Bryan Castro

This quote is from @JamesClear's newletter. It is similar to my thought that mastering one's craft is one of the most important things one can do in life.

A quote from @JamesClear 's newsletter.

@OnTheQueenside Brilliant!

FIDE just announced which openings are banned from the Women's World Championship match! 😱 #chess #womeninchess #JuTan #JuTan2 #JuTan2025

@GM_Gabuzyan About 20 seconds.

Mate in 2 :-) - post your timing

@RosayRosado I've been at it for about 2 weeks now. It has made me more mindful of each meal though as I'm aiming to get at least 40-50g each meal. Sometimes we'll do spaghetti and meatballs, and I might eat some extra nuts, cheese or yogurt for dessert as usually the meatballs aren't enough.

@YourBryanCastro Double scoops of protein powder helps. But tbh it does feel like a chore at times

So trying to get stronger for both general health and my sporting hobbies. My biggest challenge is eating enough protein to support my workouts. To my weightlifting friends, how do you do it?

@RosayRosado Yeah...I do a between lunch and dinner snack with some cheese, greek yogurt, and fruit. And I do a protein powder milk shake sometime during the day, and that gives me the extra 30-40 g between regular meals. I think this has been a missing piece for me.

@YourBryanCastro Counting macros with the app “Lose it”. And protein everything. Protein yogurt. Protein snacks. And protein powder.

@IngrahamAngle I'm cutting my foot off to get rid of my bunion.

She’s brilliant!

@starmatey2020 If I had 3 months, maybe!

@YourBryanCastro Bryan, are you going to play in it? Doug

This year, I would qualify to play in my state's Senior #chess Championship!

@starmatey2020 Nah. I'm out of the competitive chess game. And it's this weekend!

@libsoftiktok Doesn't it make you more curious regarding what she actually does?

Masked federal employee says it’s “frightening” to have to respond to an email and say what she accomplished at work

@therealjsega Awesome. Some of my best memories as a child was playing against my father. I didn't play as much against my kids, but they play their friends and played in a few tournaments when they were younger.

@YourBryanCastro It is definitely a challenge, but as you say, I'm enjoying it. I especially enjoy seeing my son get excited. He was ecstatic last night after checkmating me 😂

Although I am not competiting in #chess currently, I still enjoying teaching youngsters. One key thing I've been teaching one student is calculating "one move at a time." You can be considering many candidate moves, but you have to make a judgment of each one individually....

@therealjsega A slight nuance to this: You have to see the whole board and devise a strategy or plan, then you focus on individual moves to calculate. So I'm not saying just look at one move at a time without making a plan.

@YourBryanCastro The need to be singularly focused is probably the most challenging aspect as I learn this game with my kids.

on the treadmill, in which case, I'm watching Youtube 😅). If I'm at work, I'm focused on the "next action" that I'm performing in a particular project. In any case, maybe I'm projecting, but I found this line of thought interesting and I hope you do too.

then the next piece, then the next, then visualizing an ending position. I'm not saying I find it easy, but it is what is required in calculation. In life, I liken this to the concept of mindfulness. When I'm working out, I'm focused on the task at hand (unless I'm walking...