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The Science of Self-Care - what's actually working, and what isn't

Education · 14-min uploads · 239K subscribers · started 2018 · ~0.3/week
Est. ad revenue$35–$140/morough estimate from recent upload pace at $1.5-6 RPM

Most stats sites hand you a subscriber count and an earnings guess. Neither answers the question that matters: which titles win on this channel, which flop, and what a creator should copy. Here is that read, from its 106 most recent of 130 long-form uploads. One of the education YouTube channels we track. Visit The Science of Self-Care on YouTube →

In The Science of Self-Care's own words
Hi friends - welcome to the Science of Self-Care! Join us as we discuss health science, life philosophy, and all sorts of self-care experimentation. Questions are encouraged. Sharing your experiences is a plus. :) x RobinBased in US

How many views does The Science of Self-Care actually get?

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 77% of all views and its biggest is 233.3× the median, so the median upload (18K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

18K
median views
233.3×
top vs median
33%
hit rate (2×+)
77%
views from top 10%

What is The Science of Self-Care's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "I walked 20,000 steps a day for 30 days - it worked!" at 4.2M views - 233.3× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
I walked 20,000 steps a day for 30 days - it worked!4.2M
From rosacea + acne to glass skin - this skincare works1.5M
I tried a Vibration Plate for 6 months - is this legit??1.2M

Which titles work best for The Science of Self-Care - and which flop?

Same channel, same audience. The gap between these two lists is the title doing the work. Its strongest titles:

Video titleViews
I walked 20,000 steps a day for 30 days - it worked!4.2M
From rosacea + acne to glass skin - this skincare works1.5M
I tried a Vibration Plate for 6 months - is this legit??1.2M
How to heal your gut (with microbiome expert Sarah Greenfield)999K
I walked w/ a weighted vest for 30 days - what to avoid640K
I tried an LED mask for 927 days - Red Light Therapy Review638K
I investigated Lymphatic Drainage-is this legit??320K
I tried barefoot shoes for 5 months - worth it or scam?267K
I slept with mouth tape for 2 years - here's what I learned214K
I did Red Light Therapy every day for 5 years - NEW research + what to know211K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
Fix your sleep.4K
Train your brain to relax3K
How to use psychology to change your habits3K
the best cauliflower oat recipe3K
Make your healthy habits LAST3K
How to eat carbs without spiking your blood sugar3K
How to make healthy Nutella (easy vegan recipe)3K
Why I eat chocolate everyday.2K
You're not getting enough D3.2K
Mental Self-Care - LED face masks | Inner Child Work | memes and more2K

The words that win for The Science of Self-Care

These show up across its winners but barely in its flops - the angles this audience actually clicks: months years.

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 106 uploads: median views with it versus without. This isolates the title from the topic, so you copy what works here and skip what does not - something no other tracker breaks down per channel.

View lift by title pattern - The Science of Self-Care
Has a number48% of videos
+277%
Short title (≤6 words)19% of videos
-87%
Asks a question25% of videos
+47%
An ALL-CAPS word14% of videos
+38%
Starts How / Why / What16% of videos
-21%
Speaks to "you"23% of videos
-19%
The title formula for The Science of Self-Care

Lean on has a number and asks a question - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on short title (≤6 words).

short title (≤6 words) drags views 87% below par here - worth easing off.

What keywords does The Science of Self-Care rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: vibration plate, glass skin, heal gut, expert sarah, sarah greenfield, red light, light therapy, years learned. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does The Science of Self-Care post, and when?

The Science of Self-Care publishes about 0.3 videos a week, most often on Sun.

Views by day of week
Sun
25
Mon
9
Tue
10
Wed
6
Thu
14
Fri
21
Sat
21

How long are The Science of Self-Care's videos?

Typical uploads run about 14 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (30K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
20 min+
30K
10-20 min
22K
5-10 min
6K
under 5 min
4K

How does The Science of Self-Care compare to other education channels?

At 18K median views, The Science of Self-Care sits below the typical education channel we track (23K) - there is headroom.

How much does The Science of Self-Care make? (estimated)

Nobody outside the channel sees the real figure, and ad revenue is only part of it - sponsorships and merch often dwarf it. But from public view counts, The Science of Self-Care pulls roughly 23K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $23-$93 a month in ad revenue (about $279-$1,115 a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly, and this ignores the back catalogue.

What should a channel like The Science of Self-Care make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Sun, and build titles around its proven words (months, years). The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 18K views.

The Science of Self-Care stats at a glance

Subscribers239K
Total views14M
Videos published130
Avg views (of 106 analyzed)127K
Engagement rate4.8%
Uploads per week0.3
Typical length14 min
On YouTube since2018 (8 yrs)

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