<p>Cut it off!, I screamed. </p><p>Off with his hands!, I yelled, while looking at my phones screen.</p><p>Every few seconds, one profanity and another would slip out of my lips. These words, I usually reserve for those I can only insult in my head, but here I was, throwing them as casually as my "hi". Guess what? I was reading. </p><p><br></p><p>Reading is always an event for me.</p><p>I love how books reel me in and create a whole new environment around me.</p><p>Ever read till you can feel the cool breeze blowing by the sea mentioned in the book, on your face? </p><p>Depends on the book though. Some books suck you in, others leave you standing on a ledge.</p><p><br></p><p>I was listening to a weird novel about wild crimes. It surprises me though, everytime, the things that go on in the heads of psychotic criminals. </p><p>This one is over 29, still living with his parents, always stealing their money while under their roof. One day, he comes home and his mom starts nagging him, probably as usual, to get a job and get responsible with his life. He didn't like it, so he used a kitchen knife to stab his mother, and kept stabbing her till he was covered in gruesome blood. </p><p>It wasn't enough, he waited for his old man to get home and he did the same thing to him, then he started hunting all those people who ever told him to do better; his ex girlfriend, his childhoodfriend, his boss at his old job, etc. Just like that, he became serial. <br></p><p><br></p><p>It is sickening to think of. When he was finally caught, charged and jailed for life, I didn't like it. Nobody asked me, but he deserves pain everyday. I had hoped he'll be hung from his toes till all the blood rushed to his head, then, they'll stick 100 needles on his now shaven head, a little deeper than acupuncture. Afterwards, he'll be sliced at his major pain points, say behind his ankle and ears, and left to bleed to within an inch of his life. Then, we'll sew him back up, tight.</p><p>Now, you understand why I was yelling at my screen and calling "Bobby" every evilicious name that I know. I thank God I'm not Judge, Jury and executioner.</p><p>I learnt something from it though... </p><p>So what if its just fictional?</p><p>Some people don't need your advice. Offering unsolicited advice can be dangerous sometimes, so stay safe. </p><p>If there are more lessons to be learnt, you can tell me, after reading the <strong>"In Death" Series by Nora Roberts, writing as JD Robb.</strong><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 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