Mark · Singapore

Writing on learning, life, and a few things I build.

Learning Loons is Mark’s writing desk, not a plugin-stuffed WordPress blog and not a kids’ shorts mill. Longer essays stay. Study-tip clones stay in the archive. The bots and apps live on their own shelf.

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Edgy teenagers in a neon-lit Tokyo alley, reflecting on teen mental health challenges and digital life.

Parenting & school · 15 Mar 2026

Teen Mental Health: Should we be worried?

Key Statistics on Teen Mental Health Researchers studying adolescent mental health consistently highlight several important trends. While the numbers vary by country, the overall pattern is clear: teen mental…

Why New Mums Feel So Alone (And What Actually Helps)

Parenting & school · 23 Feb 2026

Why New Mums Feel So Alone (And What Actually Helps)

The postpartum period is one of the loneliest experiences a woman can have. This article explores why and what the science says about solving it, focusing on the structural and psychological mechanisms underpinning…

Finding Forward Motion: Rethinking Sobriety Through Momentum

Mind & meaning · 19 Feb 2026

Finding Forward Motion: Rethinking Sobriety Through Momentum

Discover how replacing restriction with meaningful momentum—like structured fitness routines—can naturally reduce alcohol intake by filling the void that triggers cravings.

A female fitness model performing a kettlebell workout with glowing holographic AI coaching interfaces displaying health metrics and progress charts.

Mind & meaning · 3 Feb 2026

The Science of Accountability: Why It Drives Success

Your fitness goals often fail. Discover the surprising psychology behind what truly helps. Many of us have experienced this: January 1st brings ambitious fitness resolutions,

A dark television screen in a hospice room contrasting with a warm, sunlit bedside setting symbolizing the choice of presence.

Mind & meaning · 23 Jan 2026

Death by TV: Reclaiming Presence at the End of Life

: The modern hospice room defaults to distraction, using television to fill the void left by medicalized dying. We must actively choose presence, personalization, and

Elderly hand on hospital bed with glowing television in blurred background symbolizing medicalized death

Mind & meaning · 16 Jan 2026

Television and the Medicalized Death

: Modern death occurs in sterile, institutional settings, often with a television as a constant, distracting presence. This medicalized approach prioritizes protocol over human connection.

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