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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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Tranquillity
Searching for peace in amongst the chaos.
Martyn Foster
Mar 282 min read
Breaking point
What happens when we force things.
Martyn Foster
Mar 213 min read
Care, connection and critical thinking
A commitment to continual learning.
Martyn Foster
Feb 73 min read
The long and the short of it – Part II
I sentence you...to a sentence!
Martyn Foster
Oct 25, 20242 min read
The show must go on
Well, the show goes on whether you are there or not, is more accurate.
Martyn Foster
Oct 4, 20243 min read
Let me tell you a story…
…one that didn’t begin in a galaxy far, far away.
Martyn Foster
Aug 16, 20243 min read
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
Aug 2, 20243 min read
Hope
When you wish upon a star.
Martyn Foster
Jun 28, 20243 min read
A simple life
Turning complexity into simplicity.
Martyn Foster
Jun 14, 20243 min read
Outsourcing our sanity
I get by with a little help from my friends (and family).
Martyn Foster
Mar 22, 20243 min read
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
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Remembering you’re still human…
…all too human…
Martyn Foster
Dec 15, 20234 min read
Limitation can be good
It’s the happiness of pursuit rather than the other way around.
Martyn Foster
Dec 8, 20234 min read
Money & Art – Part II
A follow up discussion to an ever-present question.
Martyn Foster
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Solitude vs Social
Lone wolf vs the pack.
Martyn Foster
Nov 3, 20234 min read
Time & Technology
Making us superhuman or less human?
Martyn Foster
Oct 27, 20234 min read
Why is Halloween becoming bigger than Christmas?
Is it a pleasure in the darkness or a lack of light?
Martyn Foster
Oct 13, 20233 min read
Acceptable rule breaking
Asking for forgiveness rather than permission.
Martyn Foster
Oct 6, 20233 min read
Ambition and excellence
Why you need both arrogance and humility.
Martyn Foster
Sep 15, 20234 min read
Lightening the load
Even the serious must learn to be light-hearted.
Martyn Foster
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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