A spread is a set of questions you are asking the deck, and a Celtic Cross asked of 'should I text him back' is ten answers to a question that needed two. Position design is the most undervalued skill in tarot.
Build from the question. A decision needs option A, option B, and the cost of each. A stuck situation needs the root, the hidden factor and the first step. A relationship needs you, them, and the space between — three cards, not eleven.
Write the position meanings down before you draw. If you decide what a position means after seeing the card, you are not reading; you are negotiating with yourself, and the reading will tell you what you already wanted to hear.