Aiden's Discovery: Curated Highlights from Episode #147
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Welcome to episode #147 of our ongoing series! In this edition, I’m excited to share a selection of my favorite articles along with those nominated by our dedicated community members. Recently, we have welcomed many new writers to the ILLUMINATION team, which will enhance our content offerings. I introduced them in my last collection, so please extend a warm welcome and explore their stories. It’s vital for new writers to receive guidance from seasoned contributors.
In this collection, I’ve gathered some of the most engaging pieces from the past two weeks.
1–16 May: Highlighting Boosted Stories on ILLUMINATION-Curated
I’ve also linked to previously highlighted articles for new readers and aspiring authors as examples of outstanding storytelling.
I recently penned a brief article on gaming to maintain my writing momentum.
Why I Believe Gaming Can Be Healthy If Played Correctly
Reimagining gaming as a pathway to a healthier lifestyle through best practices.
Yesterday, I wrote about a recent ransomware attack on an Australian healthcare provider, which is reminiscent of a similar incident from a few years back when hackers sold personal and health data on the dark web.
Another Hit by a Ransomware Cyberattack in Australian Healthcare
The healthcare sector's vulnerability to cyber threats raises global concerns.
I empathize with Mike’s situation. He features some non-highlighted stories that deserve more attention, and he feels his editorial efforts are going unnoticed. Please provide your feedback on this story.
I No Longer See Value in Being a Volunteer Editor and a Friend of Medium.
It’s disheartening that the Medium algorithm often silences my voice and overlooks the significant stories I try to promote for Friends.
Much of our time is dedicated to publishing stories about ILLUMINATION, and as our backlog grows, we regret to inform you that some stories may be delayed despite our diligent efforts to review and publish as many as possible each day. Managing such a large publication with just 30 editors is challenging, and we appreciate your understanding. If new writers adhere to simple guidelines, such as adding captions to images and self-editing before submission, we can expedite the publishing process.
In our ILLUMINATION Slack workspace yesterday, Mike shared his latest story with me. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I haven't yet had the chance to read Seda A.’s piece, which I plan to do after posting this collection. I trust Mike's curation skills.
A Disturbing Trend: The Global Push for Regression
Yesterday's collection was shorter, and I was unable to write a story due to a heavy workload, but I managed to craft a brief piece for fans of gaming and sci-fi.
Halo: Redshift Is a Cooperative Halo Campaign Mod
Mike also took a brief hiatus, as recommended by our chief, and wrote a delightful yet humorous story.
> An Advice to ChatGPT on Its Hilarious Demise Because AI Apocalypse Should Be Funny, Too
Here’s Mike’s new collection filled with excellent stories.
> Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #120
One of my favorite contributions was by Lawson Wallace, who has made impressive strides on YouTube and shared his experiences. As you may know, Lawson has been a long-time editor for ILLUMINATION, supporting our writers.
> My Unexpected Success on YouTube Has Given Me the Courage to Dream Bigger
I also read insightful research pieces on critical topics impacting our health and well-being authored by Dr. Yildiz.
> Why Black Youth Die from Asthma 7 Times More Than White & Potential Solutions
> Research into Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the US Indicates in All-Cause of Mortality Among Young People
Mike curated my story alongside an emotional piece that resonated with him due to some Australian films.
> An Exceptional Story That Brought Tears to My Eyes Today
If you're unfamiliar with this publication, Dr. Yildiz also extended an invitation from his secondary account, Dr. Mehmet Yildiz (Tech). I found it highly inspiring. Below, I will provide a brief introduction to this publication along with submission guidelines.
> Invitation to a New ILLUMINATION Publication Called “Health & Science”
> Invitation to Writers: A New Pub Named “Health & Science” Part of ILLUMINATION Group
> Top 10 Stories Published on Health & Science Publication for Friends of Medium
Mike introduced Dr. Adam Tabriz, who is contributing to his publication. Dr. Tabriz has also volunteered as an editor for ILLUMINATION. We need more experienced editors like him.
Meet Dr. Adam Tabriz, MD, on Health & Science Publication of ILLUMINATION
Dr. Tabriz has established a new specialized publication. Let’s congratulate him and consider contributing as writers or readers. More details will be shared soon, and you can apply through our usual writer registration portal.
Invitation to Write for Integrated Healthcare Part of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium
Recently, I came across a story by Dr. Yildiz that struck a chord with me. He critiqued an immature study claiming that intermittent fasting could increase heart disease rates by 91%. As someone practicing time-restricted eating, I found this assertion perplexing given my health improvements. Consequently, I wrote a new piece highlighting the viewpoints of four thought leaders in this domain.
