# Do it the wrong way first, then fix

A culture and creative format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/culture-and-creative/do-it-the-wrong-way-first-then-fix

Demonstrate the common flawed technique, show it failing or undo it on camera, then show the cleaner method. It worked for 10 accounts, with a median of 6x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Video, Talking head, Voiceover, Screen recording.

## Why it works

Viewers recognise their own habit and want to see the fix. The failure is visible, so the correction reads as instantly useful.

## How to make it

1. Do the common mistake on camera, with a red X or finger wag if you like
2. Show or undo the flaw
3. Redo it the right way using high-contrast materials

## Hook formula

Do you [common habit]? That causes [flaw]. Try this instead.

## Examples

- @selai.design7 (34K followers, TikTok video): 172x their usual views. Hook: “Amazing sewing tips and tricks sewing technique for beginners” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@selai.design7/video/7699697800702856461)
- @artistvisual (390K followers, TikTok video): 24x their usual views. Hook: “” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@artistvisual/video/7690609039859911958)
- @chrissrossart (118K followers, TikTok video): 7.9x their usual views. Hook: “How to draw side profiles” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@chrissrossart/video/7701135044059974943)
- @learnhowtophotogr6 (265K followers, TikTok talking head): 14x their usual views. Hook: “Have you ever wondered how you take photographs of Ferris wheels at night and it gets that blur around it?” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@learnhowtophotogr6/video/7693765192152255751)
- @wtfofsewing (163K followers, TikTok voiceover): 6.2x their usual views. Hook: “YOU WILL NEVER EVER EVER” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@wtfofsewing/video/7691393382287035679)
- @alejandramezadiy (1.7M followers, Instagram video): 5.5x their usual views. Hook: “Don’t make this mistake! ✋❌” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd9ZD7CuVfc/)
- @_scenicsnapper (127K followers, Instagram voiceover): 4.7x their usual views. Hook: “WHY Your Photos Are BLURRY DAY 50 of Photography for Dummies” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dem2xy1syqt/)
- @andyyongfilms (2.4M followers, Instagram talking head): 3.3x their usual views. Hook: “POV: You see your gf taking a bad photo” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Degy-dnSWlK/)
- @sewing_tutorial_and_tools (1.8M followers, Instagram screen recording): 2.8x their usual views. Hook: “Stop tying your shirt ribbons like this” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeT6jaloxAx/)
- @alisonryczekpottery (6K followers, TikTok voiceover): 3.5x their usual views. Hook: “How to fix a collapsing bowl” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@alisonryczekpottery/video/7701025567302225183)

More culture and creative formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/culture-and-creative.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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