New Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 25
Nominated and curated selections from passionate writers tailored for avid readers

Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we have selected engaging stories for your enjoyment. As part of our new curation service, we compiled this collection to create visibility for great 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 previous versions. If you missed them, you can find them in these links: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, and Volume 15, and Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19, and 20. We believe you will find valuable pieces in our Volume 25 today. We will add them to a new post.
Today we posted our monthly updates for November including our achievements, stats, and plans. Non-members might read the substack version from this link.
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.
ILLUMINATION Gaming Is Now Part of the Boost Program Now
Today, our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming) informed us that 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.
New Collection of Boosted Stories
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)
Stories hold power, molding a writer’s unique perspective. For example, our chief editor was moved by a recent story, envisioning the impact of more writers sharing their treasured tales similarly. It’s an opportunity to explore diverse narratives and inspirations, enriching this platform with many voices.
Medium thrives on the essential collaboration between writers and readers, fostering an exceptional space for both communities. Within this platform, our editors and administrators generously volunteer their time, ensuring every writer finds their voice. Their commitment involves daily review and publication of stories without compensation.
By leaving comments, offering a round of applause, sharing stories on social media, and following profiles, you may bring immense joy to these writers. Your support serves as a powerful encouragement, motivating them to craft more exceptional pieces akin to those found in this collection.
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.
Curated Collections by Mike Broadly, DHSc
Mike joined the curation team today and created three new collections from his favorite stories that you may adore. He has an amazing taste as an avid reader.
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.
ILLUMINATION editors introduce four great writers: Seda Anbarcı, Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi, Jozsef Kovacs, Davor Katusic.
You may check out their profiles and explore their fabulous stories.
We recently introduced a few more writers like Thomas Allen Moon , Omni Essence, Sneha Nagre, Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups, Zondra Dos Anjos, Ani Vals, and Ammara Hassan.
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 25
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
Soulful Connections: Finding Meaning in Mammadou’s Childhood Letters Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Never Apologize for Wanting to Make Money Online Tim Denning
Why I Pay More Attention to My Telomeres After My 70s Mike Broadly, DHSc
Words Gone Wild Marie Grace, Ph.D.
Finding Your Passion Changes Everything Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD
Deck the Halls With Boughs of Jolly Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Breathing With Earth On The Roof Of Our World Rebecca Romanelli
The First GTA 6 Trailer Is Finally Here Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
How I Mastered 4 Essential Requirements to Become a Better Leader and Served My Clients Jozsef Kovacs
The Best Gift You Can Give Yourself This Holiday Season Michele Thill
My I Am Not a Number: Remembering You Matter Elaine Hilides
Synesthesia Pernoste & Dahl
My Childhood Rapist is Finally Behind Bars Charlotte James
My Conversation With a Patent Attorney as An Engineer Josef Cruz
American Authors In Exile II — Desolation ON the Gains — Morning Papers XXII Joanie Adams - Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words
Publication Format Experiment. Dr John Frederick Rose
Why Are Men So Obsessed With Boobies Christine
First in a Daily Series About My Evolution as an Essay Writer and a Poet on Medium Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
Government Institutions Are Meant To Serve The People, Not Enrich The Politicians Raveen
Adversity Is Necessary Abubakar Writes
Zero Waste, Is It Truly Possible? How To Make An Impact With Mindful Habits Adelaide Girl’s Garden
The First GTA 6 Trailer Is Finally Here Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The Science of Gratitude: Why Being Thankful Makes You Healthier and Happier Alma Thurber
Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs Ammara Hassan
Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs
A tale of courage and resilience
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Tara: The Buddha in All of Us and The Human Conscience Ancient SAGES
Trust, Cynicism, and Everything In Between Andrea Feccomandi
The Fragility of Life and the Power of Gratitude Andrea Hewitt
The Meditation Technique That Changed My Life Asanda
When I Saw Khana Kaaba Amir Bibi
Undeniable America Zed⚡
A Master’s Tool Will Never Dismantle His House Ashi Sharma
Inside The Mind of Speaker and Listener [Part 2 — The Listener] Basma Taha
Capitalism Was Always Destined To Be A Stepping Stone. Benedict Scott
History of the World Series Bill Petro
Be a Connoisseur of the Mundane Brendan Coutts
A Seat At The Table Brian Clark
Check Out This Crazy New FPS Game Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The Role of Genetics in Disease Chloe
What To Do With Rude People: Part 2 ChrisCrutch
Master the Art of Conquering Mistakes David Tighe
Lessons Lost Dee
An open letter to all struggling Medium writers Deni Sahaya
Working Out While Sick Diana Gold
The Two Types of Inspiration Dr. Zia ur Rahman
How Much Do I Love You? Ed Chunski
Business Education: What it Does and Doesn’t Do Ed Chunski
6 Policies You Need in Your Etsy shop Eleanor Annay
Schizophrenia and Alterations in Spine Density Ella Harris
I Knew I Could Save It, But I Watched It Die Ellen “Jelly” McRae
A Pre-Antibiotic World Is Not an Option: Why We Should Know Better Flaminia D.
