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Viewer does the exercise as it plays
A viral faith and spirituality format on TikTok and Instagram
Skip talking about the practice and open by telling the viewer to do a short exercise right now, then lead it in real time.
5
accounts it worked for
8x
median, times their usual
#17
of 39 in faith and spirituality
Angle
Talking head
Why it works
Viewers are taking part within the first seconds, so there is no lecture to scroll past. Posts like thementallevel's pinky-and-toe test and acelynaura's 'Stop. Take a deep breath with me' outperformed the same accounts' talk-about-it captions.
Hook formulaStop. [5-second action] with me, and by the end you'll [desired state].
How to make it
- 1Open with a direct command or physical test in the first second
- 2Lead a 15-45 second exercise live, with silent pauses
- 3Close with the payoff or state you promised
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @acelynaura
33K followers, TikTok
“Stop. Take a deep breath with me.”
26x their usual views, talking head, meditation and mindfulness
- @thementallevel
774K followers, TikTok
“How to stop projecting all your love on one person”
15x their usual views, talking head, meditation and mindfulness
- @emilieleyes.hypnosis
940K followers, TikTok
“brainwashing you to have the AUDACITY to create the life beyond your wildest dreams”
7.5x their usual views, talking head, meditation and mindfulness
- @coachmichael1
560K followers, TikTok
“Hi. So if you've been scrolling for a little bit”
4.3x their usual views, talking head, meditation and mindfulness
- @drchatterjee
1.7M followers, Instagram
“IF YOU THINK MEDITATION IS NOT FOR YOU TRY THIS”
3.1x their usual views, talking head, meditation and mindfulness
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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.