I've recently realised (at mid-age, of course) that a lot of my interests are in fact marathons, not sprints. This has actually abated a lot of anxiety around e

I've recently realised (at mid-age, of course) that a lot of my interests are in fact marathons, not sprints. This has actually abated a lot of anxiety around either spreading my attention too thin and feelings about not finishing anything. To that end, I now feel that it's OK to de-prioritise some interests sometimes, or to just dip in for a short while. And in other interests I spend some time mentally planning and then going step by step and chipping away at progress. Life is long, take your time.