I specifically wanted to write about it to know yours while I share mine.

1. I read before I publish

It helps me to mentally start focussing and then start writing. It also helps in understanding different styles of writing.

2. I don’t publish until I feel I would read that article

This is a general writing practice.

Because I can pull out any number of articles if I want to. But if wouldn’t read it myself again, I believe no one would read it too.

3. I take screenshots of my earnings at 12:00 noon

Based on observations, my Medium earnings update at 12:00 noon every single day. I take screenshots of those so that I know how my earnings have grown at a regular interval. Right now you can see only the monthly earnings, but knowing what I made every day helps me in analyzing my earning trajectory.

Since I’m just taking screenshots, it doesn’t consume much time as well.

Tony Stubblebine, I think this is something useful to add in the metrics just the way we have for views and reads. Just a suggestion :)

4. I don’t clap mindlessly

I see many writers here that clap immediately. We all know that they haven’t read it because the time it was clapped to the reading time of the article doesn’t make any sense. So I don’t do that unless I feel like I got something from that article.

And if I do clap, I would highlight and comment as well.

5. I take SEO very seriously

On Medium, you can add Meta description and make your article SEO friendly. Most of my articles pass through that. Unless it is a truly personal or an article that doesn’t fit into one category of an SEO like this one, I always add Meta description to my articles.

6. I read on Medium every day

I like the interface and have been using it for a while now. I get to read on different topics and different perspectives. So even on the days I don’t feel like writing, I do show up to read.

My kind of self-care or productive time or whatever.

What are some Medium habits you follow?

Concerns I noticed on Medium recently and I request the team to track. Tony Stubblebine Zulie @ Medium

I see some profiles which doesn’t have any dp, barely any followers or has posted any articles, adding the stories to different lists. Since the profiles look suspicious, I doubt if they are using those articles for AI training or something that doesn’t lead to good.

I’m not sure if I’m just overthinking and it was genuinely someone that wants to read, but over 1000+ articles were there in one such lists and it didn’t feel right.

I’m sure you might have noticed it, but if you haven’t I have written it here.