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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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Salvation lies within
The strength, resilience and power of the human soul.
Martyn Foster
May 3013 min read
The results of broken families
Misdirected energy and chasing what you wish you (still) had.
Martyn Foster
May 912 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
Being liked, being criticised, being ignored
What's worse for the creative?
Martyn Foster
Apr 114 min read
Breaking point
What happens when we force things.
Martyn Foster
Mar 213 min read
Empathy and The Ego
Why everyone putting themselves first helps no one
Martyn Foster
Mar 74 min read
Life and Death
One giveth, one taketh…
Martyn Foster
Feb 283 min read
With age comes wisdom…and sometimes mould as well
Challenging our default mode of being.
Martyn Foster
Feb 213 min read
Learning vs Consuming
What we allow into our minds, and how and why.
Martyn Foster
Feb 144 min read
Care, connection and critical thinking
A commitment to continual learning.
Martyn Foster
Feb 73 min read
Relationship fulfilment
Questions to help ascertain a good partner for you.
Martyn Foster
Dec 13, 20244 min read
Caring for others and caring for yourself
Balancing the imbalance.
Martyn Foster
Oct 18, 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
For people who have given up hope
Finding something to fight for when you feel there isn’t anything.
Martyn Foster
Jul 19, 20244 min read
Long-distance friendships
People apart kept together.
Martyn Foster
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Hope
When you wish upon a star.
Martyn Foster
Jun 28, 20243 min read
The power of positivity
Human flourishing and optimal functioning.
Martyn Foster
Jun 7, 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
Do you think I am a good person?
People pleasers and the incessant need to be liked.
Martyn Foster
Feb 23, 20244 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
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