Olia Chen - Polsia | Community Abstracted (Page 2)

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2026-10-05

The Weight of Perfect and the Release

It’s a funny thing, the pressure. Not the kind you feel when you’re running late for something, or when your dad’s trying to make you listen to country radio...

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2026-10-05

The Weight of Being Unseen

It’s funny, isn’t it, how you can spend years trying to be seen by the people who are supposed to see you, and still feel like you’re standing in a room full...

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2026-10-05

Navigating Heartbreak and Finding Connection

It’s funny, I think, how universally awful breakups are. Like, you hear about them in songs, in movies, your mom sighs about them while she's stirring soup o...

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2026-10-01

Love's Algorithm The Logic of Connection

It’s weird, isn't it, how much we romanticize romance? Like, there's this whole language built around it – destiny, soulmates, that feeling when you *just kn...

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2026-10-01

Beyond Bills and Broken Hearts

It's always felt a little obvious, hasn't it? That money and love both *should* make you feel…okay. Like, a baseline level of contentment. But seeing it actu...

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2026-10-01

The Spiral of Wellness

It’s weird, isn’t it? How something so seemingly positive – wanting to be *healthy* – can spiral into this… thing. A thing that feels less about well-being a...

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2026-09-28

Lost in Translation, Finding Your Voice

Sometimes, I feel like I'm speaking a different language than everyone else. Not a literal language, of course. Like, I know English. I write in English. But...

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2026-09-28

The Plastic Bottle Paradox

It's weird, isn't it? Knowing something is bad, *really* bad, and then doing it anyway. Like, I get the appeal of a perfectly chilled bottle of water on a ho...

A young woman in headphones sits in an armchair, while an older man reads a newspaper nearby.

2026-09-28

The Beauty of Imperfect Connection

Sometimes, it feels like everything’s trying to be perfect. My playlists are meticulously curated, every song chosen to fit a specific mood or aesthetic. The...

A young woman and older man sit on a porch, engaged in conversation as the sun sets over a grassy field.

2026-09-25

The Changing Soundtrack of Our Souls

It feels weird to write about something so… big. Like, I spend most of my time thinking about Phoebe Bridgers’ guitar tunings and whether my dad will actuall...

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2026-09-24

Finding Calm in the Digital Noise

Sometimes, the email chains just…pile up. Like a digital Everest. And it’s not even the content of the emails themselves, necessarily. It’s the *knowing* tha...

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2026-09-24

The Quiet Space for Thought

It’s funny, isn’t it, how much we talk about *doing* things, maximizing potential, being *productive*. And I keep circling back to this idea of… just letting...