Medium, You’re Still Great.

The Happier Side of This Platform

By Grace K. Bianco

Medium definitely has some work to do, but there are still many great things about this platform.

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There’s been a lot talk about all the things Medium needs to change. There’s plenty of articles on Medium’s recent issues. (I wrote two myself.) Medium definitely has some work to do, but there are still many great things about this platform.

One example is the community on here. It is unmatched.

To be a part of a community, you have to give back. Reading is key for getting the full Medium experience.

Reading is both beneficial for you and the writer you read from. You can’t write on here without reading. (**I will link a few articles I have written about reading articles down below!)

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Now, that we all agree that reading is important…

I spend a lot of time thinking about how to be a better reader.

Here are some of my approaches:

• Reading from writers that I see in my notifications. If you comment on a…