Social media hook:
What Happens If You…
Creates curiosity about outcomes and consequences of actions.
What happens if creates curiosity
"What happens if you [action]" works because it creates curiosity about outcomes. People think: "They're asking what happens if I do something. I want to know the outcome." It's curiosity wrapped in question.
Plus, if creates investment. When you ask "What happens if you post at this time," you're making people think about consequences. People want to know what happens if. They click because what happens if feels engaging—even when the outcome is predictable.
What happens if is just question with better curiosity
It works because it hits three triggers: curiosity, question, and investment. The what happens creates curiosity. The if creates question. The you creates investment. People see "What happens if you post at this time" and think: "I want to know what happens. I want to know the outcome." They click because what happens if feels engaging—even when the outcome is standard. It's not about being clever—it's about making questions feel curious.
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Experiment & Hack Hooks work because people want to see what happens. When you ask "what happens if," you create curiosity. Not because they're smart—because they're human and want to know outcomes. These hooks don't need to be clever. They just need to create curiosity. The "what happens if you" hook does exactly that—it makes questions feel curious.