Curated Collection — Nostalgia Series
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #67
Featuring engaging stories that you may enjoy as well
Dear avid readers and fellow Friends of Medium! My curation goal is to find valuable stories buried under the dust for your enjoyment. So far, I compiled 67 collections, giving you many reading options. Please consider engaging and sharing the stories read. Unfortunately, from my editorial observations, views and the reading and engagement rate are shallow. My goal in creating these collections is to increase views and the engagement rate.
Today, I wrote a story about my thoughts on bulk suspensions. You might have heard that Medium suspended many accounts. We wrote a short piece about it if you want to learn about the details.
Then I read a special testimonial from Dr Yildiz which touched my heart as we lost a supportive editor.
Dr Yildiz also shared his perspectives by looking at the issue from both sides. His story made me more compassionate about both victims and Medium. As my account was suspended a few weeks ago, I know how painful it can feel. But the platform needs to remove useless leeches.
In my special episode, I shared some boosted stories I read.
Aiden covers the new ones, and I focus on older stories to give readers a nostalgic experience. I add a few news ones, too, from my daily reading, or sometimes editors ping me to add exceptional stories. Each story is a gem worth your time. You may dive in, engage, and spread the word on social media so these stories can reach more readers. I tried to follow most writers I hadn’t met before, but the system stopped me after a while. I learned that I could follow only 150 writers a day, so I will try another day.
Aiden’s Collections
Here is his latest one with my friend’s link for anyone to read it. He has already created 94 collections, always finding gems from hidden corners.
We added new writers today. I will add them to the end of this so you can easily follow them if you wish. You may start exploring their profiles and connect with them if they resonate with you. Collaboration is a great thing here.
Now another great editor The Sturg joined the curation team and he posted his first well-designed collection. He put lots of effort into creating this. I know how challenging and time-consuming to create these collections. So please engage in his collection and share it on your socials.
Update on Boosting
If you are into boosting things, recently, Dr Yildiz answered frequently asked questions from writers and readers about the boost program on Medium, which gave me a few surprises as a writer and editor. I wish I had read something like this a year ago. No wonder none of my stories got boosted, causing me to pause writing, but he shows us hope.
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled our boosted stories in February, 2024. You may find exceptional stories from this.
They also created a new Reader’s Club post with many great stories.
New Interviews
Recently Dr Mehmet Yildiz interviewed another famous writer Genius Turner. He is a gem, and you might enjoy this story as much as I did. I am now following Genius to learn from his insights.
Here’s an interview with Shirley Willett. She is my senior so I send her my respect. I also featured one of Shirley’s story today about 6th dimension.
Meet another experienced writer David Mokotoff, MD. You can learn about his interesting background. I love David’s informative and humorous stories.
I found interesting interviews with writers and added them to a post so that you may find them easily. They are captivating and full of life lessons.
Aiden’s Boost Education
Aiden compiled our boosted stories. It is full of gems.
He introduced the boosted stories of Jozsef Kovacs as part of his boost education. I remember he did a few more before, possibly at the end of his last one.
The day before he introduced the boosted stories of Dr Joan Naidorf
Recently, he wrote a juicy story about his new love, SORA; he reckons this cool tool will shake the movie world soon. I will try it when I get a chance, as I have no video skills.
Newsletter
One quick highlight is that our new newsletter is now ready on Medium. It was also posted on Substack for our subscribers. Monthly Updates from ILLUMINATION Editorial Team: February 2024
Influencing Non-Members
You may check this open letter from Dr Mehmet Yildiz to non-members. He observed that a large number of readers and writers are non-members who do not contribute to the platform’s growth. I believe you will find his points valuable and relatable.
To influence non-members, I listed all the boosted stories I read last month and provided my thoughts, including some common patterns in these exceptional stories. You will love them. There is something for everyone, as these exceptionally well-written stories cover many topics and different writing styles.
I also wrote two short stories recently to keep my brain active.
You can find them in this list if you missed the previous collection.
Enjoy My favorite stories and Some Nominated Ones from ILLUMINATION publications today.
You will find relevant and enjoyable pieces from this collection covering many interesting topics.
Sleep Regulation: Neurobiology of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Biochemistry of Ketosis Simplified with Nuanced Perspectives and Personal Experiences Dr Mehmet Yildiz
An Artist Survey — was I biting off more than I could chew? Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD
Glimpses Into My Media Passion from Virtual to Augmented Reality Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #21 Mike Broadly, DHSc
The Internet of Things, Big Data, and the Inversion Christopher Kirby, PhD
Being a Pro Means Proactively Communicating Nancy R. Gough, PhD
New Eyedrops May Make Eyeglasses Obsolete for Nearsighted Vision Natalie Frank, Ph.D.
