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Summary

Pragmatic Wisdom is a publication that seeks to share practical and effective life lessons on how to thrive, encouraging contributions from writers with real-life experience and explicitly excluding AI-generated content.

Abstract

"Pragmatic Wisdom" is a Medium publication dedicated to disseminating practical advice for a fulfilling life, drawing from various sources such as philosophy, religion, and common sense. The publication invites writers who have gained insight into living well to share their experiences. It emphasizes the importance of original, human-generated content, with a strict policy against AI-generated stories. To contribute, interested writers must express their intent, follow the publication and its editors, and adhere to formatting guidelines. Submissions must be previously unpublished on Medium, metered for the Medium Partner Program, and include specific tags, with "Pragmatic Wisdom" being mandatory. The publication has recently updated its guidelines to streamline the submission process and ensure content quality.

Opinions

  • The publication values wisdom that is simple, useful, and effective, sourced from diverse perspectives.
  • It is explicitly stated that "Pragmatic Wisdom" does not wish to publish AI-generated stories, indicating a preference for authentic, human experience and insight.
  • Contributors are encouraged to engage with the publication and its editors by following them on Medium.
  • There is an emphasis on helping the reader, with a clear directive for writers to focus on how their content can potentially benefit the audience.
  • The publication has a vested interest in maintaining high-quality content, as evidenced by the regular updates to submission guidelines and the requirement for writers to follow specific formatting rules.
  • Compensation for writers is possible through Medium's Partner Program, highlighting the publication's support for its contributors' financial well-being.
  • The inclusion of specific tags, including "Pragmatic Wisdom," is required to aid in content discoverability and relevance.

Don’t Just Survive — Thrive

Write for Pragmatic Wisdom

Submission guidelines for the publication that dispenses pragmatic wisdom on how to thrive in life

Is this your idea of thriving? | Image James Bellerjeau

Updated March 1, 2024

Pragmatic Wisdom is all about how to thrive in life. We think thriving comes from finding pragmatic wisdom that is simple, useful, and effective.

Such wisdom comes from many sources, including philosophy, religion, and common sense. If you have experience in life, chances are you have gathered some pragmatic wisdom. Why not share it?

Table of Contents

  1. What Pragmatic Wisdom Publishes
  2. How to Become a Pragmatic Wisdom Writer
  3. How to Prepare Your Draft Article
  4. How to Submit Your Completed Draft to Pragmatic Wisdom
  5. Change Log

What Pragmatic Wisdom Publishes

Pragmatic Wisdom publishes lessons and thoughts about how to thrive in life.

  • This includes all the different ways people have found happiness and satisfaction in their lives.
  • Whether your angle is Stoicism, Pragmatism, Hedonism, or just plain common sense, the common thread will be that you’ve learned something about how to live well.

We do not wish to publish AI-generated stories. We may require contributors to confirm that they will not submit such stories. We’ll remove violators without notice.

How to Become a Pragmatic Wisdom Writer

If you have learned some lessons on how life works and why, you can write for Pragmatic Wisdom. Simply leave a comment here saying you’d like to become a writer.

Please make sure to follow the publication. And wouldn’t it be courteous to follow one or more of the editors?

How to Prepare Your Draft Article

  1. A clear idea, compellingly told. Clean presentation. Ask yourself how what you are writing will potentially help the reader.
  2. See Ten Formatting Tips for the basic rules you must follow. This explains how to format your Title, Subtitle, and images, and gives guidance on structuring your article, including subheadings.

How to Submit Your Completed Draft to Pragmatic Wisdom

  1. Make sure your submission is unpublished on Medium.
  2. Meter your submission so that you are eligible to receive compensation through Medium’s Partner Program. The MPP is the only way you’ll be paid as a Pragmatic Wisdom writer.
  3. Include five tags in your submission, one of which should be Pragmatic Wisdom. See Explore Tags for an overview of common high-level tags. — Likely potential tags include Self Improvement, Life Lessons, Self-Awareness, Mindfulness, Culture, Philosophy, or Stoicism

Change Log

March 1, 2024

  • Shortened and simplified overall. Removed reference to being in Boost nomination pilot.
  • Section 1: absolute prohibition on AI-generated work; option to require contributors to confirm their compliance
  • Section 2: request to follow the publication and to consider following the editors
  • Section 3: focus stories on a clear idea that helps the reader. Formatting requirements shorted to reference in Ten Formatting Tips.
  • Section 4: shortened, updated discussion of tags

February 6, 2024

January 3, 2024

  • Updated list of recommended tags in Section 4, to align with tags on Medium’s Explore page.

December 21, 2023

  • Added the news that your publisher is part of the Boost nomination pilot
  • Updated Section 1 to state that Pragmatic Wisdom does not publish AI-generated content.

November 21, 2023

  • Initial version published
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