All the best practices, book suggestions, and feedback from the right people help you to understand “You are not the only one struggling with this” or “Yes, a lot of people are searching for an answer to that question.”
That is why there is no one size fits all questions. What I believe your formula will be a unique mix that is blended by a zillion sources.
Yes, learn from others who are already figured out but do not apply the same principles without your own twist.