Not today

This is David, curious and easily excitable generalist at your service. You're reading the Weekly Filet, the newsletter for folks who love when something makes them go «Huh, I never thought of it this way!». Thanks for inviting me to your inbox.Before we begin: I have created a new collection from the vast archive of the Weekly Filet, with some of the best reads and podcasts on friendship and connection. All collections.1. A day is short, a life is longA personal essay on optimisation, in the broadest sense. I think it will speak to anyone who gets excited by new possibilities almost constantly. Anyone who knows the feeling all too well when a possibility («Oh, that's interesting, I could do that!») turns into FOMO («I must do this, otherwise I'll miss out on something interesting!»). The author, upon turning 35, describes how he learned that it's perfectly okay to start something that excites you, stay excited for a bit, and then abandon it «before I reach whatever arbitrary finish…