What I Read This Week — The Highlights

Summary

The author reflects on their weekly reading experience on Medium, highlighting three specific stories, and encourages readers to continue writing for its mental health benefits, especially during the holiday season.

Abstract

The article discusses the author's reading habits on Medium during the week of December 18, 2022, acknowledging a lighter reading load due to the holiday season. Despite reading only 36 stories, the author expresses appreciation for the diverse narratives shared on the platform and singles out three impactful pieces. The first is Brianna's story on the transient nature of relationships, the second is a poem by Moony Thinker addressing domestic violence, and the third is Jason Provencio's article on the mental health advantages of writing on Medium. The author emphasizes the therapeutic effects of writing and its ability to alleviate stress, while also noting Medium's efforts to promote older stories, ensuring that content remains accessible and relevant over time. The article concludes with a call to action for readers to keep writing and sharing their stories, especially during the busy holiday period, and promotes the author's newsletter on Substack for exclusive content. Additionally, the author recommends an AI service, ZAI.chat, as a cost-effective alternative to ChatGPT Plus (GPT-4).

Opinions

The author values the storytelling and learning opportunities provided by Medium users.
Acknowledges the impact of holidays on personal time for reading and writing.
Expresses a personal connection to the stories highlighted, suggesting they resonated deeply.
Believes in the cathartic nature of writing and its positive effects on mental health.
Encourages continued writing on Medium, highlighting the platform's new initiative to promote older stories.
The author endorses their newsletter on Substack for further engagement with their content.
Recommends ZAI.chat as a more affordable AI service compared to ChatGPT Plus (GPT-4).

For the week of December 18, 2022

Every week there is so much to read here on Medium. I love how people share their stories, and how much there is to learn from each one of you!

This week I read 36 stories here on Medium. Sorry it wasn’t more, the holidays have been keeping me busy, as I’m sure is true for you as well.

I wish everyone a happy and blessed Christmas, and a joyful new year!

There were some great stories that I want to share with you this week in case you missed them. Here is my list of what I read this week.

The first story I want to highlight is by Brianna, and talks about how people come and go from our lives.

The next thing I want to highlight is a poem from Moony Thinker, talking about the cycle of domestic violence.

Finally, I want to highlight a story from Jason Provencio, talking about the mental health benefits of writing on Medium.

Writing does have a healing power for all of us that is played out in research stories. It helps us to cleanse our minds and to feel less stressed.

So, during this busy and sometimes stressful time of the year, I urge you to keep writing and sharing your stories. It really does you good in your heart.

Even if there is less reading this week, people can read your stories for years to come since Medium has started promoting older stories too.

Happy reading, and happy writing!

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What I Read This Week — The Highlights

For the week of December 18, 2022

What I read this week 12.18.22

The People Who Come and Go

Who did you say goodbye to this year? Who came along this year?

Love Dependent

(TW) A poem about relationship abuse and self reliance

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