Why I Believe Fasting Doesn’t Cause Heart Disease But Obesity Does
By the way, ILLUMINATION recently celebrated its fourth anniversary.
Happy 4th birthday, Beloved ILLUMINATION!
Dr. Yildiz also recently wrote two inspiring features about women that are both beautiful and meaningful.
> Breast Cancer: Why Every Woman (& Man) Should Read This Empowering Story
> Why and How to Support Women in Tech and in Other Male-Dominated Sectors
You can explore more of his stories from the list below.
Lessons Learned from My Personal Stories
I encourage new writers to engage with Dr. Yildiz's shared links of some of his boosted stories to inspire non-members to join Medium. I plan to follow his advice as reading ratios are low. He recommends that other writers create similar collections with friend links and post them on ILLUMINATION-Curated or other publications. Here’s his invitation.
> Friend Links to My Sample Boosted Stories for Non-Members of Medium.com — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
> Friend Links to the Boosted Stories of Pernoste & Dahl
> My Boosted Work on Medium with Friend Links — Joshua Mason
> My Sample Stories for the New Readers of ILLUMINATION-Curated — Aiden (Owner of Illumination Gaming)
> Gill McCulloch’s Top Boosted Stories on Medium.com With Friend Links for Non-Members
As a significant update, we have informed the writers of the Lampshade that they can no longer monetize their content from that publication. Human-generated content remains unaffected.
POLICY: No More Monetization of AI-Generated Content on Medium.
Daily List for Sharing — Volume 147
I volunteered to compile a list of this collection to make it easier to share on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, or Quora. You can find all our sharing platforms through this story link by Dr. Yildiz.
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION Writers Today
Here are our recommended stories today! I believe you will find something to satisfy your reading preferences.
> The True Science Behind the Health Benefits of Time-Restricted Eating, Including 23 Quality Clinical Trials — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
> LXRs: Why Liver X Receptors Take Center Stage for Health Research with Multiple Clinical Trials — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
> Scientists Develop Powerful New Compounds to Address Visceral Fat and Inflammation — Mike Broadly, DHSc
> The Answered Prayer — Shayla Renee
> Why Leaving Your Job Is a Risk Worth Taking — Susan Johnson
> Time For A Good Spring Cleaning Of The Mind — James Boylan
> The Path to Prosperity: Simple Principles — Amad Haider
> Does He Like You? 9 Genuine Signs You Need To Know — Tyler Woden
> My Rabbit Named Pippin — Brandon Foster
> Attention! Stop Priming Your Reward System — Joe Gibson, Above The Middle
> Self-Care: Do It Enough First, Always — David Kow
> The veil does not hide — Kallol Mazumdar
> Freelancers deserve to rest, too — She writes
> Obsessed People Seek Raw Milk That Results In ‘Immunity’ — Tyler Woden
> The Future of Sustainability — B. Ducca
> Freelancing vs. Side Hustle: 7 Factors to Help You Decide — Alen Pergar
> The dilemma of overwriting — Part 2 — Sonam Arora
> 3 Major Reasons Why Vitamin K2 Is Extra Vital for Older Adults — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
> How to Beat Depression With Exercise — Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
> Cellular Responses to Ketosis: Can Cancer Cells Listen and Behave? — Mike Broadly, DHSc
> An Editor’s Advice — The Dos And Don’ts — Here’s The Word; My Candid Reflections On The Medium Experience — The Doctor — Joanie Adams
> Should Age Politically Disqualify Biden for a Second Term? (Part 2) — David B. Grinberg
> Self-Care Day vs. Borrowed Credit Card Day — Bev Benyamin
> The Beginning of the World — Pernoste & Dahl
> Mountain, Monastery, and Metropolis — The One Alternative View
> Jesus is sad and ashamed — Muhammad Fakharuddin
> 8 Things I Learned (or Was Reminded) About Life From a Foster Puppy — Julia Byrd
> 7 Signs You Have Abandonment Issues — 2bebetter
> You Gotta Fight…For Your Right…To Be Frumpy! — Ossiana Tepfenhart
> Medium Category Makeover Using Lists and Kicker Titles — Gregg Zambrovitz
> The Top 10 Leadership Skills — Qaiser Khan
> Interview with Gill McCulloch — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
> History of the Super Bowl — Bill Petro
> Never Take the Breath of Life for Granted — Just Wandering
> Echoes of Existence: A Journey Through Life — Duane Michael
