What happened when I posted a new joke every day
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Chapter 01The Long View
Chapter 01 · The Long View
Total Views
227k
avg 2.3k/post
Total Likes
3,695
avg 37/post
Best Day
#85
10.0k views
Avg Length
23s
per reel
Views ↔ Likes
0.76
pearson r
The five tracks
ViewsLikesEngagementJoke sentimentLength
DAY 001050100
Cross-track correlations · pearson r
+0.76
Views ↔ Likes
-0.13
Views ↔ Length
+0.13
Views ↔ Joke tone
+0.06
Length ↔ Likes
Inflection analysis · before & after
How correlations shifted at each regime change
Shift at Day 020· Feb 1 → Feb 2▼ -1,249 avg views
Views ↔ Likes
Before
+0.85
→
After
+0.75
-0.09
Views ↔ Length
Before
-0.10
→
After
-0.14
-0.04
Views ↔ Sentiment
Before
+0.16
→
After
+0.13
-0.03
Shift at Day 058· Mar 11 → Mar 13▲ 295 avg views
Views ↔ Likes
Before
+0.83
→
After
+0.72
-0.11
Views ↔ Length
Before
-0.01
→
After
-0.12
-0.11
Views ↔ Sentiment
Before
+0.17
→
After
-0.07
-0.23
Shift at Day 073· Mar 27 → Mar 28▲ 3.3k avg views
Views ↔ Likes
Before
+0.77
→
After
+0.88
+0.11
Views ↔ Length
Before
-0.16
→
After
-0.06
+0.10
Views ↔ Sentiment
Before
+0.06
→
After
+0.28
+0.22
Breakthrough posts · peak deviations
Posts that outperformed their local trend by the widest margin
Day 058
Mar 13
+206%
5.0k
vs 1.6k avg
“Wanna hear a joke? Sure. Uh I have a really good relationship with my manager at…”
Day 085
Apr 10
+188%
10.0k
vs 3.5k avg
“Hugs are good for men. I think I could use more hugs. I got one condition. I wou…”
Day 064
Mar 18
+113%
6.8k
vs 3.2k avg
“You want to hear a joke? Yeah. I got a I got a from a stewardess on the Spirit A…”
Day 033
Feb 15
+91%
1.9k
vs 996 avg
“I think the friend zone is like quick sand. Everyone thinks they know how to get…”
Day 066
Mar 21
+86%
7.4k
vs 4.0k avg
“I can't get audited. It just wouldn't make sense to be IRS. They're going to be …”
Rolling correlations · 15-day window
How relationships between metrics shift over time
Views ↔ LikesViews ↔ Length
DAY 001050100
Chapter 02The Calendar
Chapter 02 · The Calendar
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Average views · by day of the week
2.1k
SUN
2.0k
MON
2.6k
TUE
2.1k
WED
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THU
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FRI
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SAT
Chapter 03The Filmstrip
Chapter 03 · The Filmstrip
The 100 reels · scroll →
Day 085 · Friday, April 10
“Hugs are good for men. I think I could use more hugs. I got one condition. I would refuse to hug a tall man. I don't want to feel …”
caption 0.70joke 0.60
Six tracks · same axis · click any spike
Views10.0k
Likes315
Comments2
Shares + Saves86
Length (s)25s
Joke sentiment0.60
Correlations across the 100 days
+0.76
Views ↔ Likes
-0.13
Views ↔ Length
+0.13
Views ↔ Joke tone
+0.06
Length ↔ Likes
Source
- Instagram Insights · @dfordavey
- Jan 14 — Apr 25, 2026
- 100 reels · 15 weeks
Method
- Engagement = (likes + comments + saves + shares) ÷ reach
- Sentiment scored on −1…+1 for caption + transcript
- Pearson correlations across all 100 posts