Better Thoughts by Steve X

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The Hike With My Oldest Friend
A story about walking side by side with the one person I can never leave behind.
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Why We Live So Far from the Life We Imagine: A Gentle Unraveling of Self, Story, and the Quiet Drama of Being Human
Exploring the Distance Between Who We Are and Who We Hope to Be
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Would You Still Create If No One Ever Knew?
On ego, impact, and the quiet ache for recognition
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Echoes of an Unfinished Self
On childhood, identity, and the silent stories shaping our lives
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June 2025

The Fragile Armor of Identity
How the stories we tell ourselves shape—and sometimes limit—who we become
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The Emotional Bar: Rethinking Strength in a Softened World
Can we evolve past our instincts without losing what makes us human?
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A Little Bit Closer
Becoming Who We Wish We Were—Together
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The Algorithm of Our Undoing
How our craving for connection is quietly unraveling the soul of our species
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Becoming Better: A Quiet Revolution of the Self
Rethinking what it means to progress in a world that profits from distraction
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The Words We Never Meant
On Ego, Misunderstanding, and the Silent Collapse of Connection
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The Emotion Without a Name
Exploring the unexplainable tenderness in moments of quiet connection
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The Madness of Carrying On
What drives us forward when everything tells us to stop?
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