@levelsio: What people suspect is indeed true Negative content performs much better About 1.5x better than positive content But cu…
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Pieter Levels analyzes his blog stats and finds that negative content performs about 1.5x better than positive content, while curious content ranks second. He shares detailed sentiment and emotion data from his 743 posts.
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What people suspect is indeed true
Negative content performs much better
About 1.5x better than positive content
But curious content (like hacky projects) comes in second, which is great news for me!
https://t.co/nh9MgjWcOf https://t.co/Bwx2GZQVvb
Stats — @levelsio (Pieter Levels)
Source: https://levels.io/stats Nav:stats·projects·tags·rss·pieter.com·investments← all posts
743 posts · one box per post, by year & topic
Proportional (fill height, show share per year)1996200020052010201520202026
Business & techTravel & countriesMusic & artsPoliticsSocietyHealth & lifePhilosophy
Click a topic to filter · shift-click to combine (e.g. Health + Politics)
Sentiment over time
Proportional (fill height, show share per year)1996200020052010201520202026
Positive348Mixed58Neutral120Negative217
Sentiment · 743 posts
47%
16%
29%
Positive348Mixed58Neutral120Negative217
Emotions over time
Proportional (fill height, show share per year)1996200020052010201520202026
Optimistic173Excited176Proud121Grateful33Inspired53Amused57Curious79Nostalgic26Defiant27Frustrated102Critical251Worried42Sad13
Emotions · 1,153 tags across 743 posts
22%
15%
15%
10%
Critical251Excited176Optimistic173Proud121Frustrated102Curious79Amused57Inspired53Worried42Grateful33Defiant27Nostalgic26Sad13
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Avg / postTotal views
Views by sentiment
Negative*(217 posts)*
Neutral*(120 posts)*
Positive*(348 posts)*
Mixed*(58 posts)*
Views by emotion
Critical*(251 posts)*
Curious*(79 posts)*
Excited*(176 posts)*
Optimistic*(173 posts)*
Frustrated*(102 posts)*
Proud*(121 posts)*
Amused*(57 posts)*
Defiant*(27 posts)*
Worried*(42 posts)*
Inspired*(53 posts)*
Grateful*(33 posts)*
Sad*(13 posts)*
Nostalgic*(26 posts)*
Newsletter subscribers
New / monthCumulative
2020202120222023202420252026
Ghost.orgX profileLevelsBloglevelsio.com store
* From 2020-2022 X let us collect subscribers from our profiles
743posts
365.7Kwords written
5.8Btotal views
89topics
1996first post
Top topics
Tech293Society269Entrepreneurship255Travel146Analysis143Stuff I made119Europe108Future102eu/acc95Asia85Remote working76Quotes71AI68SaaS66Economics65Health59Music58Politics54
Most viewed
- Will there be anyone left at OpenAI in the future?56.4M views
- The European Commission is the cancer rotting the EU from within26.6M views
- Apple Maps vs Google Maps in 202425.4M views
- Electricity is down in entire Portugal and Spain peninsula15.5M views
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- I randomly discovered Dubai has an absolutely massive solar farm12.8M views
- South America uses remote security people and doormen9.4M views
- Bus driver in France crashes after fainting from heat with no AC8.2M views
- I got 1 billion views on X in the last 12 months7.6M views
- Freezing bread from the local bakery solves sellouts and lowers blood sugar spikes6.7M views
- Imagine traveling to Europe to spend your hard-earned money and getting sprayed with water guns by degrowth protesters6.6M views
- Luxury brands like Rimowa and LVMH are mostly a scam6.5M views
Most used words
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