<p>Some days we show up loud, clear, and confident.</p><p>Other days, we’re just trying to remember why we walked into a room.</p><p>This piece is for both versions of you — the one who’s thriving and the one who’s just... holding on.</p><p>I hope it meets you gently.</p><p>There’s a certain magic in being the kind of person who laughs at their own jokes, tears up at old photos, and still believes that something soft can survive in a world that often feels like concrete.</p><p>We are all, in some way, walking contradictions. We want soft lives but bold dreams. We want quiet mornings but lives that echo. We want to be mysterious and deeply understood — at the same time.</p><p>Some of us pretend we’ve figured it out. Others know the truth: we’re all winging it — even the ones with planners and color-coded calendars.</p><p><br/></p><p>We spend our days witnessing other people’s curated chaos while eating rice and stew, thinking maybe we’re falling behind — behind what, we’re not sure, but behind something. Maybe behind the version of ourselves we promised to be by now. Maybe behind that girl from secondary school who now sells skincare and flies to Zanzibar like it’s her backyard.</p><p><br/></p><p>But the truth is, nobody really knows what they’re doing. Some people are just better at appearing composed. Others are simply too busy surviving to perform.</p><p><br/></p><p>And then there’s you — trying to grow, trying to be kind, trying to keep up with life, trying to heal wounds that weren’t your fault and stay hydrated. It’s funny how existing is the most basic thing we do, yet sometimes it feels like a full-time job with no off days.</p><p><br/></p><p>Still, here you are. Showing up.</p><p><br/></p><p>Some days with spark, other days with silence. But still — showing up.</p><p><br/></p><p>That’s something.</p><p><br/></p><p>Actually, that’s everything.</p><p><br/></p><p>So take the pressure off. Take your time. Romanticize your evening walk. Listen to the birds. Rest your body. Ignore the noise. And if all you did today was breathe and not disappear — that’s worthy of celebration. Maybe even cake.</p><p><br/></p><p>Preferably something warm and soft, like you.</p><p><br/></p><p>Because you, my dear, are doing just fine — even if no one claps loud enough for you to hear it.</p><p><br/></p><p>With heart,</p><p><br/></p><p>Trust </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>P.S. If this made you pause, breathe, or smile — send it to someone who’s been hard on themselves lately. Or just leave a comment. I’d love to hear how you’re showing up these days. 💌</p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments