A selection of Medium stories you may have missed this week — As we enter mid-May, I’m struck again by the swift passage of time. The year, which seems like it only just began, is already more than a third of the way over. One of the most affecting pieces I’ve read recently on Medium is a meditation on time’s fast flow…

Reflections on Mother’s Day, a window into the Carroll v. Trump trial, and more perspectives worth reading — Hey y’all, I recently received an email from a retailer, asking if I would like to opt out of Mother’s Day emails and congratulations. (For our international readers: celebrating motherhood in mid-May is customary in the U.S.) …

A few Medium stories you may have missed this week — Hey all, I’ve been doing a deep dive into essays about heritage and how modern life is intersected and informed by the actions of your ancestors. Some of you are really good about researching and documenting your findings. Take professor and author Aimee Liu, for example. After she shared the…

This month, we’re sharing a collection of personal stories exploring the joys, challenges, and complexities of the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience — “We are treated as a monolithic group, despite comprising more than 19 groups speaking over 38 languages,” Ellen K. Pao and Tracy Chou explain in a popular Medium essay about being Asian American in tech. It’s a good reminder that, though May in the U.S. is “Asian American and Pacific…

A few Medium stories you may have missed this week — There is a lot of advice out there about the best time to wake up, the best time to work out, and the best habits to develop. The advice is so abundant that, if you try to incorporate them all, your wires just might overload. Sometimes you are the best…

Level up your team with insights from industry experts — For many readers, Medium is a place to learn. We’re making learning even easier by offering group memberships for Medium subscriptions. We’ve been receiving more requests from organizations — including businesses, nonprofits, and student groups — who want to offer Medium memberships as a professional development benefit or perk for…

We’ve heard your feedback: A streamlined, easier-to-read page, plus more image options — Today, we’re rolling out changes to make the experience of reading and writing on Medium simpler, more streamlined, and more about what matters: your stories. Over the last few years, we’ve made changes that added more to story pages. This was great for providing context and encouraging readers to continue…

A handpicked selection of stories you may have missed this week — Want to see something beautiful? This mosque in Malaysia, a little cottage on the hill in Poland, and a series of tiny red houses seemingly floating on water in Norway are included in a cool, image-heavy article highlighting diverse architectural photos. Posted by the folks behind Wikipedia, these 25 otherworldly…

“My goal is to help people live more grounded, connected, and fulfilled lives.” — Kaki Okumura is a writer and illustrator whose Medium essays on Japan’s approach to health and wellness have reached over a million readers worldwide. Kaki Okumura - Medium Read writing from Kaki Okumura on Medium. Born in Dallas, raised in New York and Tokyo. I care about helping others…kokumura.medium.com After growing up in Tokyo and moving to the U.S. post-college, Okumura started using Medium to explore some of the cultural differences she couldn’t help noticing…