Ten questions for you that will help you maybe uncover your non-negotiable for your next story.
1.  what causes you the most pain when you look at the world?
2.  what truth do you wish people understood that could help them heal that pain?
3.  what belief would you fight for?
4.  if your book could shift one reader belief what would make all the hard work worth it?
5.  what belief have you had to let go of in your own life?
6.  what do you believe causes the most suffering in the world?
7.  what do you wish everyone understood about themselves?
8.  what's a lie that you once believed deeply?
9.  if you could only pursue one goal to create change what would that one goal be?
10. what truth do you stand by even when it's unpopular?

Saved and bookmarked for weekly contemplation.

The reader doesn't always believe what the character initially believes, but they can still relate to the story and experience it along with the characters

My only criticism of the 10 questions is that those are general questions that help you come up with "a theme" NOT the theme to your story if you're already drafted it. There is a difference between questions that help you come up with a theme, to which you later write a story around it; and questions that help you unearth a theme from a story you already developed. Because if you already developed your story, you don't need to tack-on a theme, you need to figure out what the dramatized events are always reflecting on a thematic level. So your question from another video about "What misbelief the antagonist already accepted prior to the story" THAT would be the type of question you could ask if you already have your manuscript in front of you but aren't sure what the theme is. Questions like that will help you edit/revise your story. But the universal thematic questions are less useful. Not to mention, it feels like you're saying that we all just have ONE hard earned believe in life, but we can have hundreds. And each can make a good story. But not everyone starts with theme first. In fact, the average person starts with plot/character/world first then other elements. Just FYI.

I cried my eyes out when I thought about all those questions.

I find very interesting how the most important writing advices are also applicable in real life (many creative advices in general are). Like in this video where you stated some pretty important questions that not that many people actually think about and are powerful even outside of writing. Or even the idea of the characters having a goal and actively pursuing it making our story better, is also something that will make our own lives much more meaningful. A story is boring when a character is only reacting to it and doesn't make decisions on their own, just as life is boring when you only react to it. It's a part of writing that adds to the reasons I like it so much.

Great video, I think it would also be appropriate to mention here to  avoid becoming "preachy" about your ideals and beliefs. Because even though it's what makes a story great, you got to keep always in mind to not make it too artificial because it weakens the message.

I found this video very interesting. The first 4 minutes aren't that remarkable to me, they are really a more complicated way of saying "have a theme in your story." You say, identify what your reader believes and how you want to change it, but notice that the second half - the "changed" part - is just the main theme of that book. "Marriage should be based on love and mutual respect" is the big theme of P&P, "Human connection is the highest joy in life" would be the theme of ACC. "Even the smallest person can change the world" is clearly one of the main themes of LOTR, to the point that it's stated a few times in the text. If anything I think this section is neat for reverse-engineering themes to try to figure out what exactly the author is trying to say.

However the last 6-7 minutes I thought were a great guide on developing themes. I have a problem with books nowadays in that they tend to have little to no theming and little to say. Those 10 questions are a great guide on how to figure out what you believe, what you want to change, and what you want to say. A nice guide on how to build themes from what's already in your mind.

Interesting approach that is turned towards the outside world, which runs counter to the usual inward or character-driven advice.

I have two such non-negotiables. One is the main theme of the story, and the other is the protagonist's main strength; why we think he deserves being the protagonist.

Thank you! This is pivotal!!!

Awesome video, Tim. I love the ten questions.

Just read the re:zero web novel.

Super handy 10 questions !!

the story grid is so so so complex, i'ts like a big company excel spreadsheet

Thank you Tim!❤

Amazing insight. Thank you.

Incredible info so glad I found this!

What’s the main difference between non-negotiables and the theme? I think there’s a bit of confusion, maybe you can clarify it in another video ;)

You say "not just" alot. I am starting to see that phrase in writing structures a lot more. I know that it works. But I'm not sure I have internalised how or why.

What’s the price on the class?🎉😮

I heard that YouTube has implemented automatic translation for all videos. You don't have it—did you forget to press the "magic" button, or hasn't it affected you yet? I'd love to watch your content, but I'm not that good at English!