<p>There she was, seeking validation again.</p><p>She looked in the mirror.</p><p>A little makeup on my face wouldn’t hurt today, she thought again.</p><p><br></p><p>She put up the camera,</p><p>Did some videos,</p><p>Added filters to make it look beautiful,</p><p>And tagged it: “Self-confidence is on another level.”</p><p><br></p><p>She wiped the makeup off once she was done,</p><p>Then scrolled through Instagram.</p><p>Her feed?</p><p>It was full of women more beautiful than her.</p><p><br></p><p>One hour of looking—</p><p>At the shape of their pointed noses, long hair, and perfect body shapes.</p><p><br></p><p>Sigh, she said.</p><p>She stood up,</p><p>Went to the mirror,</p><p>And compared every single detail.</p><p>From her face</p><p>To her arms</p><p>To her legs.</p><p><br></p><p>A tear fell from her eyes.</p><p>A second tear.</p><p>Then many more.</p><p><br></p><p>She cried—</p><p>Her face red, her lips shivering.</p><p>She hated herself—</p><p>Not because of her life,</p><p>But because of how she looked.</p><p><br></p><p>She lied about being confident.</p><p>She knew she wasn’t.</p><p>She wasn’t happy.</p><p><br></p><p>She thought she had to look happy for people.</p><p>She never liked how she dressed,</p><p>But the thought of "What will people say about how I look? About how I dress?"</p><p>Made life depressing for her.</p><p><br></p><p>She always wanted happiness,</p><p>But she never knew the key to happiness…</p><p><br></p><p>Was embracing herself.</p><p><br></p><p>Not looking at the beauty standards of today.</p><p>Accepting her looks, her body.</p><p>Embracing the insecurities.</p><p>And being honest with herself.</p><p><br></p><p>Because in reality,</p><p>Everyone’s insecure.</p><p>No one’s perfect.</p><p><br></p><p>But embracing those flaws—</p><p>That’s what makes you love who you truly are.</p><p><br></p><p>And knowing that your looks aren’t all that matter—</p><p>Your personality, your hobbies, your knowledge, your kindness...</p><p>They all play a big role</p><p>In how you carry yourself.</p><p><br></p><p>But little did she know…</p><p><br></p><p>Sighhhhhh...</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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