@drgavingcookDrGavinGCook

Scientific self-improvement for all Princeton BA+MA+PhD, Harvard Postdoc, Previously in health sciences @drgavingcook on all platforms The Passion Key (book)👇

card updated Nov 11, 2026 · 23 clips parsed · following 34 · 1,200,000 likes total

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Engagement14.44%above average

Account summary

@drgavingcook has 87,800 followers and 186 videos. Across the 23 parsed clips the average is 78,839 views and 10,388 likes. Engagement to views is 14.44%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−6.53 pp). Posts roughly 1.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 90% of the follower count.

Followers

87.8K

+23.3K in period

Engagement

14.44%

−6.53 pp newer half

Average views

78.8K

median 2.2K

Likes per clip

10.4K

38 comments avg

Shares / saves

956 / 4.7K

5.92% of viewers save

Posting rate

1.1 / wk

reach 90% of followers

Latest clips

23 collected

How to fix burnout once and for all #selfimprovement #psychology #pass — @drgavingcook

1.1K1:10How to fix burnout once and for all #selfimprovement #psychology #passion #discipline #burnouts1012231

Hormozi is a very passionate man, but he won’t tell you that #selfimpr — @drgavingcook

3.1K1:36Hormozi is a very passionate man, but he won’t tell you that #selfimprovement #psychology #motivation #communication #pa20471258

Please do not double text your crush that was literally the opposite o — @drgavingcook

1.4K1:32Please do not double text your crush that was literally the opposite of what that video said #selfimprovement #psycholo1082640

PLEASE DO NOT use this for evil I am literally begging you #selfimprov — @drgavingcook

9.5K1:36PLEASE DO NOT use this for evil I am literally begging you #selfimprovement #psychology #motivation #communication #dis5421322264

This honestly feels unfair I hope it helps you as much as it has helpe — @drgavingcook

2.2K1:24This honestly feels unfair I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me #selfimprovement #psychology #passion #discip15651167

“where are you really from” is part of this in case you’re wondering # — @drgavingcook

5.4K1:29“where are you really from” is part of this in case you’re wondering #selfimprovement #psychology #motivation #communica344920135

Speedrun rejection, speedrun success? #selfimprovement #psychology #mo — @drgavingcook

1.4K1:13Speedrun rejection, speedrun success? #selfimprovement #psychology #motivation #communication #passion 1406139

Act abundance to become abundant (sometimes – definitely not a foolpro — @drgavingcook

5.4K0:49Act abundance to become abundant (sometimes – definitely not a foolproof 100% solution) #selfimprovement #psychology #mo457932140

Acting is an insane unlock for connecting meaningfully or organically — @drgavingcook

1.4K1:17Acting is an insane unlock for connecting meaningfully or organically with people A lot of theater kids tend to come off976229

Learning how to learn is such an unlock I hope this helps you as much — @drgavingcook

36.3K1:14Learning how to learn is such an unlock I hope this helps you as much as it has helped me2.9K132141.5K

Get right with God to be happy A time honored and battle tested strate — @drgavingcook

4011:25Get right with God to be happy A time honored and battle tested strategy If it’s not for you or if you’re not religious,35208

If it’s easy to talk to you, people will talk to you more So make it e — @drgavingcook

3.1K1:29If it’s easy to talk to you, people will talk to you more So make it easy #selfimprovement #psychology #motivation #comm3255989

Here’s why LLMs will be good for science This is coming from a scienti — @drgavingcook

1.4K1:33Here’s why LLMs will be good for science This is coming from a scientist who studies how science works #selfimprovement762119

This will save you crazy amounts of time AND frustration #selfimprovem — @drgavingcook

2K0:53This will save you crazy amounts of time AND frustration #selfimprovement #psychology #motivation #communication #passi1332359

To attain perfection, you must not chase it This is about a life of lo — @drgavingcook

4.2K1:24To attain perfection, you must not chase it This is about a life of loss of version versus reward seeking #selfimproveme3901247151

@ratsfoiledagainofficial Be there or be square (and if you’re not in B — @drgavingcook

1.9K0:30@ratsfoiledagainofficial Be there or be square (and if you’re not in Boston, pls take notes from the Queen of FunMaxxi1559333

Activation energy is everything an underrated concept from chemistry t — @drgavingcook

1.6K1:26Activation energy is everything an underrated concept from chemistry that appears almost everywhere #selfimprovement #ps9661142

1K1:331023435

If you slip up, here’s how to recover and more — @drgavingcook

1.2K1:17If you slip up, here’s how to recover and more702120

Guard thyself and use this for good! #selfimprovement #passion #psycho — @drgavingcook

14.9K1:28Guard thyself and use this for good! #selfimprovement #passion #psychology #motivation #discipline 5731221178

Here are ten habits that (almost) all people would do well to stop The — @drgavingcook

141.4K0:57Here are ten habits that (almost) all people would do well to stop There is so much more to say about each of these - bu20.2K931.5K8.1K

Make your life better with journaling in 60 seconds or less #selfimpro — @drgavingcook

373.1K1:29Make your life better with journaling in 60 seconds or less #selfimprovement #psychology #motivation #journal #journali50.7K1974K25.9K

Here are five of many people's - maybe including your - biggest fears — @drgavingcook

1.2M1:13Here are five of many people's - maybe including your - biggest fears destroyed in just about 60 seconds. I wish I had m161K44716.1K70.4K

Engagement per clip

23 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 15.4% ER

Jun 5Oct 19Nov 1

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Nov 1, 2026	1,093	101	2	2	31	9.61%
Oct 31, 2026	3,099	204	7	12	58	7.20%
Oct 30, 2026	1,433	108	2	6	40	8.09%
Oct 29, 2026	9,478	542	13	22	264	6.09%
Oct 28, 2026	2,153	156	5	11	67	7.99%
Oct 28, 2026	5,421	344	9	20	135	6.88%
Oct 27, 2026	1,409	140	6	1	39	10.43%
Oct 26, 2026	5,376	457	9	32	140	9.26%
Oct 25, 2026	1,393	97	6	2	29	7.54%
Oct 24, 2026	36,300	2,929	13	214	1,476	8.69%
Oct 19, 2026	401	35	2	0	8	9.23%
Oct 19, 2026	3,076	325	5	9	89	11.02%
Oct 17, 2026	1,358	76	2	1	19	5.82%
Oct 17, 2026	1,989	133	2	3	59	6.94%
Oct 16, 2026	4,200	390	12	47	151	10.69%
Oct 14, 2026	1,949	155	9	3	33	8.57%
Oct 14, 2026	1,563	96	6	11	42	7.23%
Oct 13, 2026	1,021	102	3	4	35	10.68%
Oct 11, 2026	1,187	70	2	1	20	6.15%
Oct 11, 2026	14,900	573	12	21	178	4.07%
Jun 22, 2026	141,400	20,200	93	1,481	8,108	15.40%
Jun 20, 2026	373,100	50,700	197	3,986	25,852	14.71%
Jun 5, 2026	1,200,000	161,000	447	16,100	70,437	14.80%