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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
Jun 73 min read
The power of positivity
Human flourishing and optimal functioning.
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Martyn Foster
May 242 min read
Engaging with life
We are creatures of comfort, seeking safety and security, but is this antithetical to living fully?
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Martyn Foster
Mar 223 min read
Outsourcing our sanity
I get by with a little help from my friends (and family).
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Martyn Foster
Mar 13 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.
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Martyn Foster
Feb 234 min read
Do you think I am a good person?
People pleasers and the incessant need to be liked.
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Martyn Foster
Feb 165 min read
What I find beautiful and joyous about the world and humanity
From the big to the small, the otherworldly to the mundane, the well-known to the unknown.
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Martyn Foster
Feb 94 min read
A sense of wonder gone asunder
Reclaiming joy from a once fun and outgoing child.
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Martyn Foster
Feb 24 min read
Get busy living or get busy dying
A year of specificity, challenges and getting personal.
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Martyn Foster
Dec 8, 20234 min read
Limitation can be good
It’s the happiness of pursuit rather than the other way around.
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Martyn Foster
Dec 1, 20231 min read
The price of higher education
Needing a degree for everything devalues higher education.
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Martyn Foster
Nov 24, 20234 min read
Relationships and communication
Your use of language can convey many different thoughts and feelings.
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Martyn Foster
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Money & Art – Part II
A follow up discussion to an ever-present question.
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Martyn Foster
Nov 10, 20234 min read
Why I’m afraid to ask for money
Because Socrates never asked for a cent…
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