@david_epsteindavid_epstein

Author of RANGE, and (May '26) Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better

card updated Oct 7, 2026 · 10 clips parsed · following 0 · 560,700 likes total

Engagement5.73%normal range

Account summary

@david_epstein has 29,700 followers and 388 videos. Across the 10 parsed clips the average is 3,379 views and 178 likes. Engagement to views is 5.73%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+1.54 pp). Posts roughly 8.7 times a week. An average clip reaches 11% of the follower count.

Followers

29.7K

+2.2K in period

Engagement

5.73%

+1.54 pp newer half

Average views

3.4K

median 1.8K

Likes per clip

178

3 comments avg

Shares / saves

13 / 43

1.28% of viewers save

Posting rate

8.7 / wk

reach 11% of followers

Latest clips

10 collected

Ideas come fast at first, but the best ones come later. Researchers ca — @david_epstein

1.1K0:55Ideas come fast at first, but the best ones come later. Researchers call the mistake the Creative Cliff Illusion: we thi632129

A study tracking creators across 234 comic book publishers found that — @david_epstein

7171:16A study tracking creators across 234 comic book publishers found that years of experience, publisher resources, and volu551019

A BMJ study analyzing nearly 9 million death certificates found that t — @david_epstein

10.2K1:14A BMJ study analyzing nearly 9 million death certificates found that taxi drivers and ambulance drivers had the lowest A5931085166

Cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham puts it plainly: your brain isn' — @david_epstein

2.7K0:32Cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham puts it plainly: your brain isn't built for thinking, it's built to avoid thinking17111470

A study I wrote about in Inside the Box, in which researchers show tha — @david_epstein

1.9K0:36A study I wrote about in Inside the Box, in which researchers show that humans reliably overlook solutions that involve 803227

Ilia Malinin, the “quad god,” is the best figure skater alive. He was — @david_epstein

1.6K1:13Ilia Malinin, the “quad god,” is the best figure skater alive. He was the overwhelming favorite at the Olympics. But, in532211

The Canadian skeleton team had no budget, no biomechanics lab, and no — @david_epstein

10.8K1:22The Canadian skeleton team had no budget, no biomechanics lab, and no reason to think they could compete. Their coach to4683854

Your hobbies aren’t a distraction, they’re your biggest advantage. — @david_epstein

2.6K1:01Your hobbies aren’t a distraction, they’re your biggest advantage.1472735

Why can Ronaldo perfectly head a ball into the net in complete darknes — @david_epstein

1K0:45Why can Ronaldo perfectly head a ball into the net in complete darkness while an average person can’t even come close? I69298

Ed Catmull requires directors to pitch three ideas, not one. One idea — @david_epstein

1.2K0:51Ed Catmull requires directors to pitch three ideas, not one. One idea creates attachment. Three create perspective. With771514

Engagement per clip

10 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 7.8% ER

Sep 28Oct 2Oct 6

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 6, 2026	1,092	63	2	1	29	6.04%
Oct 5, 2026	717	55	1	0	19	7.81%
Oct 5, 2026	10,200	593	10	85	166	6.75%
Oct 3, 2026	2,723	171	1	14	70	6.83%
Oct 2, 2026	1,869	80	3	2	27	4.55%
Oct 1, 2026	1,637	53	2	2	11	3.48%
Sep 30, 2026	10,800	468	3	8	54	4.44%
Sep 29, 2026	2,565	147	2	7	35	6.08%
Sep 28, 2026	1,020	69	2	9	8	7.84%
Sep 28, 2026	1,169	77	1	5	14	7.10%