Productivity · List
List carousel ideas
for productivity.
22 list carousels about productivity beat their creator’s usual likes and comments, with a median of 3.8×. Here are the strongest 12, the first slides they opened with and how the format is put together.
- carousels above their creator’s usual
- 22
- creators
- 11
- median score
- 3.8×
- slides, typically
- 8
Top list carousels about productivity
18× usual
7.6× usual
7.4× usual
6.5× usual
6.4× usual
5.2× usual
4.7× usual
habits that made my life better in 2024
4.1× usual
1.8× usual
We asked 3.8 million people to tell us their favourite Diary Of A CEO episodes...
1.4× usual
1.1× usual
BUSINESS INSIDER 100 CEOs and top execs told us their email hacks — here are the top 7
4.6× usual
Sleep like a human, Touch grass, Read something longer than a caption, Start a side quest, Brain dump, Close your tabs, Talk to real people, Delete the slop…
How a list carousel is built
A list carousel promises a number of things on slide one and delivers one per slide. It is the most common format among outliers because it is easy to swipe, easy to save and easy to share.
- Slide 1: the promise, usually with a number (“7 tools that…”)
- Slides 2 to N: one item per slide, a short title and one line of why it matters
- Last slide: a recap or a reason to save, follow or comment
Use it when: You have several tips, tools, mistakes or examples that each stand on their own.
First slides that stopped the scroll
The opening slide decides whether anyone swipes. These are the first slides of carousels that beat their creator’s usual, transcribed from the slide.
@itserinconfortini · 4.7× their usual · List“habits that made my life better in 2024”
@thediaryofaceopodcast · 1.8× their usual · List“We asked 3.8 million people to tell us their favourite Diary Of A CEO episodes...”
@businessinsider · 1.1× their usual · List“BUSINESS INSIDER 100 CEOs and top execs told us their email hacks — here are the top 7”
@iampascio · 4.6× their usual · List“Sleep like a human, Touch grass, Read something longer than a caption, Start a side quest, Brain dump, Close your tabs, Talk to real people, Delete the slop…”
@iampascio · 1.8× their usual · List“97 open tabs Group chat addiction Waking up scrolling Snoozing alarms Living on caffeine 24/7 3 hour TikTok sessions Brainrot maxxing Zero silent moments…”
Turn one of these into your own post
- Pick the structure, not the subject. Choose a carousel whose shape fits an idea you already have: the hook pattern, the slide count, the way it ends.
- Keep what made it work. Note the first-slide promise, how much text each slide carries and what the last slide asks for.
- Write it about your world. Swap in your own topic, examples and voice. Credit the creator if you borrow something specific.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a good list carousel about productivity?
A specific first slide, like “habits that made my life better in 2024” (@itserinconfortini, 4.7×), “We asked 3.8 million people to tell us their favourite Diary Of A CEO episodes...” (@thediaryofaceopodcast, 1.8×), “BUSINESS INSIDER 100 CEOs and top execs told us their email hacks — here are the top 7” (@businessinsider, 1.1×), then a clear structure: slide 1: the promise, usually with a number (“7 tools that…”); slides 2 to n: one item per slide, a short title and one line of why it matters; last slide: a recap or a reason to save, follow or comment.
How many slides should a list carousel about productivity have?
Most productivity list carousels in the library use 8 slides, and 50% use 6–8 slides. Across all niches, carousels with 11–15 slides were the most likely to double their creator’s usual engagement (28%), and 2–3 slide carousels the least likely (16%).
What is an outlier carousel?
An outlier carousel got more likes and comments than its creator usually gets. Top Carousels divides each carousel’s likes + comments by the median of up to 20 carousels from the same creator posted around the same time, so 3× means three times that creator’s usual engagement.
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