Nour, thank you for your continued research and experimentation in regard to Medium and online writing in general. It is helpful and informative.
I have never shared links to my other writing within an article, but maybe I should.
Also, personally, I usually don’t choose to read an article that is over an “8 minute read” unless the title really grabs me, and I am convinced I must read it. I would rather read ten 5 minute articles than five 10 minute ones.
I know Google especially is pushing professionalism and longer articles since its last algorithm update, but I will rarely write anything over 1400 words. If it is poetry, much shorter still.