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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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Many are called, but few are chosen
A sample of ideas going on in my head.
Martyn Foster
Apr 44 min read
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Tranquillity
Searching for peace in amongst the chaos.
Martyn Foster
Mar 282 min read
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Breaking point
What happens when we force things.
Martyn Foster
Mar 213 min read
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Care, connection and critical thinking
A commitment to continual learning.
Martyn Foster
Feb 73 min read
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The long and the short of it – Part II
I sentence you...to a sentence!
Martyn Foster
Oct 25, 20242 min read
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The show must go on
Well, the show goes on whether you are there or not, is more accurate.
Martyn Foster
Oct 4, 20243 min read
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Let me tell you a story…
…one that didn’t begin in a galaxy far, far away.
Martyn Foster
Aug 16, 20243 min read
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The long and the short of it.
In a world of “who has time?”, a sentence can have more impact than a whole article.
Martyn Foster
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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Hope
When you wish upon a star.
Martyn Foster
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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A simple life
Turning complexity into simplicity.
Martyn Foster
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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Outsourcing our sanity
I get by with a little help from my friends (and family).
Martyn Foster
Mar 22, 20243 min read
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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.
Martyn Foster
Mar 1, 20243 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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Money & Art – Part II
A follow up discussion to an ever-present question.
Martyn Foster
Nov 17, 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 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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Ambition and excellence
Why you need both arrogance and humility.
Martyn Foster
Sep 15, 20234 min read
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