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32 ways to be better at life

What to study

Scale & Specificity

  • Thirty-two is the pull, a number big enough to promise abundance but doable in one sitting.
  • The fingers bending into the number add a handmade charm that fits the channel.
  • Beyond that gag, though, the text repeats the title word for word, one idea sold twice.
How the packaging works
Title

The title makes the big-list promise in plain words.

Thumbnail

The thumbnail repeats the promise, softened by a playful finger-number gag.

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Use a big count when breadth is the promise, as list lovers click volume. Then let the image add something the number cannot, like the single strangest item on the list.

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The transferable lesson

Big counts promise abundance, small counts promise depth

NichePersonal Development
Video formatAdviceList / Roundup
Click driverScale & SpecificityDesired Outcome
Visual signalFace-LedSupporting Text

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  2. 2 Define your title, promise and thumbnail
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