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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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Martyn Foster
- Aug 2
- 3 min
The long and the short of it.
In a world of “who has time?”, a sentence can have more impact than a whole article.
Martyn Foster
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Outsourcing our sanity
I get by with a little help from my friends (and family).
Martyn Foster
- Mar 1
- 3 min
You can lead a camel to water, but you can’t make it drink.
Why providing people with free knowledge and wisdom doesn’t make people smart nor wise.
Martyn Foster
- Dec 8, 2023
- 4 min
Limitation can be good
It’s the happiness of pursuit rather than the other way around.
Martyn Foster
- Nov 17, 2023
- 4 min
Money & Art – Part II
A follow up discussion to an ever-present question.
Martyn Foster
- Oct 13, 2023
- 3 min
Why is Halloween becoming bigger than Christmas?
Is it a pleasure in the darkness or a lack of light?
Martyn Foster
- Oct 6, 2023
- 3 min
Acceptable rule breaking
Asking for forgiveness rather than permission.
Martyn Foster
- Sep 15, 2023
- 4 min
Ambition and excellence
Why you need both arrogance and humility.
Martyn Foster
- Sep 1, 2023
- 3 min
Lightening the load
Even the serious must learn to be light-hearted.
Martyn Foster
- Aug 25, 2023
- 3 min
Nietzsche is dead
He may have been dead for over a century, but his influence remains widespread.
Martyn Foster
- Aug 18, 2023
- 3 min
That winning spirit
The ability of sport to bring people together.
Martyn Foster
- Aug 11, 2023
- 4 min
An honest discussion about honesty
Why people find it difficult and the rise of dishonest people.
Martyn Foster
- Aug 4, 2023
- 3 min
It’s just me against the world, baby!
Feelings of loneliness, isolation and being misunderstood.
Martyn Foster
- Jul 14, 2023
- 4 min
Greed, I decree! More than you need!
Why we do it, its many forms, and effects.
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