New Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 29
Nominated and curated selections from passionate writers tailored for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Happy Weekend! Today, we have chosen engaging and informative 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 29 today. We will add them to a new post.
We posted our monthly updates for November including our achievements, stats, and plans. Non-members might read the substack version from this link.
Today 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.
Many thanks Aiden (Illumination Gaming) our editor and curator for creating Volume 28 as our editors are extremely busy with the workload of ILLUMINATION. Please enjoy and share Aiden’s collections.
In addition Aiden 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.
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.
Curated Collections by Mike Broadly, DHSc
Mike joined the curation team and created several collections from his favorite stories that you may adore. He has a fantastic taste as an avid reader.
In addition our editor Elin Melaas also created a short collection today.
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 29
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.
Soulful Connections: Finding Meaning in Mammadou’s Childhood Letters Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How Does God Pull Off Miracles? Cedric Johnson, PhD
Disneyland Just Isn’t Worth it Anymore. Dr. Christine Chuckle
Why Keeping an Eye on Heart Rate and Pulse Is Kind of a Big Deal Mike Broadly, DHSc
Navigating the Challenges of Self-Growth: 5 Challenges You Must Conquer Dr. Tracy Davis
The Most Useful Life Hacks I’ve Found in the Last 12 Months Tim Denning
Stuck in a Creative Rut? 6 Ways to Unlock Your Inner Brainstorming Genius Kristie Leong M.D.
Are Famous People Hiding a Diagnosis of Long Covid? Ruth Miller-Anderson PhD
The Fortnite OG Map Is Here With Weekly Changes Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
An Unkindness of Ravens Pernoste & Dahl
Snapdragons and LED Garden Dr John Frederick Rose
A Refinement In Prose; A Confrontation Of The Inking Pain — Morning Papers XXVI Joanie Adams - Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words
Niihau: The Only Forbidden Island of Hawaii Ammara Hassan
The Light He Left Dee
Top 3 Reasons Why CEOs Should Fire Monster Managers ASAP! (Part 2) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
The Tragic Realities of Illegal Immigration and Human Trafficking Amna Fayyaz
How to Keep Your Spouse in Your Bed Toni Crowe
Mathematics Taught Me That Every Unknown Has A Value; So Don’t Underestimate Those You Don’t Know 𝑨𝒌𝒉𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒊
What if Bitcoin Reached $100K in 2024… Alexandra
ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE STEPS AHEAD OF YOU Abubakar Writes
I Lost A Friend Yesterday… ALEX KIRKLAND
Snap Ya Later Aline S.
Snap Ya Later
Trying to strike a healthy balance between enjoying life and documenting it
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Highlights from ‘The Go-Giver’ by Bob Burg and John David Mann Alma Thurber
7 Unforgettable Life Lessons I Have Learned From Elon Musk That Can Give You More Confidence And… Almar Tagara
When Love Comes but Time Is Not Enough (part 2) Ani Vals
Synergizing AutoGen + Langchain + Spark: A Paradigm Shift in LLM Applications Ankush k Singal
Choosing Your Mindset to Achieve Success and Happiness Anthony De iudicibus
‘God Is a Concept by Which We Measure Our Pain’ Araci Almeida
History of Guy Fawkes Night Bill Petro
Understanding the Vulnerability of the Blood-Brain Barrier to Prevent Cognitive Decline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Life is an endless to-do list Body Mind and Soul
Being a Teacher Sucks Buen Ravov
The 7 Rules of Self Improvement Cait Mack
Down Island Kind of Day: A Day to Recharge Cathy Strine
Why does my boyfriend watch TV reruns? Cecilia Williams
Keto, Paleo, Vegan, and More Charlene Ann Mildred
Struggling with Morning Stress? Try These Habits! Chhavi Kumari
The Secret Power of Controversy: Why It Keeps Us Hooked Caleb Ashley
Choose Your Trajectory Chloe Gordon
