# Flatlay of exact packages to screenshot

A productivity and self-improvement format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/productivity-and-self-improvement/flatlay-of-exact-packages-to-screenshot

Show the real products or store packaging laid out on a counter, one clear slide per step or category, so viewers can screenshot it as a shopping list. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 6x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Slideshow.

## Why it works

Visible brand names make the slide immediately useful to save. Posts here pair meals, groceries or routine steps with neat product lineups.

## How to make it

1. Lay out the exact packages or products on one surface
2. Label each group with tiny captions (macro, step or dish)
3. Alternate with the finished result or a result selfie

## Hook formula

[Number] ingredients or less [meal] using [Store] ingredients

## Examples

- @anugslyfe (33K followers, TikTok slideshow): 7.7x their usual views. Hook: “WEDNESDAY MORNING in my life” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@anugslyfe/photo/7701883953350757662)
- @toriwaterss_ (154K followers, TikTok slideshow): 6.4x their usual views. Hook: “WEEKLY GROCERY RESTOCK prioritizing balance!!” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@toriwaterss_/photo/7696227480385981710)
- @thehottestitgirl (14K followers, TikTok slideshow): 6.0x their usual views. Hook: “‘i want to smell like a sweet sprinklicious cupcake’ 🧁🌟🎀” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@thehottestitgirl/photo/7702813200831614230)

More productivity and self-improvement formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/productivity-and-self-improvement.md

## Get the full library

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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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