Insights from a Scientist with a Poet’s Soul Pernoste & Dahl
Do You Know the Two Typical Types of Monster Managers? (Part 3) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
Thrilled to Take My Poetry to WOMAD New Zealand 2024 Lola Rosario
You Can Still Rebuild Your Career After These Common Tragedies Occur Tim Denning
Check Out the Newest Area Added to Escape From Tarkov Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
A Good Nightly Routine Will Help 10x Your Productivity For The Next Day — According To Dr Benjamin… Benny Lim
Everything Was a Big Lie: Swedish Meatballs Admission (Short) Bianco DaVinci
2023 Tested Me On This Brutally And I Kept Failing Bluesapphire
I’m Completely Over My Ex-husband but Some Women Aren’t Colleen Sheehy Orme
So, What Does a Sex Scene Without the Sex Look Like? Henya Drescher
Happy New Year’s Eve! We Are in the Home Stretch Now John Whye
Significant Instances of the Word ‘Touch’ in VISIONARY novel Michael Holford
Is the Unbelievably Expensive iPad Pro Worth It? Sahal Hassan
You Need to See Spectacular Results of New Transit Opportunities Terry Day
5 amazing places to hike and explore fall colors in Chattanooga Twinkle Moitra
The Real Reasons Why I Ditched My $275,000 Job at AWS Usman Aslam
Can Cisgender Men Write Convincing Transgender Female Characters? A. T. Steel
Wanted — Private Security Officer for City of Chicago Amy Sea
Beer — Loved by Many, & Resembles Something Repulsive in a Tall, Cold Glass Ange Dim
To Cave In To Write About Medium, or Not To Cave In? That is the Question. AP Carpen
What is Cryptocurrency? — Your Questions, Answered. Athirah Syamimi
Even I Have to Admit Stories About Medium Are Getting Out Of Hand, Here’s a Possible Solution Burk
11 Phases of My Life Told Through Taylor Swift Album Releases Caitlin Jill Anders
Similarities Between The World’s Best Club And Our Investment Style Carlos Pascual
7 Major Vocal Updates For 2022 and a Potential One Already Working Casimiro Designer
Overworked & Underpaid? How To Hate Your Job Less & Avoid Burnout Christine Lorelie
The Kelly Clarkson Must Hear Christmas Song Colleen Sheehy Orme
The QAnon Shaman Was Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison Daniel McIntosh
We Need To Stop With The Arts Vs Science Narrative Daniella Gaskell
Is the Picture Holiday Card Worthless? David Matthew Bristow
Express Your Creativity with Stamp Collecting (Philately), and Especially Maximaphily Dorin Cojocariu
Breaking Down in Front of a College Teacher Eduard Sebastian
Buddhism Teaches Us That Enlightenment Doesn’t Exist Frank T Bird
Vulnerability Is Awesome; It’s The Foundation Of Strength And Courage Janice Eastman
Funeral Speeches Should Be Said With Pride, Here’s How to Do It Jason Aro
The Future of Online Writing: Why Web3 Will Blow Away Sites Like Medium and Quora Jason Gutierrez
This Christmas season, find ‘10000 reasons’ to say THANK YOU Jayla Paul
How to Develop Your Blind Spots into Savvy Leadership Jeannette Seibly
10 Business Goals I’m Setting for Myself for 2022 Jenn Leach
How to Stop The #1 Self-Destructive Habit Messing Up Your Life Jessey Anthony
When Life Feels Hard, Remember the Simple Lessons Julie Lynn
What to Do When the Holidays Aren’t So Merry for You? Kat OM
A Holistic Approach to Growing Your Business Kristen Kay Brady
You have to Change your Thoughts if you want to succeed Lawson Wallace
You Don’t Need to be Rich to Take a Long Career Break Livia Dabs RN,MSc
One Law Student’s Rental Accommodation Shock, Which Catapulted Him Into His First Legal Challenge Maria Rattray
I quit social media for a month and here’s what happened Niftaliyev Alish
How Much I’ve Earned from My Article with Over 26K Views Noah Nelson
You And The Importance Of Pyrocultural Forestry Patrick OConnell
Staying in bed longer is not going to change anything Pushpender Yadav
From Whence Did Programmers Usurp Their Lingo? Regina Clarke
Vaccine Aspiration — Why Is This Not Being Done? Ruben Bouma
The Best Accommodation Options For Slow Travellers & Remote Workers Samantha Scott
From 9 to 5 job to Self-employment-Up Your Game With This Blueprint Sara Marium
We Are All The Definition of Insane According to Einstein Sean Peck
My Side Hustle Has Gone Terribly Wrong. How Little is My Worth? Shannon Piérre
Do You See these Fascinating Close-ups from Your Eye? Shashi Sastry
How I Reignited My Creativity After 200 Articles Tavian Jean-Pierre
7 Powerful Lessons I Learned in 2021 Through Travel (Lesson #7) TRAVEL STORIES BY GABE
Will The Omicron Variant Create New Masks Mandates? Veronica Charnell
How To Honor and Memorialize Our Loved Ones Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
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