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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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Overwhelmed and Exhausted
Why we aren’t designed to care about so many things.

Martyn Foster
Jul 15, 20224 min read


Up is down
Well that’s just maddeningly unhelpful. Why are these things never clear?

Martyn Foster
Jul 8, 20222 min read


I say I love you, but do I show it?
The connection between our words and actions.

Martyn Foster
Jun 17, 20223 min read


Why you will always be wrong…
…somewhere…somehow…to someone.

Martyn Foster
Jun 10, 20221 min read


In a world of one
Individuality vs group conformity.

Martyn Foster
Jun 3, 20224 min read


Why a good story beats great information
Because we understand the personal far deeper than facts.

Martyn Foster
May 27, 20223 min read


All votes are created equal
But are some votes more equal than others?

Martyn Foster
May 20, 20224 min read


Drawing blanks
*insert subtitle here*

Martyn Foster
May 13, 20224 min read


Until death do us part?
Marriage, is it still an ultimate ideal?

Martyn Foster
Mar 25, 20225 min read


Doing things for fun
Does everything need a goal or purpose?

Martyn Foster
Mar 11, 20223 min read


Everybody wants to rule the world
Overcoming our evil nature through great effort.

Martyn Foster
Mar 8, 20224 min read


The Age of Entitlement
The people who live permanently on “yes” street.

Martyn Foster
Feb 18, 20224 min read


You are enough vs You are more than you think
Two prominent yet competing modes of being and why ultimately one is superior to the other.

Martyn Foster
Feb 11, 20225 min read


Good Grief!
To grieve or not to grieve, that is the question.

Martyn Foster
Jan 28, 20225 min read


Disposable Humans
Why our consumerist lifestyle has transferred over to our relationships with people.

Martyn Foster
Jan 21, 20225 min read


Inner Peace
Cultivating a garden of tranquillity, but I’m no warrior.

Martyn Foster
Oct 29, 20213 min read


It’s ok to be you
Otherwise life will be very long (or very short).

Martyn Foster
Oct 15, 20213 min read


Discipline, duty, demand…
What keeps you going when the motivation isn’t there.

Martyn Foster
Aug 6, 20214 min read


Vulnerability and the fear of being yourself
Why being authentic is an act of courage, but first we must attempt to know ourselves.

Martyn Foster
Jul 30, 20214 min read


Patience
Is it still a virtue?

Martyn Foster
Jul 9, 20213 min read
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