizing your stories based on topics.
You may also enjoy a recent story from one of our new writers and editors, Mike Broadly — Healthier Lifestyle, who made significant progress in the last two months. You may contact Mike on our Slack workspace, who volunteers to support our new writers.
You might also check recent editorial introductions from our team.
Editorial Profile of @inyah
You can learn about our other editors’ backgrounds from this collection curated by ILLUMINATION-Curators.
Recent Announcements for Connection
You may check the following two announcements to meet other recently joined writers, including links to their profiles. This is a good opportunity for new writers to build their audience, as writers are great readers. We enjoy enabling collaboration on Medium by encouraging meaningful engagements.
Welcome to our writing and reading community, and we look forward to the meaningful and high-quality stories.
When you have questions, please feel free to contact our owner and chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on our Slack workspace. He is also happy to speed up publishing your stories if they are delayed 48 hours or more.
Critical Policy Documents for Our Writers
Every writer contributing to our publications must review these guiding policies before submitting their stories. We are tolerant, but these are non-negotiable rules.
Writing Challenges and Prompts for New Writers
Helpful Resources for Beginners
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Five Tips to Become a Prolific Writer Despite Full-Time Work
You may find more helpful stories from the content management collection of Dr Mehmet Yildiz typically written to help new writers joining Medium.
Sample Curated Collections for New Readers
We curate and feature stories from multiple editorial accounts.
Here are our latest curated collections by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION Amplifiers, and ILLUMINATION-Curators for your enjoyment.
Invitation to New Writers to our Publications on Medium
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link.
We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications include:
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION-Curated ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR ILLUMINATION Book Chapters The Lampshade of ILLUMINATION Technology Hits SYNERGY Readers Hope Illumination on YouTube Illumination Gaming ILLUMINATION’s Blog EUPHORIA by Dr Mehmet Yildiz






