Why I’m Taking A Break From Medium

The platform is no longer recognizable from its former self

Matt Lillywhite
4 min readOct 21, 2021
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Update: I came back to Medium after a hiatus lasting several months. If you to be notified whenever I publish a new article, click here.

Original article is below:

Growing up, I spent a lot of time writing. I’d write short stories at school in a bid to explore the limits of my young imagination. As a teenager, I wrote songs that reached the iTunes Top 40 in multiple countries. And now, in my early 20s, millions of people have read my articles about living a happier life in the modern world.

I’ve received dozens of emails saying an article I wrote helped them overcome suicidal thoughts. People are literally alive today as a result of something I wrote in my bedroom. They’re laughing, falling in love, and enjoying this marvelous thing we call life. And, while I won’t take full credit, it’s nice to know that I’ve made a difference in the lives of many people all over the world at such a young age.

I’m not exaggerating when I say my life has been transformed by Medium. This platform has been the home for the vast majority of my writing on the internet. And by networking with other content creators, I’ve met some amazing people that I hope to call friends for the rest of my life. Oh, and I…

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Matt Lillywhite

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