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Coin a catchy name for the idea
A viral productivity and self-improvement format on TikTok and Instagram
Give a simple idea, diet or piece of advice a memorable invented label and build the whole video around it.
7
accounts it worked for
18x
median, times their usual
#3
of 39 in productivity and self-improvement
Angle
Talking head
Why it works
A sticky named concept ('the parking lot theory', 'dog food diet', 'Everything works out for us') gives viewers something to repeat and wait for the definition.
Hook formulathe [everyday noun] theory / the [absurd name] diet
How to make it
- 1Invent a short, quirky name
- 2Keep it on screen throughout
- 3Explain it with concrete everyday examples or proof
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @holllykurtz
44K followers, TikTok
“Everything works out for us”
130x their usual views, talking head, routines
- @gaggyyyyy
26K followers, TikTok
“Learn how to speak in CONCLUSIONS”
327x their usual views, talking head, habits
- @taycrums
351K followers, TikTok
“dog food diet grocery haul ($80 at ALDI)”
18x their usual views, talking head, routines
- @tyler.ganus
10K followers, Instagram
“Went 0-for-4?”
26x their usual likes, talking head, routines
- @rory.bingethinking
429K followers, TikTok
“Simple Brain Hack for Lazy Ambitious People: Bader-Meinhoff Effect”
8.6x their usual views, talking head, habits
- @sam_demma
551K followers, Instagram
“Have you heard of the spilled coffee theory? ☕️”
5.4x their usual views, talking head, reading and journaling
- @hannahanniex
192K followers, TikTok
“taxed 100% of my spending”
3.3x their usual views, talking head, reading and journaling
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11 accounts, median 11x their usual
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8 accounts, median 10x their usual
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7 accounts, median 9x their usual
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4 accounts, median 41x their usual
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3 accounts, median 66x their usual
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4 accounts, median 22x their usual
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.