<p>Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, as stated in Newton's third law of motion, and this couldn't be a more fitting analysis for progress.</p><p><br></p><p>Life involves a constant shift between push and pull. For change to occur, force must be applied, and this force is often met with resistance. Many people are discouraged by this obstacle, freezing in fear due to the potential shame or embarrassment associated with failure. This fear prevents them from trying, leaving them unfulfilled.</p><p><br></p><p>Frequently, the fear of failure is actually worse than the failure itself. You might wonder why a post about success mentions failing and failure more often. The answer is simple: success and failure go hand in hand. While success is the end result, failure is the teacher. It humbles you, sharpens your senses, and reveals the flaws in our otherwise great dreams. Failure is like a parent guiding a child. The child sees the world with wonder and is unable to see the dangers, but failure shows you the shortcomings in your plans.</p><p><br></p><p>The key difference between the most successful people is that they were not afraid to fail. The greatest among them knew that the bigger their dreams, the greater the chance of failure. This is why we are all in awe of those who have achieved legendary success, because we know, sense, and see that it took a level of brilliance and expertise that an average person could not possess.</p><p><br></p><p>Some people recount how they failed at almost everything they did until it all clicked. When you remove the fear of failure, your mind becomes free to try different things and methods, and to learn from your mistakes. We can also see obstacles as constructive criticism to improve what we are working on, even if it may not feel like it at the moment. This is the value of failing; it means you tried to do something. It's also important to know that you only truly fail when you give up.</p>
At the end of each month, we give out cash prizes to 5 people with the best insights in the past month
as well as coupon points to 15 people who didn't make the top 5, but shared high-quality content.
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
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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.
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Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
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Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
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Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
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The monthly score sums the score on all your insights in the past 30 days. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on TwoCents — these are community members that have engaged the most with other user's content.
Contributor Score
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Upvotes
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Views
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Number of insights published
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Subscriptions received
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Tips received
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