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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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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.
Martyn Foster
Feb 16, 20245 min read
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A sense of wonder gone asunder
Reclaiming joy from a once fun and outgoing child.
Martyn Foster
Feb 9, 20244 min read
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Get busy living or get busy dying
A year of specificity, challenges and getting personal.
Martyn Foster
Feb 2, 20244 min read
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Remembering you’re still human…
…all too human…
Martyn Foster
Dec 15, 20234 min read
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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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The price of higher education
Needing a degree for everything devalues higher education.
Martyn Foster
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Relationships and communication
Your use of language can convey many different thoughts and feelings.
Martyn Foster
Nov 24, 20234 min read
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Money & Art – Part II
A follow up discussion to an ever-present question.
Martyn Foster
Nov 17, 20234 min read
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Why I’m afraid to ask for money
Because Socrates never asked for a cent…
Martyn Foster
Nov 10, 20234 min read
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Solitude vs Social
Lone wolf vs the pack.
Martyn Foster
Nov 3, 20234 min read
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Time & Technology
Making us superhuman or less human?
Martyn Foster
Oct 27, 20234 min read
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Why Phillip Island is the greatest motorcycle racetrack…
…in the world.
Martyn Foster
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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Why is Halloween becoming bigger than Christmas?
Is it a pleasure in the darkness or a lack of light?
Martyn Foster
Oct 13, 20233 min read
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Acceptable rule breaking
Asking for forgiveness rather than permission.
Martyn Foster
Oct 6, 20233 min read
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Narrowing of foci
From jack of all trades to master of one.
Martyn Foster
Sep 29, 20233 min read
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Positive emotion and energy
Making hay even when the sun doesn’t shine.
Martyn Foster
Sep 22, 20234 min read
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Ambition and excellence
Why you need both arrogance and humility.
Martyn Foster
Sep 15, 20234 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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Lightening the load
Even the serious must learn to be light-hearted.
Martyn Foster
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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Nietzsche is dead
He may have been dead for over a century, but his influence remains widespread.
Martyn Foster
Aug 25, 20233 min read
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