The Day Of The Dead Is A Mexican Tradition Floyd Mori
Wisdom & Inspiration at Your Feet FranMorelandJohns
NEWSFLASH: Your Writing Isn’t About You! Gary David Flamberg
A Way Happiness Might Be Hiding From You (A Look Into Robin Williams) Gia
The Antarctica Mystery Good To Know 33
Everything goes towards balance Guilherme Borges
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Ian Beckett MSc
Editorial Bio of Karlene Joseph ILLUMINATION
Here’s What the Rich Do That Most People Don’t! Mind Morphine
A Philosophy of Loneliness: Book Review Javad Oftadeh
How to Sell on Mercari [Ultimate Guide] Jenn Leach
Two Billion Heartbeats: Life’s Reminder Jennifer@Gealth
Seriously, What’s More Scary than Dental Procedures? Jody Lynn McBrien
The Dutch Age of Observation John Welford
Are We In The Matrix? John Whye
About Me (September 2022) K. Joseph
Strategies for Overcoming Self-Doubt Kingsley Asuamah
I Graduated College and Now Social Media is After My Eggs L.C. Bird
Discovering The True Meaning of Self-Care Lana
Unpopular Opinion: Stay-At-Home Moms Are Just Fine, Thanks Lauren Hall
Belief Is Powerful, How You Talk to Yourself Matters Lawson Wallace
That One Time My Birthday Almost Became a Disaster… Or Did It? Maddmaster
Flip the Inner Switch — Let There Be Freedom Maria Marmo
Thought About Not Thinking? Maxim Spasskiy
Staring Into The Multiverse Michael Holford
Staring Into The Multiverse
Elisha Huddleston and her colleagues at the Phillipsburg Site
medium.com
Celestial Secrets Unveiled: Exploring the Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy Muhammad Writes
Forgotten Realms: The Resurgence of Ancient Wisdom in Modern Science Muhammad Writes
Engineering leadership: Building and Nurturing High-Performing Teams Muralikrishnan Rajendran
5 Biblical Records That Show that Jesus Was as Human as You and Me. Okwudili
The A, B, and Cs of Me Patricia Ross
You Don’t Have To Be A Morning Person To Be Productive. Pen and Pixel
Why I Disappear Sometimes Poet In The Arctic
How to Be a Better Advisor for Your Friends, Family, and Colleagues Prakash Bhadraiah
8 Obvious Signs You Are Living Your Most Authentic Life Rashmi G
Keys to Building Unconditional Friendships Rick Allen
Unmasking Persuasion: 14 Tactics People Use to Shape Your Beliefs Rima Eneva
“The Lifelong Pursuit of Knowledge” Rubbasmehboob
If You Want Something Done Quickly, Ask a Lazy Person to Do It Rudo Manomano
I Tried the Most Popular Billionaire Morning Routine and Here’s What Happened Rudo Manomano
Whenever A Person Conceals A Thing In His Heart — Surely Allah Knows: S.a.n.a.h
Smile to Make Your Day. Sabin Rai
The Problem with Harry Shawn Ingram
Mastering the Art of Living Presently Shei
I Have A Toxic Guilt Issue. Do You? Shyam Suma Francis
A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Content Creation the Easy Way Steven Effendi Halim
Don’t Play To Win — Win To Play Svyatoslav Biryulin
I Tried Skin Fasting For A Week Tejasvani
The Triad of Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight Teronie Donaldson
When Tim Ferris Talked About Fears, He Talked About You The One Alternative View
Imposter Syndrome Has Been Crippling Lately And My Writing Future Is Uncertain The Sturg
Mastering Self-Discipline: Strategies for Self-Discipline Improvement The Wet Whale
The Comically Informative Guide to Weight Loss: 7 Genius Hacks I Should’ve Known Sooner The Wet Whale
Train Your Pet Goldfish to Perform Tricks Tom Kane
When a Career Change Involves Entering a New World Without Guidance from Captain Kirk or Spock Trisha Ready
How Arnold Schwarzenegger Would Be The Ideal Next U.S. President Tyler Woden
Inertia and Rejection — The Lessons Valentine Diai
Ordinary Evanescence Vincent Van Patten
You’ll be Surprised at the Successful People Who Like a Messy Desk Wendy Scott
The Lies We Tell Ourselves Wesley van Peer
Why You Should Talk To Yourself And Why It’s Not A Mental Disorder Ziara Allman
My 6 week vegan experiment Zivah Avraham
How I Replaced the Urge to Shop: My Personal Journey as a Girl Zunaira Fatima
Update on New Writer Registrations

Let’s welcome writers who joined our publications recently. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and follow them if their content resonates with you.
Administrators are still working on adding writers. We will announce here shortly.
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.
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.
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
