<p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p>My Confession</p><p><br></p><p>I’ve carried this secret inside me for so long that sometimes it feels like a part of who I am. Not a good part—more like a shadow I try to hide, but which never quite leaves my side. Today, I want to confess it. Not to anyone in particular, but to myself. To finally let it out, free of shame or fear.</p><p><br></p><p>For years, I pretended that everything was fine. That I was the person everyone thought I was—strong, confident, unbreakable. But inside, I was crumbling. I was scared. I was lost. And worst of all, I felt utterly alone.</p><p><br></p><p>The truth is, I wasn’t honest with anyone—not my friends, not my family, and certainly not myself. I built walls so high that even I forgot what lay behind them. It started small, a lie here, a half-truth there, until the whole world I lived in was a mask.</p><p><br></p><p>But masks don’t fit forever. One day, they start to suffocate. That day came quietly, without fireworks or drama. I woke up one morning and realized I couldn’t keep pretending. I couldn’t keep living in a story that wasn’t mine.</p><p><br></p><p>My confession is simple, yet terrifying: I am not who you think I am. I have doubts, fears, and failures that I hide behind a smile. I have made mistakes—some small, some big—and I have carried the weight of regret more than I ever admitted. I have lost my way at times, and sometimes I still do.</p><p><br></p><p>But here’s the thing—confessing this is not about seeking pity or forgiveness. It’s about reclaiming my truth. It’s about shedding the burden of silence so I can finally breathe freely. Because the moment we admit our struggles, we stop being prisoners of them.</p><p><br></p><p>I want to be brave enough to say, “This is me—all of me.” The flawed, scared, hopeful person who is still learning how to live honestly. I want to stop hiding in shadows and start standing in the light, even if it’s uncomfortable.</p><p><br></p><p>This confession is not the end. It’s the beginning. The beginning of a journey toward self-acceptance, toward genuine connection, and toward peace.</p><p><br></p><p>So here I am, confessing not to be judged, but to be real. And maybe, if you listen closely, you’ll find a piece of your own confession in mine.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>---</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 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