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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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Get busy living or get busy dying
A year of specificity, challenges and getting personal.
Martyn Foster
Feb 2, 20244 min read
Remembering you’re still human…
…all too human…
Martyn Foster
Dec 15, 20234 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
The price of higher education
Needing a degree for everything devalues higher education.
Martyn Foster
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Relationships and communication
Your use of language can convey many different thoughts and feelings.
Martyn Foster
Nov 24, 20234 min read
Money & Art – Part II
A follow up discussion to an ever-present question.
Martyn Foster
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Why I’m afraid to ask for money
Because Socrates never asked for a cent…
Martyn Foster
Nov 10, 20234 min read
Solitude vs Social
Lone wolf vs the pack.
Martyn Foster
Nov 3, 20234 min read
Time & Technology
Making us superhuman or less human?
Martyn Foster
Oct 27, 20234 min read
Why Phillip Island is the greatest motorcycle racetrack…
…in the world.
Martyn Foster
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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
Acceptable rule breaking
Asking for forgiveness rather than permission.
Martyn Foster
Oct 6, 20233 min read
Narrowing of foci
From jack of all trades to master of one.
Martyn Foster
Sep 29, 20233 min read
Positive emotion and energy
Making hay even when the sun doesn’t shine.
Martyn Foster
Sep 22, 20234 min read
Ambition and excellence
Why you need both arrogance and humility.
Martyn Foster
Sep 15, 20234 min read
The Divine Comedy
The importance of laughter, humour and comedy.
Martyn Foster
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Lightening the load
Even the serious must learn to be light-hearted.
Martyn Foster
Sep 1, 20233 min read
Nietzsche is dead
He may have been dead for over a century, but his influence remains widespread.
Martyn Foster
Aug 25, 20233 min read
That winning spirit
The ability of sport to bring people together.
Martyn Foster
Aug 18, 20233 min read
An honest discussion about honesty
Why people find it difficult and the rise of dishonest people.
Martyn Foster
Aug 11, 20234 min read
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