> 5 Timeless Chess Principles You Can Apply as a Strategic Leader — Gaurav Jain
> Don’t Tell Your Readers What To Do! — Paul Is Positive
> What Does Google Not Know? — Emerzi
> How Smells Awaken Our Memory — Leonid Hass
> Logitech G and Tencent Games Announces Handheld Cloud Gaming Console — Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
> The Unsolved Murders: Interesting Facts About Baron Inn Murders — AK WRITES
> Disney Is Working With Epic Games on an “Entertainment Universe” In Fortnite — Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
> I’m Proud to Admit it — I Voted for Donald Trump — Brett Anderson — I do writing and business stuff
> Our System of Government is BROKEN — Veritas Civis
> BARE: Uncensored Poetry — Naomi Knight
> Watching Sunsets — Amanda Clark-Rudolph
> Three Quotes on Obstacles that Will Inspire You to Deal With It — Ipshita Bose
> Gain A 40% Uplift In Your Blog Engagement In 3 Months — Ali Waseem
> How to Overcome Self-Doubt and End Negative Thought-Patterns — Alec Zaffiro
> Keep Your Wallet Closed: Smart Financial Strategies for New Entrepreneurs — Carmel Cayouf
> The Narrative That Intelligence Will Lead to Success is a Lie — Celia Fidalgo, PhD
> Gen Z Will Struggle With Technology As Seniors — George “Ace” Acevedo
> How To Turn Loathsome Small Talk Into Exciting Conversations — The Modern Scholastic
> Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #67 — Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
> Announcement of New Writers for ILLUMINATION #34 — ILLUMINATION
> Why I’m Skeptical About ChatGPT and AIs in General — Aleena
> Disfluency, How We Infect Our Conversation & Writing with Verbal Viruses — Henya Drescher
> I Took A Cold Shower Every Morning For 35 Days & This Is What Happened — Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
> Eloquence — Victoria Ponte
> Want People To Respect You? Focus On This One Thing! — Anouk Uragoda
> The Cure to Perfectionism: a Pottery Tale — Majeedat_abdul
> How Serious Is the Current Housing Epidemic Sweeping Across Our Cities? — Martin Paquet
> The Little He Knew — Kiall Hildred
> Besides Statins, Insulin Sensitivity, Autophagy, & Anti-Inflammation to Overcome Heart Disease — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
> 3 Short Poems — ColtraneWrites
> The Spider’s Canvas — Tom Kane
> The One Reason You Are Not Living To Your Potential — Rob Gibbons
> My Mind: Time felt So Hollow — Earnie Samuel Ngalo
> This Morning, I Woke Up To Clarity — bluesapphire
> A Hidden Truth in the Lie of the Land — Ian Vince
> What If A Woman Led Russia — Ilam Padmanabhan
> Curated Collection #64 — ILLUMINATION
> The Sizzling Hammer of Social Justice — Improv Cowboy
> “Urolithin A” Supplementation Might Improve Mitochondrial Health, Muscle Strength, and Longevity — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
> Where Did All The Hippies Go? — Jerry Pompilio
> The Truth Behind Russia’s Ukraine Invasion — Jose Luis Ontanon Nunez
> Six Important Nutrients We Can’t Get from Vegetables or Fruits Adequately — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
> How Can I Be Happy When There’s So Much Suffering in the World? — Kat OM
> Tips and Tricks for Night Shift Workers — Katie Churchward
> The Destruction of Uniting Passion — kristin schuhknecht
> We Need Mystery and Magic in Our Lives — Laura Mohsene
> Why Do Confrontations Have to Escalate? — Lawson Wallace
> One Small Stroke of Paint Can Make a Painting Complete! — Marsha Hamby Savage
> How To Make Visualisation Work — Mukundarajan V N
> Rant — Nasar Karim
> Here’s How to Get Your Cold DM’s Read and Responded To — Nick Nolan
> The State of Your Flow and How It Transfers to Others — Nishith Goyal
> My Favorite Goal-Setting Exercise — Noran Azmy
> Writing And Making Money With Medium Publications By Offering Solutions! — Deon Christie
> Will Putin Stop? — Øivind H. Solheim
> Don’t Try to Be Creative — Patricia Haddock
> This Body — RBGraham
> A World Book Day Prayer — Robin Emery
> You Are Not A Polaroid, Don’t Let Your Past Define Your Present Self — Roxy Wright
> One nutrient your brain urgently needs to guard against Alzheimer’s — Sapna M
> How Do You Recover from a Bad Run? — Scott-Ryan Abt
> Work-life Balance, 7 Tips to Keep Your Life Under Control — Shi Su
> 100 Followers In 10 Easy Steps — Sreese
> If You Don’t Program Your Life, Someone Else Will — Steven Gallagher
> Longevity Secrets From Japan’s Oldest People — Live a Long and Healthy Life — Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
> Thought Explosives — Suntonu Bhadra
> How Education May Be Changing for the Better — Tavian Jean-Pierre
