<p><br/></p><p>Everyone thought Amara had her life figured out.</p><p>She laughed loudly, helped everyone, and always said, “I’m fine.”</p><p>But nobody knew how heavy her heart felt when she was alone.</p><p>Amara had one dream—to be someone people would be proud of. She tried. God knows she tried.</p><p>She failed an exam she studied for every night.</p><p>She applied for opportunities and watched rejection emails pile up like quiet insults.</p><p>People she started with moved ahead, posting wins, smiling faces, success stories.</p><p>And she smiled back.</p><p>But every smile hid jealousy she hated herself for feeling.</p><p>At night, she cried softly so no one would hear.</p><p>She whispered questions into the dark:</p><p>“What am I doing wrong?”</p><p>“Why is it working for everyone but me?”</p><p>Then came love.</p><p>Not the fairy-tale kind—real love. Messy love. Unexpected love.</p><p>It was Jonah.</p><p>The one person who noticed when her laughter sounded forced.</p><p>The one who sat with her in silence and didn’t rush her pain.</p><p>She loved him deeply.</p><p>But jealousy crept in again when life favored him too.</p><p>His success grew while she stayed stuck.</p><p>She hated herself for feeling bitter toward the one person who loved her most.</p><p>One night, everything broke.</p><p>She failed again—another rejection.</p><p>She screamed. She cried until her chest hurt.</p><p>She told Jonah, “I’m tired of being the strong one. I’m tired of failing. I’m tired of watching everyone win.”</p><p>And for the first time… she didn’t hold it in.</p><p>Jonah didn’t fix anything.</p><p>He didn’t promise miracles.</p><p>He just held her while she cried, while her tears soaked his shirt, while her laughter slowly returned through broken jokes and shared memories.</p><p>Weeks passed.</p><p>Nothing magical happened overnight.</p><p>But one day—unexpectedly—something changed.</p><p>A small opportunity came. Not big. Not glamorous.</p><p>But it was hers.</p><p>She almost ignored it, afraid of failing again.</p><p>She didn’t.</p><p>She tried.</p><p>And this time, she didn’t quit.</p><p>Success didn’t arrive loudly.</p><p>It came quietly, like healing.</p><p>Like peace.</p><p>Like realizing that failure didn’t mean the end—it meant preparation.</p><p>Amara laughed again.</p><p>Not forced. Not fake.</p><p>She cried too—but these tears were different.</p><p>They were relief.</p><p>She learned that jealousy doesn’t make you bad—it makes you human.</p><p>Failure doesn’t make you weak—it makes you ready.</p><p>Love doesn’t erase pain—but it makes it bearable.</p><p>And the most unexpected thing?</p><p>She didn’t become successful overnight.</p><p>She became stronger, wiser, and braver.</p><p>And that… changed everything.</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.
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.
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