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Hey rebel solopreneurs 🦸♀️🦸♂️
Most creators waste 45 minutes per tweet stuck writing the hook.
Smart ones reverse-engineer their winners in 3 minutes.
⚡️ Why this works
Before you post, you need a hook that stops the scroll.
Without one? Your tweet dies in 2 seconds. Doesn't matter how good the rest is.
Manual hook writing? 45 minutes of staring. Typing. Deleting. Typing again.
Here's the thing:
Your brain is like a filing cabinet full of loosely organized ideas.
When you need a hook, you pull open random drawers. Flip through files. Hope something sparks.
"Should I lead with a question? A stat? A bold claim?"
30 minutes later, you've written and deleted 12 versions.
But what if you had blueprints instead of random files?
Two simple frameworks that answer: "Who is this for and what problem does it solve?" and "What hook structure guarantees attention?"
Instead of random drawer-pulling, you're following a map. You know exactly where to look. You know exactly what type of hook you need.
You turn any proven tweet into a clean template that works across topics.
Turns out, reverse-engineering beats guessing every time. Bingo.
Let's see how Emma figured this out:
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Emma is a productivity coach. Posts on Twitter 5 times a week.
But here's her problem.
After 9 months and 180+ tweets, Emma was still burning 45 minutes per hook. Every single time.
She'd open blank doc. Stare at cursor.
Type: "Most people struggle with..." Delete.
Type: "Here's what top performers know..." Delete.
Should she open with a question? A stat? A story? A hot take?
45 minutes. Maybe 3 sentences written.
Emma was tired of blank page paralysis eating her productivity.
Then Emma found something. A principle from multi-million dollar content creators.
A concept called "Template Extraction."
It explained exactly why manual hook writing was killing her time. And how to build a reusable library in minutes instead of hours.
Changed everything.
Emma decided to follow these steps:
Step 1: Find her highest-performing tweets Step 2: Reverse-engineer the psychological pattern Step 3: Create a reusable template Step 4: Apply template to new topics
📊 Step 1: Emma identified her best-performing content
Emma opened Twitter analytics.
Sorted by impressions. Top 5 tweets stared back at her.
But wait. She had no idea WHY they worked.
One had 50,000 views. Another had 120,000. She remembered writing them... but couldn't explain the pattern.
Was it the topic? The wording? The structure?
She copied the text of her top tweet. Saved it in a doc.
Then opened four more tabs. Grabbed her next four winners.
5 tweets. 5 proven hooks. Zero understanding of what made them work.
The problem? Emma had raw data but no pattern recognition.
But if she could see the psychological principle at work, she could reuse it.
Here's what Emma tried:
The Hook Pattern Analyzer prompt:
I am going to train you to analyze viral writing and turn your analysis into a template.
We are going to do 3 things:
1. Analyze the text
2. Create the template
3. Suggest a practical application
1. Analyze the text: In 35 words or less, explain the primary hook, persuasion technique, or motivation used to influence readers—explain why it works (what's in it for the reader?)
2. Create the template: I want you to create a template for the text I provide (mad-lib style) so it's easy to plug my own topic into it.
- A template is a text format that serves as a starting point and guide for a new text.
- A template includes placeholders for content separated by "{}" so that a writer can turn it into their own text by filling in the variable for each placeholder.
- A template, when filled in, should feel like a brand new text.
- You MUST use "goal-oriented variables" because they describe the intended outcome of an action and are helpful to someone trying to input the variables because they provide a clear indication of what information should be entered in that field. For example, if a user sees the variable "{Desired Outcome}", they know that they should enter the desired outcome of a particular task or project in that field.
- Avoid "generic variables" like "{Noun}" and "{Verb}" because they are too general. If a user sees the variable "{Noun}", they won't know what specific type of noun should be entered in that field, such as a person's name, a product name, or a specific object.
- You MUST preserve the formatting and structure of the original text.
3. Practical Application: In 1 sentence, share 1 idea to help me apply the template in my business / how should I think about using it. Write in the 2nd person.
Here's an EXPLANATION, TEXT, TEMPLATE, and APPLICATION so you understand what we are doing:
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EXAMPLE TEXT
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The KING of YouTube:
Mr. Beast.
Over the last 12 months, he's gained over 50,000,000 subscribers.
So I binge watched 100 hours of his videos to study how he's done it so quickly.
And here's his 3-part framework for rapid growth (that you can use on any platform):
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EXAMPLE EXPLANATION
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The primary hook in this text is the promise of learning the secrets behind Mr. Beast's rapid growth on YouTube. The persuasion technique used is the appeal to curiosity and the desire for success, as the text suggests that by following his framework, readers can achieve rapid growth on any platform. It works because it taps into the reader's aspiration to achieve similar success and offers a solution through the framework.
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EXAMPLE TEMPLATE:
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The {Credible Statement} of {Topic}
{Person}
Over the last {Time Period}, {Massive Accomplishment}.
