Editor’s Choice
Hand-Picked Articles #65
Chosen by senior editors of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we reviewed and selected beautiful stories from collection #49 published by ILLUMINATION featuring the great work of contributors of Illumination on Medium. Now, 15,000+ writers submit stories to this publication.
You may find some of my previous collections at the end of this post. I also compile them at this link for easy access. We invest my time in them as each collection includes many engaging and informative pieces for readers.
In this post, we have chosen stories from the attached collection created and posted by ILLUMINATION previously.
The 2022 collections by ILLUMINATION are kept in the following link.
You might find the account IDs of new writers who joined our publications on the day when collection #47 was posted.
Curated Articles from ILLUMINATION’s Volume #49
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION
Why Vitamin B12 Matters for Health & How to Address Deficiency Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Rewire the Brain to Melt Unwanted Belly Fat Preventing Obesity Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
How to Explore the Songlines of Gaia. Dr John Frederick Rose
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders Ben Rutt, PhD
Why Happiness is Hard(-er) to Achieve in America Anastasia Frugaard
A 3-Minute Hack For Writing You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Matt Lillywhite
Daily Done: part 2 — The Daily Review Alex Philippe
Don’t Point a Finger at a Dying Man Alan
What Are Boundaries and How To Identify Your Own Above The Middle
A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking That Addiction You are Fed up With Amit Kumar
Hands Off David Perlmutter! Andrey Pilipets
Landlord Life: I increased rent by 19% and over $500 while keeping a Good Relationship with my… Amy Fujisaki
This Childhood Favorite Toy Was Named After a US President Aql, aka “The Dozen”
Medium Recognized Me as a Top Writer in Social Media. Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Valentine’s Day Love Breezy
Love. . . Bob Jasper
The Tallest Man In Town Brian Dickens Barrabee
5 Best Cities To Visit in Tuscany Bryan Dijkhuizen
3 Moving Books About Depression and Anxiety Calum James
8 Best Places To Visit in Switzerland Bryan Dijkhuizen
Why Do You Have So Many Recurring Dreams? Christina Sponias
Dad, Why Are People So Mean? Cosmin Firta
I Turn Emo Every Valentines Day Coke Francis
Why You Stare Inside Your Fridge Dakota Duncan
Geographers Watching Movies: Schindler’s List. Dominik Formanowicz
When to Plan for Your Pitch Dean J Murphy
The Idea Guy is Also a Bean-Counter Don Martin
How to Get People to Do What You Want Without Having to Do or Say Anything Emmanuel A. Anderson
The Secrets to Self-Love — Donna Malt Donna Maltz
Remain Animal During Screen Time Filip Cabra Makowski
The Homeless Woman We Met Recently Floyd Mori
Greater Love Frank Ontario
Five Tips to Slow Down, Lose Fat, and Enjoy Life Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why I Need Another Tattoo Francesco Rizzuto
Spiritual Awakening: Do you Have a Choice? gcwrites
I’ve Found Scientific Formula For Feeling Happy Gokhan Yalcuk
What is the Liposome and the Liposomal Drug Delivery? Hello100
This too shall pass Hala Saneh
Hip-Hop Is Not Music Ian Rush
It Was Just Lunch I. Trudie Palmer
A Dream In A Seed Iva Hotko
Do This And Your Creativity Will 10X… Jackson Zheng
Ice Scream Float Iván Melicoff Abril
Vegetarians. Let’s live on the edge. Jan Sebastian
Overcoming Monday Morning In a Typical Toxic Workplace Janice Eastman
Threat to Democracy: Canada’s Faux Trucker Protests Turn Violent Jane Harris
Turning Articles into Digital Products Jeff Herring
Why We Love Watching Artificial Intelligence Fail Javier Menéndez
Starting Over Later in Life Jennifer Pierce
It Takes More Effort to Pretend You’re Working Jesse Bramani
New Writers With Something to Say John Cunningham
I Wrote Over 10,000 Words In the Last 3 Day’s Thanks to an AI Tool John Adam Ledford
The day I decided to be a full time Content Creator Joyce Muchiri
It’s the Last Leg of the Race, What I Need is Your Heart Karen Schwartz
Why Being Chosen Isn’t Always The Answer Julian Cosky
Confessions of a Cinephile Katerina Zitta
My Uncle is on His Death Bed And Here’s What I’ve Learned About Death Khadejah
What do our everyday Apps teach us? Kaushik Trivedi
14 Days Left To Submit For February’s Fiction Challenge — Story Of My HeArt KL Simmons
What Happened to Our Communication Skills? Kyra Bussanich
Please Don’t Call It Space Hotel kristin_missk
Neurodivergence Makes Me a Tough Businesswoman Lorrae G.
