The 60 Most Recommended Medium Stories of All Time
The 3000+ Club
This morning I wondered if one of my stories was in the top Medium stories of all time. Nope. But I did find it fascinating to see the most recommended stories of all time ranked from top to bottom. Putting this list of stories together was like going through a childhood photobook and reliving the fond memories. Medium has taught me so much.
Methodology
I went to Medium’s Top Stories and went back to the earliest month — May 2013. Then, I scrolled down each month’s Top 100 and manually recorded any story with over 3,000 recommends. For last month (September 2015), I clicked through each day’s Top Stories because the Top 100 has not yet been compiled.
Interestingly, I noticed the Top 100 Stories were ranked by Most Read until November 2014 when it switched to ranking by Most Recommended. I don’t know why; just an observation.
I couldn’t find an exhaustive list of the most recommended stories on Medium, so I put it together myself. Here it is. Enjoy.
The 60 Most Recommended Medium Stories of All Time
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2. The 37 Best Websites To Learn Something New
There is absolutely no excuse for you not to master a new skill, expand your knowledge, or eventually boost your career…medium.com
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3. How quitting my corporate job for my startup dream f*cked my life up
And five questions I wish I had asked myself at the very beginningmedium.com
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4. 8 Things Every Person Should Do Before 8 A.M.
Life is busy. It can feel impossible to move toward your dreams. If you have a full-time job and kids, it’s even harder…medium.com
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5. 7 Things You Need To Stop Doing To Be More Productive, Backed By Science
Work Hard, Work Smartmedium.com
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6. 33 Websites That Will Make You a Genius
The web is increasingly becoming a powerful resource that can easily help you learn something new everyday. These…medium.com
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7. HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT IN 4 EASY STEPS
I’ve spent the past year losing 80 lbs and getting in shape. A lot of people have been asking me how I did it…medium.com
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8. Advice from 30 year old me to 20 year old me
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9. The Crossroads of Should and Must
This is a story about two roads — Should and Must. It’s a pep talk for anyone who’s chosen Should for far too long …medium.com
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10. 7 Rejections
On June 26, 2008, our friend Michael Seibel introduced us to 7 prominent investors in Silicon Valley. We were…medium.com
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11. When I’m Gone
Death is always a surprise. No one expects it. Not even terminal patients think they are going to die in a day or two…medium.com
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12. Slack’s $2.8 Billion Dollar Secret Sauce
How Slack stole a multi-billion dollar market by becoming everyone’s favorite sassy robot sidekick.medium.com
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I use a trick with co-workers when we’re trying to decide where to eat for lunch and no one has any ideas.medium.com
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14. 10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings
Here are my ten favorite tricks for quickly appearing smart during meetings.medium.com
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15. +300 Awesome Free Things for Entrepreneurs and Startups
A Massive List of Free Stuff Made by Awesome Peoplemedium.com
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16. How a Password Changed my Life.
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17. Formula for Entrepreneurial Success
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18. Stock photos that don’t suck
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19. I Had a Baby and Cancer When I Worked at Amazon. This Is My Story
Last Saturday, I read the 6,000-word New York Times piece, “Inside Amazon,” in the car on my way to the beach. I sat…medium.com
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20. A Teenager’s View on Social Media
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On Monday, October 21, 2013, I sent this letter to our entire team at Airbnb.medium.com
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22. How We Changed the Facebook Friends Icon
Friends Icon
Facebook headquarters is an amazing place. The snacks are free, the sun always shines and everyone is full of the best…medium.com
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23. 7 Rules for Creating Gorgeous UI (Part 1)
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24. How to Be Polite
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25. The 30 second habit with a lifelong impact
There are no quick fixes. I know this as a social science junkie, who’s read endless books and blogs on the subject…medium.com
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26. Average Manager vs. Great Manager
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27. Mobile:2015
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28. The 30 second habit with a lifelong impact
There are no quick fixes. I know this as a social science junkie, who’s read endless books and blogs on the subject…medium.com
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understand, you have to knowthat Black people think in termsof Black people. We don't see a shooting of an innocent…thsppl.com
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30. Want a Better Pitch? Watch This.
