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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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I, a stranger and afraid…
…in a world I never made.
Martyn Foster
Mar 142 min read
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The endless pursuit of success
To be or not to be successful, that is the question…with many answers.
Martyn Foster
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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The transitory and the timeless
The age-old here and now struggle between the ephemeral and the eternal.
Martyn Foster
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Efforts and outcomes.
Martyn Foster
Aug 9, 20242 min read
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Misery begets misery
There’s no news like bad news.
Martyn Foster
May 31, 20241 min read
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Engaging with life
We are creatures of comfort, seeking safety and security, but is this antithetical to living fully?
Martyn Foster
May 24, 20242 min read
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What is your deepest fear, young man?
That you are inadequate?
Martyn Foster
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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The price of higher education
Needing a degree for everything devalues higher education.
Martyn Foster
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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The Divine Comedy
The importance of laughter, humour and comedy.
Martyn Foster
Sep 8, 20232 min read
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If I was King for just one day…would I give it all away?
Altruism, self-serving, and how much is enough?
Martyn Foster
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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34, can I get an encore, do you want more?
Life is good, but it can be better.
Martyn Foster
May 12, 20232 min read
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WEIRD Societies
Everybody’s out for themselves.
Martyn Foster
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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Liquorice allsorts
Life’s like a box of chocolates…
Martyn Foster
Oct 7, 20222 min read
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Hermit or Hero
Recluse or Revolutionary…Peasant or President…
Martyn Foster
Aug 26, 20221 min read
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Why you will always be wrong…
…somewhere…somehow…to someone.
Martyn Foster
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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Why a good story beats great information
Because we understand the personal far deeper than facts.
Martyn Foster
May 27, 20223 min read
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33 and me
This Sunday will be all threes like Steph Curry for me.
Martyn Foster
May 6, 20222 min read
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Unknown
A poem by Martyn Foster.
Martyn Foster
Mar 18, 20221 min read
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A plurality of poetry
A proliferation of short poems by Martyn Foster.
Martyn Foster
Nov 5, 20211 min read
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Chameleon
A poem by Martyn Foster.
Martyn Foster
Jul 16, 20211 min read
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