My Boss Stole My Money Mark Farnsworth
How to Establish a Powerful Routine and Start Craving Your Workouts Mark Clarkson
Wow! Controversial stories get a million views MarkfromBoston
Why you must routinely update your beliefs to make better decisions MB
Coming to Grips with The Terrible Pain of Loneliness Mary Anne Hahn
11 Ways To Beat The Current Cost Of Living Rise Mike Lewis
Ethnic Discrimination: Native Americans says The USA Doesn’t Provide A Fair Labor System Mustafa Pekcandanoğlu
MACA — Make Canada Great Again Misty Rae
The glass is three-quarters empty N. A. Kazi
Homework: Getting it Done is Hard on Everyone Nick Stockton
Top 6 Big Data Jobs Niklas Lang
Stop thinking about what others think Nithila
Songs To Free Up To Nicola POWYS
Why Do You Write on Medium? Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha
Almost Nothing Øivind H. Solheim
Not His Queen, But Close Enough Nova Binx
Websites and Magazines Paying Freelance Writers $100.00–500.00 For Fiction and Nonfiction Articles Pamela Kazmierczak
Greedy and Grateful for Roaming Roads paulmartincurry
100+ Sweet Things to Say to Your Boyfriend That Will Melt His Heart Qasim Adam
I Tell Myself I Am Successful, People Just Don’t Know It Yet Rafay Hiraj
The Surprising Truth About Ambitious Goals No One Tells You Prince Verma
Synchronicity Randy Shingler
Catching up Robert Shaneyfelt
How to Make Money Writing Short Social Media Quotes Richard Appiah
Here’s what I Found when I Joined Twitter Sarvam Fating
Hundreds of Bald Eagles Will Go North on Mississippi Flyway Sharon Johnson
The Middle of Middle Age Scott-Ryan Abt
Do We Need More Juice Or Wine? Shuntay Wright
Tonga and Toba eruption SURYASH KUMAR
Eight Physiological Reasons Not To Trust Your Weight Balance Teresa Morillas
Why Do Trolls Troll Susan F Weimer
What You Need to Know if Your First Crypto Experience was During the Super Bowl Tom Handy
7 Passive Income Ideas for Freelancers Vicky Hui
Free Speech, Is It Free Anymore? Veritas Civis
I Can’t Drown In My Misery Victoria Ponte
A Note On Quora And Simily William (Dollar Bill) Mersey
Seven Reasons To Be Happy You’re Single Wendy Scott
30 Years Ago: A Look Back at How The Pepsi 349 Promo Ended in Riots Napoleon
What Happens When an Introvert is Forced to Self-Promote Zaha Hyatt
Three Tips to Prevent & Treat Obesity Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Seeing The Bourgeois Revaluation in Literature Ellen Clardy, PhD #economy
My Most Cherished Moment Working on “The West Wing” TV Show David Gerken #life-lessons
Magnesium Is Not Just Another Mineral Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Squeeze the Juice Out of the Present Stop Daydreaming About the Future Ayodeji Awosika #self-improvement
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
Three Tips to Improve Cardiovascular Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Real Estate Agents Can Be the Worst Humans in the World Tim Denning
A Coat of Time Arthur G. Hernandez
Why You Should Enjoy Social Media But Not Get Addicted To it Dr. Preeti Singh
Meet Lanu Pitan
Three Tips to Emotional Regulation Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Establishing Utopian America Qadir Abdus-Sabur, Ph.D.
How I Healed Abdominal Bloating and Distension Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Beware the Foot-Licking and Tooth-Pulling Demons from Persia Brian Loo Soon Hua
How I Earned $360 and 6,800 Views From A Single Story Viktor Marchev
Breakups: 7 Reasons Why You Don’t Need Your Ex Back Rodolfo Urbano,
Read This When You Want To Make Money Via Investing Richelle Délia, PhD
How Reading Scientific Research Can Improve Your Writing: A Beginner’s Guide. Ben Rutt, PhD
On Trauma & Addiction: Lessons from a Defensive Iceberg and His Oversized Hat Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
WHY are you asking me this? Dr Andrea Polzer
Times Change From Good Old Stiff Neck Ties To modern Gorpcore Dr. Preeti Singh
Shocking Stats About Non-Communicable Diseases Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Meet Julius Evans by ILLUMINATION
Invitation to My New Publication Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Meet Sufyan Maan by ILLUMINATION
School Should Teach Us These Eight Simple Things (Yet It Doesn’t) Tim Denning
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Reasons Why My (European) Husband and I Will Eventually Leave America Anastasia Frugaard
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thanks to Illumination YouTube Coordinator for making a video of this trending story on YouTube.
Many readers enjoyed this valuable article of Dr Mehmet Yildiz titled Magnesium is just not another mineral. Aiden created a video for this trending story
How To Become A Top Writer In Three Months on Medium
I learned a few tips to become a top writer from this video. I will follow guidance provided by Dr Yildiz.
Happy second birthday to ILLUMINATION!
This is my favourite video.
