The Noise of Ideas Kills Your Productivity Ever fallen in love with the start of an idea only to realize minutes later you’re lost in your own noise? In this episode, I reflect on why ideas so often derail us, when they stop being about the work and start becoming about us. This is a reminder to see when the loudest idea takes over who you are. Write to me on: marwan@noquarter.xyz --- A No Quarter Project.

This one goes wide. It starts with childhood obedience, loops through love and architecture, breaks down in Sydney, and ends with a quieter truth. I thought I was building a life of meaning. In hindsight, I was trying to outrun a shame I didn’t yet know how to name. This is a story about ambition, resignation, loss, and the long road home, not to success, but to self. If you’re here, thank you. I’m grateful you listened. If this left you with a question, write to me. If it reminded you of ...

Episode 0 - Nothing Final This was the first piece I recorded for Nothing Final. I didn’t know exactly what this show was yet, but I knew how I felt. It’s about becoming what the world allowed, not what you dreamed. About watching others move forward while you stayed stuck in the brilliance of your own ideas. It’s envy, shame, exhaustion, and the quiet hope that reflection might offer clarity, even without closure. If you’re here, thank you for listening. This is where it started. If it le...