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QWAN - Quality Without A Name
The many and varied thoughts of Martyn Foster
Welcome to QWAN - Quality Without A Name. This is the blog of writer Martyn Foster who embodies the spirit of QWAN through producing high quality pieces of writing without being a household name.
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Life on easy street
The devaluing of competence, skill, difficulty and anything challenging.
Martyn Foster
12 hours ago4 min read
Money & Politics
Wealth inequality is THE (inequality) problem.
Martyn Foster
Nov 285 min read
Somewhere I belong
To be a part or to be apart, that is the question.
Martyn Foster
Nov 214 min read
With every passing day, I know less…
...but it's not because my memory is failing.
Martyn Foster
Nov 144 min read
Why does nothing feel good enough?
The creative’s bane of existence.
Martyn Foster
Nov 73 min read
I’m surrounded by idiots
It’s more likely to be the opposite.
Martyn Foster
Oct 313 min read
Why we’re all so endlessly tired
Stress, costs, change, fighting, permanently wired…anything else?
Martyn Foster
Oct 244 min read
The withdrawal from society
Disengaged, disembodied, disaffected…
Martyn Foster
Oct 103 min read
Roads less travelled
Why saying no to the default life is quickly becoming the default path in life.
Martyn Foster
Sep 194 min read
Popularity and Truth – Part II
“I’ve become so numb!”
Martyn Foster
Sep 123 min read
Compassion and Understanding
Going too far or not enough?
Martyn Foster
Sep 53 min read
Walking on a dream
How can I explain? It keeps me sane.
Martyn Foster
Aug 292 min read
Heroic life or heroic death
The inability to do the ordinary leads us to an extraordinary dichotomy.
Martyn Foster
Aug 224 min read
Potentiality and Actuality
Staying in “Wonderland” or a path of commitment and sacrifice.
Martyn Foster
Aug 153 min read
Why we’re as crazy and confused as we’ve ever been
“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” – Cheshire Cat.
Martyn Foster
Aug 84 min read
Salvation lies within
The strength, resilience and power of the human soul.
Martyn Foster
May 3013 min read
Capturing the essence
It’s not so much about factual truth, but spirit and soul.
Martyn Foster
May 2311 min read
What if the bad guy won?
Getting away with crime doesn’t mean you escape punishment...or does it?
Martyn Foster
May 1610 min read
Are we passengers or captains of our own ship?
Fate, free will, and making the best of where we are.
Martyn Foster
May 29 min read
Many are called, but few are chosen
A sample of ideas going on in my head.
Martyn Foster
Apr 44 min read
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