# Non-negotiables list with years-of-experience credential

A learning and careers format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/learning-and-careers/non-negotiables-list-with-years-of-experience-credential

Package your own work-from-home habits as a numbered list of 'non-negotiables' and state how long you've been doing it in the hook. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 15x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head, Slideshow.

## Why it works

A tenure credential turns personal routine content into authority-backed advice, and a numbered list is easy to follow and save. Both videos and swipeable photo carousels beat the same creators' personal vlogs and talking-head posts.

## How to make it

1. Open with 'my [topic] non-negotiables' and your years or frequency of doing it.
2. Give 5 or so numbered rules, each with a pinned title or slide.
3. Use the final slide or line to convert viewers into followers.

## Hook formula

My [topic] non-negotiables as someone who's [done it] for [X] years

## Examples

- @withameliax (11K followers, TikTok talking head): 21x their usual views. Hook: “how to enjoy WFH” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@withameliax/video/7704328630515551510)
- @lucy_rose___ (3K followers, TikTok slideshow): 15x their usual views. Hook: “⭐️ simple ways to make your work from home day better in autumn ⭐️ from someone who has worked remotely for 2...” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@lucy_rose___/photo/7697564644482747670)
- @sydsullivan (19K followers, TikTok talking head): 14x their usual views. Hook: “MY TOP 5 WORK FROM HOME RULES” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@sydsullivan/video/7702093599885856013)

More learning and careers formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/learning-and-careers.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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