<p><br/></p><p>You guys met the dark part of me.</p><p>The part that is always negative. While that part is not a lie, it is not the whole of me. It is just a planet in the big universe that is me.</p><p>Growing up, I learned from my mother that “one part does not lead to the market.”</p><p>So I became many paths that lead to greatness.</p><p>I am a student. Sometimes I tutor.</p><p>I am a crochet artist.</p><p>I am a hairstylist.</p><p>I am also a fashion designer.</p><p>I am a writer.</p><p>I work as a salesgirl in a sneaker store, and I am currently thinking of selling bags.</p><p>Recently, my life has been constantly tiring.</p><p>I go to work, and I crochet there.</p><p>Sometimes I make hair beside the store.</p><p>I have not gotten a sewing machine yet, so fashion designing is on hold, but sometimes I borrow a machine.</p><p>I have neglected writing for so long, but I am trying to ease back into it.</p><p>The reason I work so hard is so my children will not have to work multiple jobs when they are my age.</p><p>My social life is a mess, and I am surprised I still have friends. I am constantly busy and barely reply to texts, not intentionally, I assure you.</p><p>My mental health is surprisingly intact. I am always too busy to think.</p><p>My emotions?</p><p>I only ever feel tired, angry, and hungry.</p><p>The rest… they are dormant.</p><p>I have a lot of things to accomplish this year, so I do not want to slack. But deep down, I am tired.</p><p>Still, I keep telling myself not to stop, because if I do, this weight will fall on my children.</p><p>When people ask what I do for fun, I reply:</p><p>“I crochet, I watch movies, and I eat.”</p><p>Movies help pass the time when I am crocheting.</p><p>Food, because I refuse to die now.</p><p>My fingers cramp.</p><p>My back aches.</p><p>My neck might fall off soon.</p><p>But I cannot stop.</p><p>I do not even want to think about stopping.</p><p>Whenever I am not crocheting, I feel like a part of me is missing.</p><p>Whenever I am idle, even when I am resting, I feel uneasy.</p><p>My friends say I am hardworking, which I used to like.</p><p>Until one of them said,</p><p>“You are going to break yourself. You used to be happier.”</p><p>I am not sad now.</p><p>Just numb.</p><p>And numb is not a good feeling.</p><p>I am a little rusty. This is my first write-up this year.</p><p>I promised myself I would see it through, and I did.</p><p>I do not know why I wrote this, but I did anyway.</p><p>I sincerely hope my efforts pay off, because I cannot afford for them not to.</p><p>Thank you for your time.</p><p><br/></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 between 7 and 20 community members with the best insights in the past month.
The 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.
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.
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.
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.
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
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