{"id":"res-free-attention-study-newsletter","audience":"freelancers","category":"research","technique":"audience","title":"Explain a video attention study to your newsletter readers","free":false,"task":"You make cooking videos and want to share a study about video length in your newsletter for small creators. You want at most 3 sentences in plain text that give the study's real finding, one limit that matters for cooking creators, and an invite to your live Q&A on Thursday. Use the study summary, not the viral post about it, and skip research terms like \"sample\" or \"significant\".","materialLabel":"A viral post and the study summary (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"VIRAL POST (shared 12,000 times)\n\"NEW STUDY: Videos over 60 seconds are DEAD. Nobody watches past 30 seconds anymore!!\"\n\n-----\nSTUDY SUMMARY - Creator Economy Research Group (2026)\nWhat they looked at: 18,000 short videos from 400 lifestyle and comedy creators on two platforms, posted Jan-June 2026.\nFinding: Videos 21-34 seconds long had the highest share of viewers who watched to the end. Videos over 60 seconds had lower completion rates, but they received more comments and saves per view.\nLimits: Cooking and tutorial videos were not included. The study measured completion and engagement, not follower growth or income.","rules":[{"type":"maxSentences","max":3},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Repeating the viral post","why":"The post is louder and comes first, so the AI may lead with its claim.","fix":"Say: \"Use only the study summary, not the viral post.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Missing the limit that matters","why":"The AI may skip the fact that cooking videos weren't studied, which is the most useful caveat for your readers.","fix":"Add: \"Say the study didn't include cooking or tutorial videos.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Forgetting the invite","why":"The AI doesn't know about your Q&A unless you mention it.","fix":"Add: \"End with an invite to Thursday's live Q&A.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not capping the length","why":"The AI writes several paragraphs by default, far more than the reader will take in.","fix":"Say: \"at most 3 sentences.\"","checks":["maxSentences"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in your newsletter.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Picks the right source","patterns":["study summary","not the (viral|post)","ignore.{0,20}(viral|post)"]},{"label":"Names the limit for your niche","patterns":["cooking","tutorial","not included","limit"]},{"label":"Mentions the Q&A","patterns":["q&a","thursday","live"]},{"label":"Says who it's for","patterns":["creators","readers","newsletter"]},{"label":"Caps the number of sentences","patterns":["\\d+\\s*sentences","(two|three|four|five) sentences","sentence"]}],"hint":"Viral posts exaggerate research. Point the AI at the study, tell it who's reading and which limit matters to them, and give it your call to action.","rubricLabels":["Gives the real finding (21-34 second videos had the best completion, and longer videos got more comments and saves) and does not repeat the viral claim that long videos are dead or nobody watches past 30 seconds","Says cooking or tutorial videos weren't included in the study","Invites readers to the Thursday live Q&A and uses no research jargon like 'sample' or 'statistically significant'"]}