First welcome to the crazy world of level frets, second dump the notched ruler, completley useless.
Something to consider before starting, can these frets be levelled? Is this neck twisting too much under tension? How bad is that fallaway at the 14th fret?.
Knowing when to stop levelling your frets or not doing them at all is something that comes from experience, everything is great when it works correctly but if something’s wrong you can do more damage.
Process.
Remove strings.
Adjust truss rod for straight neck (that is <.002" backbow or relief)
Mark frets with a black texta
Level frets along string paths
Crown frets
Polish frets
String and Setup Guitar.
Not much different from Steve.
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