<p style="text-align: justify;">What do you really want?</p><p>It’s a question that slips into my mind at the strangest hours. Sometimes it creeps in quietly, like a faint whisper calling out to me in the corner of the room. Other times, it barges in like an uninvited guest, loud and demanding, as if giving it an answer right there and then will ease my affairs. </p><p>It’s the question that lingers in the air whenever I stare at the ceiling at midnight. The same one that flashes across my mind in the middle of a conversation, distracting me from the words being spoken. It even come in the middle of my meal leaving me with little or no appetite.</p><p>And yet, no matter how many times it comes, the question still remains unanswered. Some days, it leaves me with nothing but a sad heavy feeling in my chest — that silent weight of not having it all figured out and bitter feelings of worthlessness as though my lack of response is proof that I've failed at life.</p><p>I’ve caught myself wanting more than I can handle, wanting to bite off more than I can chew. I’ve imagined versions of my life so grand, so magnificent, that the very thought of chasing them becomes exhausting. I've had to tailor my imaginations to suit my extravagant taste. Like sitting at a table and being served with every cuisine I've ever desired, only to realize I can’t possibly eat it all. In the end, these oversized chunks of ambition lodged themselves in my throat until I couldn’t breathe, leaving me in ruins.</p><p>Some days are worse than others. There are days when my emotions switch faster than I can track them. One moment, I’m calm and cool. The next, I’m irritated over something small. A second later, I’m fighting tears for reasons I can’t even remember. Then, in split seconds, I'm angry over something petty. . It’s like I was living through all four seasons in a single day — sunny, windy, rainy, and freezing, each one arriving without warning. Experiencing series of emotions in split seconds was hell to me.</p><p>Despite all these happenings, there’s one thing that’s kept me from completely losing myself. It's kept me sane ever since. It’s simple, almost too simple for you to believe. I’ve learned to stay calm and flow with the tide.</p><p>Now, don’t get me wrong — this isn’t about folding my arms and letting life toss me wherever it pleases. This isn’t about blending into the crowd or yielding to societal demands at the expense of my own standards. No, flowing with the tide is about refusing to sink when the waters get rough. It’s about learning how to float, even when the current is fierce and isn’t taking me exactly where I planned to go.</p><p>Staying afloat despite all odds is what matter. You don’t waste all your strength fighting every single wave. You conserve your energy for the right battles, the ones that will actually move you closer to where you want to be.</p><p> </p><p>I’ve come to a realization that life is less about controlling every detail and more about learning how to respond with wisdom when things don’t go according to plan. I'm not going to lie. I still get those episode of frustration. I still have days when the question “What do you really want?” bugs me like a house fly. But now, instead of drowning in it, I remind myself that I know how to float.</p><p>So if you’ve been feeling stuck — if your life feels like one long pause between what you started and what you dream of finishing — I want you to hear this: you don’t have to have it all figured out today. You don’t have to know exactly what you want in order to keep moving forward. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is stop thrashing, catch your breath, and let the tide carry you for a while.</p><p><br/></p><p>Because maybe, just maybe, the current is already leading you to your destination, if only you know how to<span style='background-color: transparent; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'> navigate it.</span></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