So {What you did} to study {How Accomplishment Was Achieved}.
And here's {Number} part framework for {Desired Outcome}:
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EXAMPLE APPLICATION:
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Analyze a successful digital business related in your niche and breakdown their strategy into simple steps.
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Output: ONLY give me the Explanation, Template, and Application.
Formatting: Create sub-headings for the Explanation, the Template, and Application using markdown to make it easy to read the output.
Remember: Use "Goal Oriented Variables" for the Template and preserve the formatting and structure of the original text.
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INPUT:
[Paste your highest-performing tweet text here]
The AI sidekick returned three sections:
Explanation: "This hook works by establishing credibility through massive results, creating curiosity about the method, and promising a reusable framework. It taps into the reader's desire to achieve similar success through proven strategies."
Template:
The {Credible Statement} of {Topic}
{Authority Figure}
Over the last {Time Period}, {Impressive Metric}.
So {Research Method} to study {How Success Was Achieved}.
And here's {Number}-part framework for {Reader's Goal}:
Application: "Use this template when you want to share insights from studying a successful person or business in your niche, positioning yourself as someone who's done the research for your audience."
Emma stared at the template. The structure was crystal clear now.
Credible opening. Authority figure. Massive proof. Research credibility. Framework promise.
She could see exactly why 120,000 people stopped scrolling.
Completion moment: Emma knew the psychological pattern behind her best hook.
🔄 Step 2: Emma applied the template to new topics
Emma had the template. But would it work for different topics?
She opened the same chat. Needed to test the template on something fresh.
"Should I write about productivity? Time management? Focus strategies?"
She picked one: "Building a writing habit."
Typed it into the chat. Hit send. Waited.
But here's what she worried about: would the AI just copy her original tweet with different words? Or would it actually create something NEW?
10 seconds later, the output appeared.
The problem? Emma needed to see if the template actually transferred to a completely different topic.
But if she could generate 3 solid variations instantly, she'd never stare at blank pages again.
Here's what worked:
The Template Multiplier prompt:
Great! Now, for the template you just created, I need your help filling in all the variables using a new topic.
1. I will provide a new topic.
2. You will replace each variable in the template based on your knowledge of the new topic and return the completed template, preserving the format and structure of the template.
3. Generate 3 different variations of the filled-in template, each with a different angle or approach to the topic.
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INPUT:
**Required:**
Topic: [Insert your topic here e.g., "Building a writing habit"]
Key benefit: [Main transformation e.g., "Write consistently without willpower"]
**Optional (skip if you've done context setup):**
Target audience: [Your specific audience e.g., "Busy professionals"]
The AI sidekick returned 3 complete hook variations:
Variation 1: "The SECRET of consistent writers:
James Clear.
Over the last 5 years, he's published 200+ articles without missing a single week.
So I studied his habit-building system to learn how he stayed so consistent.
And here's his 3-part framework for writing daily (without relying on motivation):"
Variation 2: "The MASTER of daily writing:
Seth Godin.
Over the last 20 years, he's published 9,000+ blog posts.
So I analyzed his writing process to understand how he never runs out of ideas.
And here's his 2-part system for endless content creation:"
Variation 3: "The KING of productive writing:
Tim Ferriss.
Over the last 10 years, he's written 5 bestselling books while running multiple businesses.
So I reverse-engineered his writing routine to discover his time management secrets.
And here's his 4-step framework for high-output writing:"
Emma read all three. Each one felt... different. Original.
Same structure. Completely different execution.
One hook template. Three ready-to-post variations. 60 seconds.
Not bad.
Completion moment: Emma had a system that turned one winner into unlimited hooks.
🎯 Emma's results after 2 weeks
Before:
Time per hook: 45 minutes
Hooks per week: 5 (one per post)
Monthly hook writing time: 9 hours
Template library: 0
After:
Time per hook: 3 minutes
Hooks per week: 25 (5 variations per template)
Monthly hook writing time: 1.5 hours
Template library: 12 proven patterns
Her process now:
Identify top tweet from last month (5 minutes)
Run Hook Pattern Analyzer prompt (60 seconds)
Review template and explanation (2 minutes)
Run Template Multiplier for this week's topics (60 seconds)
Pick best variation and post (2 minutes)
Total time: 11 minutes per week. Not 3+ hours.
Her AI sidekick handles pattern extraction and variation generation in under 2 minutes. Bingo.
🧩 Your turn
Copy both prompts into your AI sidekick. Run them in the same chat.
Find your highest-performing tweet. Paste it into Prompt 1. Your AI sidekick analyzes the psychological pattern and creates a reusable template.
Then Prompt 2 runs using that template. Give it your topic. It generates 3 hook variations automatically.
Generation time: 60 seconds total. Time to build your template library: 3 minutes per winner.
That's it, my fellow outliers!
Yours 'helping you earn more by doing way less' Vijay peduru 🦸♂️