keithfmuir
- Jul 16
- 3 min
Identity - where does my golf fit?
Recently, I've been thinking about identity again, specifically how golf fits into it. Two things have been bothering me: Am I using...
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keithfmuir
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Taking stock - 100 Posts
Reaching 100 posts is quite a milestone for the blog. I didn't know how it would go when I began blogging, but I knew I wanted to find...
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keithfmuir
- Jun 4
- 3 min
Lean On Me
Recently, the golfing world got a shocking reminder of the importance of mental health with the tragic death of Grayson Murray. He had...
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keithfmuir
- Apr 29
- 3 min
Two excellent books
My recent golf trip to Turkey (more about that in another blog post soon) gave me the change to read both of these excellent books. An...
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keithfmuir
- Apr 17
- 4 min
Surviving childhood cancer
Our experience of surviving childhood cancer
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keithfmuir
- Mar 1
- 5 min
Ctrl+Alt+Del - resetting my golf brain
The inspiration for this post comes from personal experience combined with my interest in philosophy, particularly Stoicism, and the many...
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keithfmuir
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Joe Country - no spoilers!
This was the last book from my six-book box set. Having read the other five and watched the TV adaptation of the first three, I was keen...
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keithfmuir
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Philosophy
If you feel you're searching in the dark Look inside yourself and find the spark To start a fire and let it grow Shed light on things you...
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keithfmuir
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Review - Every Shot Must Have a Purpose
I couldn't help but think this book had been written just for me! It covers many of the things I've been talking about in my blog and,...
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keithfmuir
- Dec 27, 2023
- 3 min
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons - the best?
First published in 1957, could this be the best golf instruction book ever written? Hogan believed that everyone could build a solid...
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keithfmuir
- Dec 19, 2023
- 6 min
Golf - it's not just about the score!
As we approach the end of 2023, it's time to review the golfing year that's ending and look forward to the one ahead. Overall, it has...
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keithfmuir
- Dec 5, 2023
- 12 min
Identity - was Groucho Marx a Stoic?
This post follows on from "(Post-retirement) Identity crisis", originally published in July. I've added some references to "Further...
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keithfmuir
- Nov 30, 2023
- 1 min
Touching the sea
I could stand here for hours Looking out at this scene Just watching the tide, thinking Where has it been? The sun setting behind me...
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keithfmuir
- Nov 23, 2023
- 1 min
Thanksgiving - giving thanks every day
While working on another post, I came across this quote from Henry David Thoreau, "I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving...
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keithfmuir
- Nov 8, 2023
- 2 min
Books review - London Rules by Mick Herron
A fantastic holiday read that left me wishing I'd brought the next book in the series too. I'm really enjoying how the books roll into...
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keithfmuir
- Oct 19, 2023
- 3 min
Book review - The Subtle Art - must read!
This is the first audiobook I've ever listened to. I've owned the hard copy for a long time, but I just never seemed to get around to...
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keithfmuir
- Sep 20, 2023
- 4 min
The Stoic Golfer - lessons from Marcus Aurelius (and Forrest Gump)
Exploring Stoicism and golf
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keithfmuir
- Sep 6, 2023
- 2 min
Summer Reading - Slow Horses by Mick Herron
When I grow up I want to write a book like this. With more twists than an episode of Strictly Come Dancing, this one starts off slowly...
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keithfmuir
- Aug 30, 2023
- 4 min
Getting the game into perspective
Earlier this year, my friend Neil and I played a normal Sunday morning round of golf on the Jubilee Course here in St Andrews. Looking...
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keithfmuir
- Aug 16, 2023
- 3 min
Hedonic treadmill - concluding the trilogy!
The final part of my trilogy on the hedonic treadmill. What does it mean to me? Is happiness really pre-determined and fixed?
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