Guide
Build the story from character pressure
When the story feels flat, the problem is usually not plot first. It is weak inner pressure.
Wound
What old damage shapes the way this person reads the world?
Lie
What wrong belief are they carrying because of that wound?
Desire
What do they chase because they think it will fix the pain?
Change
What truth do they have to accept by the end?
Put it to work
Read the principle, then use it inside an actual story instead of hoarding theory like a dragon with craft books.