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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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Being liked, being criticised, being ignored
What's worse for the creative?
Martyn Foster
6 days ago4 min read
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Breaking point
What happens when we force things.
Martyn Foster
Mar 213 min read
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Empathy and The Ego
Why everyone putting themselves first helps no one
Martyn Foster
Mar 74 min read
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Life and Death
One giveth, one taketh…
Martyn Foster
Feb 283 min read
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With age comes wisdom…and sometimes mould as well
Challenging our default mode of being.
Martyn Foster
Feb 213 min read
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Learning vs Consuming
What we allow into our minds, and how and why.
Martyn Foster
Feb 144 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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Relationship fulfilment
Questions to help ascertain a good partner for you.
Martyn Foster
Dec 13, 20244 min read
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Caring for others and caring for yourself
Balancing the imbalance.
Martyn Foster
Oct 18, 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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For people who have given up hope
Finding something to fight for when you feel there isn’t anything.
Martyn Foster
Jul 19, 20244 min read
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Long-distance friendships
People apart kept together.
Martyn Foster
Jul 5, 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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The power of positivity
Human flourishing and optimal functioning.
Martyn Foster
Jun 7, 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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Do you think I am a good person?
People pleasers and the incessant need to be liked.
Martyn Foster
Feb 23, 20244 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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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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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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