Meet Arlo Hennings, Ph.D. top writer and senior editor
Meet Carla Woody top writer and published author
Meet Bill Abbate top writer and senior editor
Meet Lawson Wallace, top writer and senior editor
Meet Dr Michael Heng, top writer and senior editor
Meet Dr. Preeti Singh top writer and senior editor
Meet Karen Madej, top writer and senior editor
Meet Julius Evans, top writer and senior editor
Meet Shashi Sastry, top writer and published author
Learn about how to write viral articles and blogs
Learn about our quality checklist for writers to improve content.
Learn about the value of YouTube for Medium Writers.
Learn about Illumination Integration Publications on Medium.
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My Previous Collections
The following links are a few of my featured collections in 2022. I hope you find some gems in them. You will be surprised when you open each collection. As they are too many I only link a few recent ones.
You can access the whole collection from the following link.
Please note that writers of ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR, ILLUMINATION on YouTube, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, and Readers Hope can share links of stories at ILLUMINATION Slack Workspace in the channel called #post-your-own-writing-here. You may also nominate great articles of other writers on the #featured channel.
Helpful References for New Writers
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
Essential Guides for New Writers
Onboarding Pack for New Writers
New writers, please read this pack before submitting your stories.
Publication Resources
Essential publication related stories can be accessed via this collection.
Meet Writers from Their Pen
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
medium.com
Meet Editors of Our Publications
Publications of Our Writers on Medium
Invitation to Write for ILLUMINATION on YouTube Publication
Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel
Newsletter from Illumination Integrated Publications
Join Illumination Fiction Club
February Updates from Euphoria owned by Dr Mehmet Yildiz
In this collection ILLUMINATION introduced our editor profiles. I hope writers and reader can learn more about the background of our hard-working and supportive editors.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz Chief Editor and Owner
ILLUMINATION-Curator compiled these profiles. Collection of Editor Bios: Meet Editors of Illumination Integrated Publications.
Personally Read and Curated Picks: From Illumination’s curated collections 82 and 83 Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
Personally Read and Curated Picks: From “Hand-Picked Articles #50” Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
New Writers That You Will Love John Cunningham
Two Incredible Writers that You Should Read Julius Evans
Helpful References for New Writers
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories on Medium
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Selected Videos from Illumination YouTube Channel
Please enjoy this valuable and inspiring video about writing viral stories by Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Our quality checklist for writers…
Value of YouTube for Writers
Introduction to our publications
A great video introducing Karen Madej, top writer and senior editor of ILLUMINATION.
An excellent video introducing Dr Michael Heng, top writer, thought leaders, and editor of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium
Here is a beautiful video introducing Julius Evans, top writer and editor of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium
A video introducing our supportive inspiring editor Dr. Preeti Singh.
Another great video introducing Shashi Sastry, top writer on Medium and published author — Philosophy of Life Instinct
More videos on Illumination YouTube Channel. We enjoy raising profiles of our writers by creating visibility to their content. Please follow our channel and be part of our exciting journey.
ILLUMINATION on YouTube — New Publication
Illumination YouTube Coordinator has created a new specialist publication for YouTube enthusiasts. All writers are invited. We will announce this new publication shortly. This is sneak preview for writers and readers.
Updates and Highlights from Euphoria Publication on Medium by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz who encourage writers to create their own publications
Here are the reasons Why Writers Need Personal Publications!
Meet New Writers Joined When This Collection Posted
Let’s welcome these new writers and explore their stories clicking on the profile links below.
Zack Fizell, K.B. Bailey, Amanda Quint, Eileen Pangu, Charisse Tyson, Afzal Badshah, PhD, Talula Rose, Srishti Kapur, Natalia Kuzminykh, Erika Uy, Parash Sharma, Wahab Afeez, Ashwiniishte, Lily Lin, Sulait kabwandi, Donna Fox.
New writers need to check the onboarding pack before submitting stories to our publications. Quality and style of your stories are important for our readers.
Invitation to Potential Writers
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. If you are new to Medium, you can join via this link. Readers can read thousands of stories and writers can monetize self-published content.
Social Media Connection
Dr Mehmet Yildiz encouraged editors to join Twitter to amplify articles and poems published in our publications via Twitter and bring more readers to our publications. Here is an interesting post by Illumination YouTube Coordinator reflecting his recent experience on Twitter.
If you have a Twitter account, you might follow our editors and tag them so that we can share your posts. Since editors of Illumination are busy with a heavy publishing workload, I volunteered to compile social media links in a post. Hopefully, it will be ready soon. If you are interested in being listed in my collection, please drop your Twitter handle in the comment section of this post.
In the meantime, you might connect with these lead editors.
If you would like to join our publications as a contributor, please send a request via this link. We will amplify your stories in various ways.
Invitation to Potential Writers
To join Illumination Integration publications, please send a request via this link. We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a top writer on Medium. Please point out the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request. If you are new to Medium, you can join via this link. Readers can read thousands of stories and writers may monetize self-published content. As our chief editor, Dr Mehmet Yildiz says “opportunities are endless on this platform”. I agree with his point.
