Identifies mistakes and positions content as solution to common errors.
What you've been doing wrong is just error with better correction
It works because it hits three triggers: correction, identification, and urgency. The wrong creates correction. The you've been doing creates identification. The with creates urgency. People see "This is what you've been doing wrong with your content" and think: "Am I doing it wrong? I need to see the correction." They click because what you've been doing wrong feels urgent—even when the error is common sense. It's not about being clever—it's about making corrections feel immediate.
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Problem-Solution Hooks work because people want solutions. When you identify what you've been doing wrong, you create correction. Not because they're smart—because they're human and want to avoid mistakes. These hooks don't need to be clever. They just need to identify errors. The "this is what you've been doing wrong" hook does exactly that—it makes corrections feel immediate.