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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
- Dec 8, 2023
- 4 min
Limitation can be good
It’s the happiness of pursuit rather than the other way around.
Martyn Foster
- Dec 1, 2023
- 1 min
The price of higher education
Needing a degree for everything devalues higher education.
Martyn Foster
- Nov 24, 2023
- 4 min
Relationships and communication
Your use of language can convey many different thoughts and feelings.
Martyn Foster
- Nov 17, 2023
- 4 min
Money & Art – Part II
A follow up discussion to an ever-present question.
Martyn Foster
- Nov 10, 2023
- 4 min
Why I’m afraid to ask for money
Because Socrates never asked for a cent…
Martyn Foster
- Oct 20, 2023
- 3 min
Why Phillip Island is the greatest motorcycle racetrack…
…in the world.
Martyn Foster
- Oct 13, 2023
- 3 min
Why is Halloween becoming bigger than Christmas?
Is it a pleasure in the darkness or a lack of light?
Martyn Foster
- Oct 6, 2023
- 3 min
Acceptable rule breaking
Asking for forgiveness rather than permission.
Martyn Foster
- Sep 22, 2023
- 4 min
Positive emotion and energy
Making hay even when the sun doesn’t shine.
Martyn Foster
- Sep 15, 2023
- 4 min
Ambition and excellence
Why you need both arrogance and humility.
Martyn Foster
- Sep 8, 2023
- 2 min
The Divine Comedy
The importance of laughter, humour and comedy.
Martyn Foster
- Sep 1, 2023
- 3 min
Lightening the load
Even the serious must learn to be light-hearted.
Martyn Foster
- Aug 25, 2023
- 3 min
Nietzsche is dead
He may have been dead for over a century, but his influence remains widespread.
Martyn Foster
- Aug 18, 2023
- 3 min
That winning spirit
The ability of sport to bring people together.
Martyn Foster
- Aug 11, 2023
- 4 min
An honest discussion about honesty
Why people find it difficult and the rise of dishonest people.
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