> Here’s How I Initiate Mitophagy and Make My Mitochondria Denser in 7 Steps — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
> The Path From Average To Exceptional — Tom C
> Exploring Context in Deleuze’s Philosophy — Tomas Byrne
> Be Happy If Law of Attraction Is Giving You What You Don’t Want! — You, Me and Happiness
> Hand-Picked Articles from SYNERGY — Volume 1 — ILLUMINATION Amplifier
> How To Trash Your Business With One Decision — Julia E Hubbel
> Why Should You Turn Household Chores into Fun Games? — Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
> Anatomy of a Political Cartoon — John Emmerling
> How I Tamed A Wild Cat — Jennifer Friebely
> 6 Plain and Simple Reasons Why I Choose to be “Not Fancy” — Jill Reid
> Those employed in essential services put on a brave face but are fearful of what it will mean for their future. — Penofgold
> Touch Starved — janny’s heart
> 6 Most Important Things to Regain Competitive Advantage — Dr. Michael Heng
> Amidst The Chaos — Nicole Linke
> To Tag Or Not To Tag Other Writers In Your Story? — Tina Viju
> Gaia’s Heart — Martine Weber
> 5 Most Entertaining Books I Read in 2020 — Anita Durairaj
> The Flaw In The Pandemic — Helen Cassidy Page
> How to Write a Great Story Even if Your Idea Sucks — Dayton Parks
> Why You Will Never Become a Legend — Ahsan Chaudhry
> Here’s How David Reversed Fatty Liver Disease After 65 with Lifestyle Changes. — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
My Favorite Stories about Friends of Medium
If you are a friend of Medium, please comment on your experience.
> I No Longer See Value in Being a Volunteer Editor and a Friend of Medium. — Mike Broadly, DHSc
> Listing Your Way to Success: Expanding Your Friends of Medium — David C. Wyld
> Have You Heard of This New Thing On Medium? Friends of Medium. — Dr. Gabriella Korosi
> Announcement to Join Friend Of Medium — Bingfeng Sun
> Is There a Secret Club For Friends of Medium? — Tree Langdon
> Friend of Medium — Antonio Segovia, MD.
> Why I became a Friend of Medium — Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
> Let’s make friends on Medium — Haimish Mead
> Here’s What Happened After I Became a Friend of Medium — Talking with Tan
> Why I Chose to Become a Friend of Medium — Yana G.Y.
> Impulsed Being A Friend of Medium — Paul Is Positive
> I Took the Plunge and Became a Friend of Medium (FoM) Yesterday. — Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
> Celebrating My Reading Anniversary with My Upgraded Subscription to New Medium Friendship — Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
My Recent Stories on Health and Science as Samples
> Under the Influence: The Alarming Surge of Alcohol-Related Deaths in the UK
> Medical Betrayal: Anaesthesiologist’s Lethal Injection Exposes a Deadly Trust Breach
> Can You Imagine a Cambridge-educated MD Having Sex with Multiple Women at His Surgery?
> Contaminated Blood Scandal in the UK: Up to 6,520 Souls Infected with Hepatitis C
Thank you for taking the time to read these fantastic stories. Dr. Yildiz has interviewed many writers, and if you’re interested in being featured, please reach out to him via Slack or let me know, and I’ll pass your message along.
Interviews with Writers on Medium
Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION.
Here is our onboarding pack, which contains everything new writers need to know.
Master Copy: Onboarding Information for New Writers
Introduction to New Writers
Let’s warmly welcome the new writers who joined us today.
> Announcement of 200+ New Writers Joining ILLUMINATION Today #49
> A Special Welcome to New Writers on New Year’s Day from the Chief Editor
> A Special Welcome to New Writers on Christmas Day from the Chief Editor
New writers can find a comprehensive list of insightful and practical stories authored by Dr. Mehmet Yildiz.
Writing, Content Development & Marketing Strategy Guides
New writers, if you need assistance, please feel free to contact me on Slack or Discord. I also enjoy showcasing writers on YouTube. If you're interested, reach out to me on those platforms.
Meet Top Writers of Medium on YouTube
Introduction to prolific writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium through my recorded YouTube videos.
Here is some info about Slack and Discord
> An Introduction to ILLUMINATION Slack Workspace
> ILLUMINATION Discord: Video Introduction to Beginners
> Communicate and Collaborate with Writers on the Illumination Discord Server
About Me
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