When leaders ask me to help them tell better stories, I always start by sending them this video.medium.com
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31. Junior Designers vs. Senior Designers
I like words a lot. But sometimes a few sketches communicate a point more simply and memorably.medium.com
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Amazon isn’t the only company burning out their employees with unsustainable expectations. Let’s break the cycle.medium.com
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33. You Are Not Late
Can you imagine how awesome it would have been to be an entrepreneur in 1985 when almost any dot com name you wanted…medium.com
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34. Why You Should Be A Morning Person
What is one thing most successful people have in common? They get up extra early and make the most of the morning. Here…medium.com
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35. Thirty Things I’ve Learned
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36. Why can’t we read anymore?
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37. 7 Reasons Why You Will Never Do Anything Amazing With Your Life
A unique perspective on what it takes to succeed in life.medium.com
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The rich, diverse, free web that I loved — and spent years in an Iranian jail for — is dying. Why is nobody stopping it…medium.com
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I used to be a hothead. Whenever anyone said anything, I’d think of a way to disagree. I’d push back hard if something…medium.com
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40. The Ten Most Important Books To Expand Your Brain
Books suck. No question about it, almost everyone who writes a book is a crappy writer.medium.com
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41. 30 Questions to Ask Your Kid Instead of “How Was Your Day?”
When I picked my son up from his first day of 4th grade, my usual (enthusiastically delivered) question of “how was…medium.com
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42. An honest guide to the San Francisco startup life
Stationed on the West Coast of the United States, flanked by the blue hues of the Pacific Ocean, is a city that’s home…medium.com
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A Hungarian psychology professor once wrote to famous creators asking them to be interviewed for a book he was writing.medium.com
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44. How To Be Happy
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Designers love to sweat the details. Much time is spent pixel-fucking buttons, form styles, setting type, & getting…medium.com
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46. A Gentlemen’s Guide To Rape Culture — Human Parts
If you are a man, you are part of rape culture. I know ... that sounds rough. You're not a rapist, necessarily. But you…human.parts
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47. Dear Guy Who Just Made My Burrito:
Have you ever been to Earth? ¶
On Earth, we use the word “burrito” to describe a tortilla filled with things you eat.medium.com
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48. This is your brain on mobile
A critique of destructive smartphone habits diagnosed by someone that makes a living off of them.medium.com
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49. 7 future web design trends
Too many articles will tell you what is cool in web design. I’m going to take you past the obvious to make some real…medium.com
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50. Why Creating a Meaningful Morning Routine Will Make You More Successful
For the majority of my child and adult life I never considered myself a “morning person.” I was a night owl. During my…medium.com
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I was recently quoted as saying, “I don’t give a shit” if Instagram has more users than Twitter…medium.com
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52. We Don’t Need More Designers Who Can Code
To say that we need designers who can code misrepresents the underlying issue..medium.com
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53. We Don’t Sell Saddles Here
The memo below was sent to the team at Tiny Speck, the makers of Slack, on July 31st, 2013. It had been a little under…medium.com
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54. What did Billion Dollar Companies Look Like at the Series A?
Five key traits of unicorns at the Series A. Some may surprise you.medium.com
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55. What I Learned Building Medium (So Far)
As of November 2012 ¶
We’re now eight months into building Medium, having started in earnest in February of this year.medium.com
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56. How To Make Something People Give A Shit About
The hardest part of making things is getting people to care.medium.com
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57. Why Product Thinking is the next big thing in UX Design
Life’s too short to build something nobody wants…medium.com
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58. Never Tell People What You Do
It’s a simple question, and you’ve probably answered it hundreds of times. “What do you do?” If you’re like most people…medium.com
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59. When the heck did learning to code become cool?
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60. Postmortem of a Venture-backed Startup