The Blurred Frame: How long did you think you'd be in the picture?
<p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>How long did you think you'd be in the picture?</p><p>You thought you'd occupy that space forever?</p><p>Your relevance reduced the longer you stayed.</p><p>This realization only came the farther you trailed.</p><p><br/></p><p>They knew all you could offer,</p><p>that's why you've been sidelined like a pushover.</p><p>Not aware your time of being welcomed was counted,</p><p>and now you are left to hover.</p><p><br/></p><p>Others came with a lot on their plate,</p><p>then you became an invisible being</p><p>in the visible world you all formed.</p><p>Don't get too comfortable with anyone around,</p><p>be comfortable with those who were there through the storm.</p><p><br/></p><p>It's disheartening to go from friends to being tolerated,</p><p>because you have a task only you can do effectively.</p><p>In the absence of that task, your existence isn't valid.</p><p>You are seen as a pawn to clear the way,</p><p>so they can get to their destination with no obstacle.</p><p>Everything out there was left for you to tackle.</p><p><br/></p><p>How long did you think you were in the ship?</p><p>Happy you were when a space was given.</p><p>Unbeknownst to you, a lot was waiting for you,</p><p>enough to make you trip.</p><p>You lost yourself in order to find another.</p><p>What are friends for? Hehehe — mixed with pain and joy.</p><p>We all count our good deeds and make them seem like a favor, so terrible.</p><p>I know we all have our flaws,</p><p>but we have lost sight of the first variable.</p><p><br/></p><p>How long did you appear in the picture?</p><p>You can now see a blurry picture of yourself.</p><p>You weren't that important,</p><p>you were only there when you were relevant.</p><p>Don't be sad because it's your fault</p><p>you assumed you were in the picture.</p><p>Now you've lost sight of your position,</p><p>what is next?</p><p><br/></p><p>How long do you want to appear in this picture?</p><p>A new one, I must say.</p><p>A photograph where your face never gets blurry the longer you stay.</p><p>Therefore that picture consists of you and yourself.</p><p>Until you are friends with yourself,</p><p>you can't be friends with anybody,</p><p>else it'll end as a tragedy.</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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Most Viewed in a Space
Monthly Prize Winner
Mini-Competition/Flash Contest Winner
Essay Competition Winner
Spoken Word Competition Winner
Hundred Insight Club (HIC) (100+ Insights)
Contributor (500+ Score)
Top Contributor (2000+ Score)
Elite Contributor (5000+ Score)
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