6 Ways to Combat Shiny Object Syndrome (Before It Kills Your Dreams) Christina Piccoli
How to listen? Cosmin Firta
3 Reasons Consistency Alone Won’t Carry You to Success Craig Youngkrantz
Why Travel To Italy Daniel Harrison
Take Control Of Your Anger E. Darian
If Viagra and Cialis Don’t Work, Here’s Another Option to Solve Erection Problems for Men Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Exposing Health Myths: The Truth About Exercise, Fat Loss & Sleep Dr. Alexander Williams
Keeping Serenity When So Much Is On You To Fix James Boylan
The poison of words … Eram Siddiqui
Discover the Positive Side of Overthinking Ernest Samuels
Top 2 Paths to Explore After Quitting Your Programming Job Ava
The Cure For Existential Crisis Following God
Life is not WHITE and BLACK only Friska Riani
When Swords Stay Sheathed Gary Kokaisel (Pixel Floyd)
Why do we let our past control our future and how can we change it? Gayathri Seshadri
Beyond First Impressions: How the Halo Effect Skews Our Judgements George M Pantazis
Why Using X (Formerly Twitter) is Essential for Any Writer J.R. Heimbigner
When I was young, my parents were told by doctors that I was, “ Brain Damaged.” Lawson Wallace
Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Better Relationships Javad Oftadeh
Speak of the Helpers to Little Ears Jennifer Fox
One Rarely Talked About Symptom of Anxiety Jenny Alexander
Death Is a Part of Life-We Need to Realize and Accept This Inevitable Part of the Cycle of Life John Whye
December 2023 Monthly Writing Prompt: Inspiration of the Year Surekha Chandrasekhar
The Therapist Who Broke Me Juanima Hiatt
Why can’t I get my life together?”: 7 habits that are definitely holding you back Kashi Writes
3 Quotes to Turbocharge Your Life Kieran
Wanna Make Money Online With Your AI Art? Try Doing This. Kristen Kay Brady
The Two Craziest Conspiracy Theories in Joe Rogan’s History Luay Rahil
Why modern books are useless Marco Moscatelli
How would a hydrogen economy look like Marek Janda
Pet Peeves Maureen Morrissey
Why You Should Fly First Class Mikael Tashi
Do You Know About SpanBERT? Mina Ghashami
Unleash Your Productivity Potential: Say Goodbye to Procrastination With This Foolproof Tool! Mj Jens
Nutrition and Diet Tips for Pre-Exam Energy and Focus Muhammad Writes
Rhapsody in the Night’s Embrace Nen Nomad
Let Arnold Schwarzenegger Teach You 6 Timeless Lessons Nikola Maharajh
The Key to a Secure Future Øivind H. Solheim
If You Want to be Happier, Stop Abusing Your Inner Child Paul Trood
Mystery Revealed At The Book Launch Penny Grubb
Stay Fresh and Energized During Long Drive Rasool Shah
Don’t Let Failure Stand In Your Way Raveen
9–5? Rebecca Forest
Bob Dylan on Israel Ruchama King Feuerman
15 Creative Ways To Promote Your Self-Published Book Ryan Miller
Live In This World — Without Allowing The World To Live Inside You: S.a.n.a.h
5 Signs of True Love From Someone Lucky Enough To Be in One Sabin Rai
Most ‘Evidence-Based’ Treatments are Bullshit (for the One Person that Counts) Sanjay Singhal
Eternal Huskies Shamaima Irfan
Never Worry Alone Spiritworth
From Dream to Reality: The 4-Minute Mile and You Tania Lynne
It’s Impossible To Be In The Present The One Alternative View
Father’s Dilemma Tonia Bakare
We Eagerly Await Your Art Veronica Percy
Life Works In Mysterious Ways Vivek Naskar
Groupthink: The Silent Killer of Innovation Wesley van Peer
Paradox of Choice: Why Too Many Options Make Us Miserable Wesley van Peer
How To Outsmart Your Inner Couch Potato and Be a Study Dynamo Anshul Kummar
What to do in Excessive Sneezing? Your Health Master.
Why Do We Miss Something? Zunaira Fatima
Eve, Darling — Give That Apple Back to the Nice Snake ZZ Meditations
You Need to See Fascinating Epic Pioneering Mind-Blowing Railroad Terry Day
When Your Boss Always Wins: Two Big Life Lessons David Tighe
How to Apply Nutritional Biochemistry to Maintain Cognitive Function and Better Mental Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Update on New Writer Registrations
Let’s welcome writers who recently joined our publications. 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.
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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